PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-606
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 606
MAY 2003
Dear Editor,
There really is no way to tell just by
looking if your M68 close combat
optic sight is turned off. There usu-
ally are no markings on the ON/OFF
knob. As a result, the M68 can be
left on without your realizing it. Then
when you're ready to use the sight,
its battery is dead.
A little nail polish fixes that prob-
lem. Turn the ON/OFF knob all the
way counter-clockwise so that the
M68 is turned off. Draw a line
across the knob and onto the battery
tube. Then you know that when the
lines line up the M68 is turned off.
LT Mike Sparks
USAR
Columbus, GA
PS 606
MAY 03
26
M68 Close Combat Optic Sight…
Marked Off for Sure
PS 606
MAY 03
27
27-34 MS 6750/G
Good idea. The sight comes with OFF markings on battery knob and
tube, but the markings wear off. Your solution will take care of that.
M68 users should also remember that when the sight is left on too long
the next time you use the sight the battery may at first appear to be OK. But
then after a few minutes it goes stone dead. It's a good idea to turn on the
sight for 30 minutes before leaving for a mission or training and then check
that the sight is still working. Of course, it's also a good idea to take along
a spare battery, NSN 6135-01-398-5922.
From the desk
of the
Editor
why
aren’t you
doing any-
thing?
I can’t!
somebody
left me
on… I’m
drained.
Paint line across ON/OFF
knob and battery tube
it’s
amazing
what you’ve
been able to
teach these
monkeys, debby.
Yes,
beamish, they
are
smart.
but they
just
don’t
under-
stand-
mainte-
nance—
monkeys
imitate,
they
don’t
initiate.
ATTENTion!
this is your
commander.
our sensors
have picked
up a
space-
time rip!
I
n a far and
distant galaxy,
the spaceship
u.s.s. ranger
orbits a newly
discovered
alien planet…
Inside the ship…
I don’t know if—
hey, pally!
I need some
sighting
help
here!
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