PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-566
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 566
JANUARY 2000
t’s 0300.
Grooaan!
Time to rise and
shine if you’re gonna get those M2
burners fired up in time to get break-
fast on the line.
A few more
zzzz
’s would be wonder-
ful, but it will take hours to get those
burners fired up before hungry troops
show up for breakfast.
The Light Dawns
Hold it
—
you don’t have to get up
yet! The old M2 burners in your unit
have been replaced by modern burner
units (MBU). They’re sitting there, in
place, fueled up and ready to light with
the touch of a button. You can roll over
and catch some more
zzzz
’s.
No, you’re not dreaming. Though
there are still more than 40,000 M2
burners in the field, the MBU is re-
placing them at the rate of several thou-
sand a year.
Modern Burner Unit . . .
Warning! Noise
If more than six MBUs are operat-
ing at the same time in a field-feeding
system, and you will be exposed to
their noise for more than seven
hours per day, wear hearing protection.
They make enough racket to damage
your ears.
Warning! Two-person Lift
An MBU, fully fueled, weighs about
54 lbs. The battery pack weighs ap-
proximately 80 lbs. Save your back!
Use two people to carry either one.
Make sure your working area is well-
ventilated.
Warning! No Gasoline!
Never use gasoline in the MBU—
Never!
Use
only
JP-8 or an ap-
proved substitute diesel fuel. Using
gasoline creates the danger of fire and
explosion.
The MBU is different in many ways
from your old M2. Here are some tips
from the headshed and TM 10-7310-
281-13&P to keep in mind while you
get used to your new burner.
Warning! Electric Shock
Repairmen, the MBU power con-
verter uses high voltage. Always shut
off the external power before you start
any maintenance.
When you hook up the cables again,
keep them out of the foot traffic—and
make sure they are not lying in water.
Warning! Carbon Monoxide
Operators, the MBU produces car-
bon monoxide when it’s operating, just
like the old burners. You can’t taste it,
smell it, or see it, but it can cause
drowsiness, headache, dizziness, and
loss of muscle control.
you're
not
welcome
here!
all right,
i'll be
going
now.
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Use buddy system to carry MBU
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