PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-617
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 617
APRIL 2004
PS 617
APR 04
3
The Drier the Better
H
umidity in the ammo compartment means corrosion for onboard ammo, whether
your tank stays uploaded all the time or only during exercises.
Sure, you can slow the damage by occasionally wiping out any condensation in
the ammo compartment. But to really put the brakes to corrosion, you’ve got to stop
moisture.
A few bags of desiccant will do the
trick. Just open each ammo door and
put a bag on the floor between the
ammo tube and the compartment wall.
NSN 6850-00-264-6571 gets a drum
of 300 bags of desiccant.
When it’s time to pull PMCS on the
hull ammo compartment, check the
desiccant bags. If they’re moist to the
touch or if the compartment walls are
wet, it’s time for new desiccant bags.
PS 617
APR 04
2
M1-Series Tanks…
No Red Dot?
Use It Not!
T
ankers, don’t use the tank gun fire device simulator (Hoffman device), NSN
6920-01-067-1667, on your M1-series tank unless the simulator has been mod-
ified. An unmodified Hoffman device can create an electrical spike that could
damage your tank’s electrical system or even cause the M21 pyrotechnic charges
to fire prematurely.
Modified simulators have a dime-
sized red dot on the side. You’ll also
find a second, smaller red dot near the
modified area of the MILES M1 kill
indicator cable, NSN 6150-01-306-
9431.
If your simulator or MILES cable
doesn’t have the markings, don’t use
them. Turn in the device to your
Training Support Center or directly to
DRMO using a Demil Code of D.
That will ensure the device is
destroyed and can’t be used again.
Questions? Contact Conrad Ortega,
PEOSTRI, at DSN 970-3766, (407)
384-3766, or send an email to:
conrad_ortega@peostri.army.mil
no… on
you,
a red
dot is a
good
sign!
Look for
red dot
on
device…
Put bag of desiccant here
…and
MILES
cable
{Whew!}
The humidity's
terrible
today!
Wait ‘til you
get inside
me!
it's a
jungle
in
here!
Uh-oh!
I guess we'd
better check
the desiccant
in the ammo
compartment!
omigosh!
you must be
catching!
617. 02-03 (C)
2/27/04
4:01 PM
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