PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-582

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 582

MAY 2001
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-582 - Page 25 of 32
ACADA.
..
Set the Alarm with PM
Set the Alarm with PM
PS 582
MAY 01
46
M13 Decon…
Dear Editor,
It takes forever to fill the M13
decon's trainer with water. The fill
hole in the container is small and it's
a pain to keep pouring water through
the funnel.
We make things easier here at the
Chemical School by connecting an old
M13 hose quick-disconnect to a gar-
den hose. Use a 1-in clamp to hold
the quick-disconnect in place. Then
connect that end of the hose to the
M13 quick connect plug and the other
end to a faucet. Turn on the water
and watch the trainer fill up.
We also tell students that when
pumping, they should hold the rear of
the pump with a rag or old glove. That
will prevent their hand from being
pinched or their butyl rubber glove
from being torn.
Brad Perkins
US Army Chemical School
Ft Leonard Wood, MO
I
f you forget to set your M22 automatic chemical agent alarm, better known as
ACADA, with PM, it can’t alert you to chemical dangers.
PS 582
MAY 01
47
Attach quick-disconnect
to hose with clamp
Put rag or glove under
hand when pumping
Remember to remove the inlet and
exhaust caps before you turn on the
ACADA.
If you forget, air can’t get
through the system, which means the
ACADA won’t sample outside air.
When you shut down, remember to put
new caps on. Otherwise, the two ports will
become contaminated. Order more with
The metal part of the inlet port becomes
very hot during operations. Don’t touch
the metal with your bare hand.
Take extra batteries in cold weather.
The operating time of the BA-5590/U bat-
tery drops from 12 hours at 76° F to 6
hours at 32° F. So you will need more
backup batteries in cold weather. Your
best bet in the cold is to operate the
ACADA with the M28 power supply as
much as possible.
Take off caps before
turning on ACADA.
Take
extra
batteries
to field
in cold
weather
582. 46-47 (I!)
3/27/01
7:09 PM
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