PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-601
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 601
DECEMBER 2002
A
re you tired of the rain shield and the
flow rate meter on your M8A1 chemi-
cal alarm disappearing? Would you like
to be able to completely turn down the
volume on the horn? Well, help is here
and it's the best kind—it's free.
SBCCOM is issuing a kit for the
M8A1 that modifies the horn so you
can shut it off completely. The kit also
includes two tethers that let you secure
the flow rate meter and rain shield.
The part number for the kit is 5-15-
19014. To get the kit,
contact
SBCCOM's Rebecca Morse at (309)
782-4773/DSN 793-4773 or e-mail:
Morser@ria.army.mil
The NBC NCO installs the tethers and
support modifies the horn.
PS 601
DEC 02
53
Tools…
Replacing Broken Tools
Dear Chief,
The instructions for submitting a war-
ranty claim are as close as your toolbox—
they're listed under the lid. There are two
methods of submitting a warranty claim,
depending on which contract your tool kit
was manufactured under.
If your tool kit falls under the newest
contract, DAAE20-02-D-0009, you sub-
mit a warranty claim through the Army
Electronics Product Service System
(AEPS), using the Electronic Deficiency
Reporting System (EDRS). Go to:
and click on SUBMIT QUALITY DEFI-
CIENCY REPORT.
All other tool kit contracts require you
to e-mail a claim through TACOM-Rock
Island at:
TACOM-RI-SKO-HELP@ria.army.mil
Warranty claims should be submitted
only by someone who can approve requi-
sitions, such as a shop chief, supply clerk,
squad leader, or the commander.
PS 601
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DEC 02
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M8A1 Chemical Alarm…
Protection Assessment Test System…
Keep It Clean
T
he best way to keep your protection
assessment test system (PATS) running and
running is to practice good hygiene when
you're using it—keep it clean.
If dirt is sucked in the PATS' pump, even-
tually the pump stops working and you stop
testing masks.
So, before you set up your PATS, wipe off
the table it will be sitting on. When you dis-
connect the sampling tubes, don't let them
touch the floor or any other dusty area
where they can suck in dust. That keeps the
pump pumpin'.
Dear Half-Mast,
We recently purchased some of the new General Mechanics Tool Kits,
which PS told us are under warranty. The cold chisel shattered the first time
we used it. How do we get it replaced?
CW2 J.F.
•
tool set NSN
•
contract number
•
mailing address of where
to send the tool
•
date of incident
•
short description of incident
TACOM-Rock Island then for-
wards the claim to the tool contrac-
tor, who has 5 days to get a replace-
ment tool to a CONUS unit and 10
days to a OCONUS unit. Currently,
there is no requirement to return the
damaged tool.
The same procedure can be used
to replace a lost tool except the
request goes directly to the contrac-
tor and must include a method of
payment, such as a personal credit
card or IMPAC card. The contractor
is listed on the lid
of the toolbox.
All warranty
claims require
the following
info…
It’s gonna take
forever
to get
this tool replaced!
no, it won’t.
with the
tool
warranty
program,
you
should get a
replacement in
10 days or less.
oh, no!
I feel the
old pump
clogging
up!
good grief!
I wish there
was a way to
shut that
guy off!
There is.
all you
need is
this kit!
uh-
oh.
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