PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-577
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 577
DECEMBER 2000
our AN/PSS-12 mine detector won’t
be leading you safely through mine
fields if you haven’t yet detected the
best ways to operate and maintain it.
Good detecting begins with PMCS.
So, eyeball the battery compartment,
the compartment lid and the headphone
cable connector for dirt and corrosion.
If either the compartment, lid, or con-
nector are dirty or corroded, the detec-
tor won’t work or you won’t hear its
warning. Usually you can tap out or
gently shake out most of the dirt. If
you can’t get out all of the dirt, tell
your repairman. Clean off any corro-
sion with a pencil eraser.
AN/PSS-12 Mine Detecting Set . . .
Put
strap
under
chin
Without the extra wing nut, you can’t
replace a broken nut in the field. Then
your detector is out of business. The
new nut is NSN 5306-21-907-8384.
In the Field
Set the volume to the lowest level
that you can hear comfortably. If the
volume is too high, you’re less likely
to notice sound fluctuations, plus you
can damage your hearing.
Make sure you have the test piece
and the extra plastic wing nut for the
search head. Without the test piece, you
can’t check the detector’s sensitivity.
If the test piece is missing, get a new
one with NSN 6665-21-907-1022. The
NSN listed on Page A-2 in TM 5-6665-
298-10 is wrong.
eureka!
i've found
it! thanks
to
pmcs
.
i'm
getting a
signal
!
Shutdown
Take out the batteries at shutdown
.
If the batteries are left in the detector,
they can leak and damage or ruin the
detector.
Secure the headset strap
under
your
chin, not
on
your chin. With the strap
under your chin, the headset will stay
glued to your ears and you won’t miss
a warning signal.
Remove batteries
Set volume low
Check
for test
piece
and.
..
...and
headphone
cable
connector
for dirt and
corrosion
Check battery compartment, lid.
..
If the corrosion has eaten away metal
on the contacts or lid, tell your repair-
man. They need to be replaced.
PS 577
22
...plastic
wing nut
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