PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-599
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 599
OCTOBER 2002
PS 599
OCT 02
60
If the liners in
your
arctic mitten
set,
NSN 8415-00-
782-6715, wear out,
there's
no need
to
buy new mittens.
i
ce-cold metal can freeze to your skin
instantly. That's not too pleasant. But
cold-weather mittens are too bulky for
doing most kinds of maintenance. So
what's a soldier to do in cold weather?
Use anti-contact gloves. These cot-
ton gloves have leather palms and will
keep your fingers from sticking to
metal. Here are NSNs for the gloves:
Never wear the anti-contact gloves
alone longer than you have to. They're
meant to protect your hands from
freezing to metal, not from freezing in
general.
NSN
8415-00-227-
1220
1221
1222
Size
Small
Medium
Large
Get a
new
mitten
harness
with NSN 8415-
01-323-2177.
Just replace
the liners with
these NSNs:
NSN
8415-01-323-
2174
2175
2176
Size
Small
Medium
Large
Mitten
Liners
M35A3 Tire Chains
Tire chains in TM 9-2320-386-10’s additional
authorization list (AAL), NSN 2540-00-933-
9022, will not fit the M35A3 2
1
∕
2
-ton truck. The
right chains are PN S05SV, CAGE 4N506, avail-
able only from the vendor, PEWAG Austria
Gmbh. In Europe, call 43 316 6070, Ext 246, fax
43 316 6070 100, or e-mail:
Koe@pewag.com
In CONUS, call (800) 526-3924 or (630) 323-
4342, fax (630) 323-2292 or e-mail:
Peterb@pewagchain.com
Also, you need one pair only for the interme-
diate axle. The AAL is wrong in requiring three
pairs. The TM is scheduled to be changed.
Cold-Weather Commo Batteries
There are two commo batteries that are made for really, really cold weather. They are the BA-
5598A, NSN 6135-01-447-5081, used in the AN/PRC-77, and the BA-5567A, NSN 6135-01-447-
5082, used in night vision goggles. The BA-5598A comes in a package of four. The BA-5567A
comes in a package of 12.
Abrams Fire Video Revisited
Page 10 of PS 596 listed the wrong e-mail
address for ordering the training film,
The
Abrams Tank Fire Prevention.
The correct
e-mail for the Joint Visual Information
Services Distribution Activity is
vibuddy@hq.afis.osd.mil.
Mask Canister Serviceability
Page 57 in PS 595 (Jun 02) steered you
wrong when it said to check SB 3-30-2,
Canister and Filter Elements (Serviceability
Lists
), to see which M40/M42 mask canis-
ters are good. Instead, check the updates
to the SB, which can be found at the SBC-
COM link on the Army Electronic Product
Support (AEPS) website at
The site requires a password, which you
can apply for on-line. If you have ques-
tions on canister or filter serviceability,
contact SBCCOM's Glen Broman at (309)
782-4550/DSN 793-4550.
M939A2 Arctic Belt
NSN 3030-01-287-3155 gets an arctic fan belt
for cold weather. It stands up to “Old Man
Winter.” Take off the arctic belt in the spring
and use the regular belt, NSN 3030-01-271-
3754. Keep spare belts laid flat in a cool, dry
place. Never hang ‘em on a nail.
M109 Shield Defogger
Keep the panoramic telescope ballistics
shield on your M109-series SP howitzer fog-
free on cold, wet nights with anti-fogging
kit, NSN 6850-00-127-7193. The kit includes
a can of anti-fog compound and an anti-
fogging cloth.
599. 60-61 (C)
8/28/02
3:18 PM
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