PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-586
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 586
SEPTEMBER 2001
PS 586
SEP 01
50
Commo Cleaning.
..
Read TB 43-0135,
Environmentally Safe
Substances for Use with Communications-
Electronics Equipment.
This will tell you the
things you can and can't use when cleaning your
commo equipment.
Don't depend on your equipment TM to tell you
what chemicals to use. Some still contain out-of-
date information.
Don’t have the TB? Have your pubs clerk order it.
It’s also available on the Logistic Support Activity
(LOGSA) website at:
pubs.htm
. Click on Go to Electronic Technical
Manuals Online.
If you have questions about a cleaning substance, e-mail
CECOM at:
John.Myer@mail1.monmouth.army.mil
.
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TB 43-0135
TECHNICAL BULLETIN
ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE
SUBSTANCES FOR USE WITH
COMMUNICATIONS-
ELECTRONICS
EQUIPMENT
Distribution Statement A.
Approved for public release;
distribution is unlimited
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
1 JUNE 1994
Use a face shield or splash goggles when
using a chemical cleaner. NSN 4240-00-202-
9473 or NSN 4240-00-542-2048 brings a face
shield. NSN 4240-00-190-6432 or NSN 4240-01-
292-2818 brings a pair of splash goggles.
Sometimes the scuttlebutt will tell you that a shield
or goggles is not needed for a certain chemical. They
may be right, but why chance it? Besides, is there
any
chemical that you want splashed in your eyes?
2
Wear goggles
B
efore you start to chemically clean your commo equipment, there are a few things
you need to do:
Wear disposable
chemical resistant
gloves. Chemicals
not only ruin the skin on
your hands, but soak into
your body. If you use
them regularly,
you're
putting more toxic chemi-
cals into your body than
you really want.
Never use more than 30 psi com-
pressed air to dry commo equip-
ment you’ve cleaned. And use only
compressed air when the equipment was
cleaned with soap and water or a water-
based compound.
Never use compressed air to dry parts
when a solvent cleaner has been used.
Solvents must dry at their own pace to
ensure they dissipate over a period of time.
Quick-drying with compressed air puts a
higher concentration of solvent fumes in the
air and could cause illness or an explosion.
3
4
Good ventilation is a
must when you clean
with chemical cleaners.
Ventilation disperses fumes
over a wide area and dilutes
their toxic potential. Poor venti-
lation concentrates those fumes
and allows them to be drawn
into your lungs.
Most cleaning jobs don't
require a respirator, but some
might. If you have any doubts,
check with your supervisor or
safety office before you begin
your cleaning chore.
5
Wear gloves
PS 586
SEP 01
51
famous
last words:
“I don’t need
a
respirator
to do
this
job!”
586. 50-51 (C)
7/29/01
3:34 PM
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