PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-607

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 607

JUNE 2003
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-607 - Page 26 of 33
PS 607
JUNE 03
49
Lightweight Camouflage Screen System…
•
Heat is murder on camou-
flage screens. They can melt
or even burn if they touch
anything hot, like a space
heater or exhaust pipe.
Prevent this by cutting the
screen and folding it back
away from the hot pipe.
Leave at least 8 inches
between the pipe and screen
edges. Make sure you repair
the screen after it’s removed
from the vehicle or heater.
Keep screens out of
artillery back blast areas, too.
The screens are no match for
that heat and power.
•
Never spread screens right
on top of equipment. Sharp
corners, armament, bumpers,
antennas, exhaust stacks and
the like will rip them before
you know it. Use batten
spreaders to keep the screen
away from sharp edges.
The batten spreaders for woodland/desert camouflage come with NSN 1080-00-
108-1545. You’ll also need an adapter, NSN 1080-00-108-1595, to connect the
spreaders. For winter use, NSN 1080-01-073-3196 brings a batten spreader for
LCSS snow camouflage. NSN 1080-01-081-1022 gets the adapter.
•
When using aluminum stakes to tighten screens, be sure the stakes catch only the
screen’s edge cord. Screen material wrapped around the stake will tear.
Need new stakes? NSN 1080-00-108-1654 brings a stake for LCSS
woodland/desert camouflage. In winter, use NSN 8340–01-075-4017 for an LCSS
snow camouflage stake.
•
Keep aluminum poles smooth by filing
off any nicks or burrs with a metal file,
NSN 5110-00-242-5384. They’ll go
together easier and won’t snag the
screens. The poles will also mate easier
and weigh less if you keep mud, sand,
dirt and other crud out of the ends. Wash
and dry the poles before storing them.
•
The poles aren’t made for heavy lifting jobs, so don’t use them as pry bars. They’re
for holding up screens—period.
•
Before striking a screen, clear the
ground underneath of all sharp objects,
like stones and sticks. Otherwise, you’ll
end up with a torn screen when you fold
it for storage.
•
Keep screens clean by washing them in
water with a mild detergent, NSN 7930-
00-252-6797. Rinse the screens in clean
water, then spread them out to air-dry.
•
Operators should mend rips or tears as soon as they occur. That keeps the holes
from getting larger and making the screen unserviceable.
Taking good care
of your lightweight
camouflage screen
system (LCSS) now
will keep you out
of sight later.
So head off
expensive repairs
and being spotted
by the enemy by
following this PM
routine…
Keep exhaust pipes
away from screen
Blast area
clear?
Spreader poles
keep screen off
sharp edges
Here are the available repair kits for the LCSS…
Radar scattering, desert (Type II, III & IV)
Radar scattering, snow (Type IV)
Radar scattering, woodland (Type II, III & IV)
Radar transparent, desert (Type I)
Radar transparent, snow (Type I)
Radar transparent, woodland (Type I)
Check out tm 5-1080-200-13&P,
Lightweight Camouflage
Screen Systems and Support Systems,
for more info
on maintaining your camouflage screens.
Repair kit
01-266-1834
01-266-1830
01-266-1832
01-073-3220
01-081-1021
00-107-8563
NSN 1080-
Keep
mud and
grass out
of poles
Let screens air-dry after cleaning
607. 48-49 (C)
4/24/03
4:42 PM
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