PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-615
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 615
FEBRUARY 2004
PS 615
FEB 04
43
Field
Wire…
S
ome of you are the agressor in an abusive relationship. You’re puttin’ the hurt on
field wire. And, folks, the wire is sick and tired of it! The wire has told PS that if
you don’t start treating it right, it ain’t gonna work no more!
Recovering It
Start your recovery by removing all tags and untying the
wire where necessary.
Skin protection—both
yours and the wires—is
your next consideration.
Put on leather gloves to
protect the skin on your
hands. Now lay the wire
out in as straight a path
as possible.
Lift the cable off the ground as much as possible as you reel
it in to protect its “skin.”
As you slowly reel in the wire,
look it over and get a feel for how
much repair work you must do.
You’re looking for cuts, excessive
splices, worn spots, jacket deteri-
oration and other damage.
they’re not
treating me
right!
maybe I
can help!
Here’s how to
treat field
wire like your
best friend
instead of your
worst enemy.
Servicing It
When you’re back from the field, set aside
a day where your unit can gather and service
all your wire. Make sure you have a couple of
empty reels, tape, tools and your splicing
equipment on hand.
Start your wire check by putting an empty
reel on one reel unit and the reel with the
used wire on another reel unit. Slowly wind
the wire onto the empty reel while thorough-
ly checking the wire. You can clean the wire
while it moves from one reel to the other, too.
Look for the same damage you did when you
took the wire up in the field—cuts, excessive
splices, worn spots, jacket deterioration and
other damage.
If the wire has insulation skinned off for
three inches or less, but the wire is not bro-
ken, cover the exposed wire with electrical
tape.
If the insulation or wire damage is more
than three inches, cut out the damaged wire
and splice it. If the wire is broken,
splice it.
how’s
the wire
look?
used,
but
usable.
Wear gloves
Item
NSN
TL-636 black electrical tape
TL-600 white electrical tape
TL-83 friction tape
TL-29 pocket knife
TL-13 pliers
TL-13 pliers with skinners
CS-34 tool carrier
MK-356 splicing sleeve kit
U1R splice
Crimper
Here are
some things
you might
need…
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