PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-594
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 594
MAY 2002
PS 594
20
M109-Series SP Howitzers…
Take
Out the
Trash!
Admit it,
crewmen. Trash
piles up inside
your M109-series
howitzer during
a field exercise.
“But the pressure can also
crack
the rammer assembly
support at the mounting bolts.”
“Unfortunately, their
problems
are just
starting
when they
do that.”
“A lot of crewmen
solve that problem
by putting a
metal trash can
in their vehicle.”
ends up under the gun.”
“The next time the gun is
Of course,
the trash can
is pretty much
trashed.
The
best
problems
keep a
bag
its job.
A
few bags of desiccant work great for keeping moisture out of your
equipment. FED LOG lists a lot of NSNs, but the characteristics data
leaves you all wet when it comes to the information you need.
Is the desiccant loose or in bags? If it’s in bags, what is the size?
Find the answer to those questions with this list of desiccant bags.
All fall under MIL-D-3464 and are either Type 1, general purpose, or
Type 2, non-dusting (which means the desiccant leaves behind no
dust residue on whatever it is protecting).
NSN
6850-00-
965-2280
999-1094
856-7955
263-8640
935-9793*
264-6573
264-6572
935-9794
264-6562
809-7321*
264-6571
935-9795
264-6561*
264-6568
264-6574
935-9799*
619-7805
935-9796*
264-6564
619-7804
Unit
of Issue
Bag
Can
Can
Can
Drum
Can
Drum
Drum
Can
Can
Drum
Drum
Can
Can
Drum
Can
Drum
Drum
Can
Drum
Number
of Bags
1
5
18
40
120
130
150
240
250
300
300
400
450
450
500
650
800
1,000
1,200
1,300
Bag Size
(in inches)
5.5 x 4.75 x .75
3.75 x 2.25 x .25
8.5 x 4 x 1.75
7 x 4 x 1.12
8.5 x 4 x 1.75
5 x 4.75 x .5
8.5 x 4 x 1.75
7 x 4 x 1.12
3.75 x 2.25 x .25
3.75 x 2.25 x .25
7 x 4 x 1.12
5.5 x 4.75 x .75
2.5 x 2.25 x .20
2.75 x 2.25 x .25
5.5 x 4.75 x .75
2.5 x 2.25 x .20
5 x 4.75 x .5
3.75 x 2.25 x .25
2.5 x 2.25 x .20
3.75 x 2.25 x .25
Type
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
*Order on a DD-Form 1348-6 from RIC S9G and put “NSN
not on AMDF” in the REMARKS block.
MAY 02
594. 20-21 (C)
3/30/02
12:28 PM
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