PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-567
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 567
FEBRUARY 2000
ne piece of equipment that you
want to do its very best is the AN/PSS-
12 mine detecting set. After all, a mine
is a terrible thing to miss.
Here are some clues to help your
detection:
Put in fresh batteries. A new set of
four D-cells will last at least 12 hours,
but when you’re dealing with mines
you want batteries as strong as pos-
sible. Take an extra set of batteries to
the field, too. Keep them in the carry-
ing case in case the BAT LOW light
comes on.
AN/PSS-12 Mine Detecting Set . . .
D
on’t engage either of your SEE’s
four-wheel drive options when a wheel
is spinning in the sand, dirt or mud.
You’ll damage the SEE’s differential
or U-joints if you do.
Instead, engage the four-wheel drive
before
getting into the soft stuff. If
you forget and wheels start spinning,
stop
! Then, shift into four-wheel drive
and move out.
Also, never drive on a hard surface road with the four-wheel drive with
differential locks engaged. That puts a strain on differentials, U-joints and tires.
PS 567
23
FEB 00
Keep your arm fully extended with
the detector head about 2 inches off
the ground when you sweep for mines.
Make it 6 inches if the ground is rocky
or uneven. You don’t want to bang the
head against anything. If your arm’s
not fully extended, you won’t fully
cover the 2-meter wide path your
sweeps should make.
Fresh batteries work best
Keep arm fully extended
and move slowly
Think slow. Sweep slowly and walk
slowly. If you move fast, you can miss
a mine.
Squad leaders, keep tabs on how long
your people are sweeping. One hour is
the longest you should allow someone
to sweep without a break. After an hour,
their concentration will weaken with-
out a rest.
At the end of operations, remove the
batteries. If they’re left in, they cause corrosion in the battery compartment.
Stop.
..
then
shift to
four
wheel
drive
Small Emplacement Excavator . . .
Four-Wheel Drive Reminder
fee-fi-fo-
fine
,
i'm on the
trail
of
a
hidden mine
!
hold it
,
fella!
make sure
i'm
not spinning
when you
shift
to
four-wheel
drive!
PS 567
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FEB 00
Remove batteries when finished
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