PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-627
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 627
FEBRUARY 2005
I
f your chemical agent monitor (CAM) or
improved chemical agent monitor (ICAM) has
been in the extreme heat of Iraq or any desert,
it may have problems. The CAM/ICAM is
supposed to be able to take temperatures up to
158°F, but CAM/ICAMs stored in unventilated
shelters in the desert for long periods may have
experienced higher temps.
PS 627
FEB 05
52
CAM/ICAM…
Do the self-test and confidence
test. Run the CAM/ICAM for at
least 30 minutes and until it passes
the confidence test. Run it at least
another 5 minutes after the confi-
dence test bars clear.
If three dots are showing on the
right side of the display after the
WAIT light goes off, install a noz-
zle protective cap, NSN 6665-01-
380-9974, and run the CAM/ICAM
for 72 hours. Do the self-test and
confidence test again. If the three
dots disappear, your CAM/ICAM
is back in business. If they're still
there, your CAM/ICAM needs to
go to direct support for repair.
Of course, you can prevent most CAM/ICAM problems by remembering to run it
for 30 minutes every week. And don't store CAM/ICAMs in unventilated sheds in
the desert.
even
I
can’t take
that kinda
heat!!
If 3 dots are
showing, put
on nozzle
protective
cap and run
CAM/ICAM
for 72 hours
almost
there!
PS 627
FEB 05
53
M40/M42-Series Masks…
M40/M42-Series Masks…
Fitting Solutions for the Hard-to-Fit
S
ome soldiers have heads that are bigger or smaller than average, which makes
finding a mask that fits them difficult. These fitting solutions may solve your fitting
problems, NBC NCOs:
Use the M41 protection assessment
test system (PATS) instead of banana
oil to test every mask. PATS is much
more accurate than banana oil. A mask
that flunks with banana oil may pass
with a more accurate test. If a small
mask is too big to create a good seal,
readjust and tighten the head harness,
then test with PATS again. Sometimes
that's enough for the mask to pass.
If the mask still doesn't pass, replace the
head harness with a skull cap head harness,
NSN 4240-01-390-3057, and re-check.
Still no luck? Then check out TB 3-4240-
341-20-1,
Chemical-Biological Protective
Mask for Hard-to-Fit Service Members,
for
further help. If nothing works, tell your CO.
He will decide if the soldier is deployable.
Sometimes the M45 land warrior mask will
fit when other masks don't.
Check out the TB if the M40 or M42 large mask is too small for a soldier, too.
Use PATS, not banana oil, to test mask
Adjust head harness
if mask is too big
mine
doesn’t
either!
for some
reason,
my mask
doesn’t
fit.
Here's how
to check
your
CAM/ICAM
for
problems…
Run the
CAM/ICAM
for at least
30 minutes
and until
it passes
confidence
test
almost
there!
do you
know how
hot
it was
in there?!?
627.52-53(C)
12/28/04
12:24 PM
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