PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-630

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 630

MAY 2005
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-630 - Page 12 of 33
Dear Editor,
I read in PS 623 (Oct 04) the suggestion on Page 13 that Avenger
crews spray the bottom of the battery box with a rubber coating to
prevent corrosion from ruining the box.
An easier fix would be
an acid neutralizing bat-
tery mat. The mat will
soak up any battery acid
and prevent the acid from
corroding the bottom of
the battery box. And
there's no need to clean
the bottom of the bat-
tery box with baking soda
and water. You can just
replace the battery mat.
Order a 100-ft roll of
heavy duty battery mat
with NSN 6160-01-
395-5943.
Of course, if batteries
are boiling over regularly
they're probably being
overcharged. The Avenger
charging system should
be checked out.
William Ellis
Army Field Support Command
Rock Island, IL
Editor's note:
You've certainly taken
that battery acid problem to the mat.
Thanks, Mr. Ellis.
PS 630
MAY 05
21
Avenger Missile System…
PS 630
MAY 05
20
Avenger Missile System…
Dear MSG Half-Mast,
Can you get me an
NSN breakdown of
the Avenger's M3P
cleaning kit?
You
can't order the whole
kit anymore and the
TM lists only part
numbers for the kit's
components.
SGT K.W.
Dear Sergeant K.W.,
You got it. Here goes:
•
ordnance weapon bag, NSN 8105-00-921-5821
•
headspace and timing gauge, NSN 5280-13-116-6359
•
ruptured case extractor, NSN 4933-00-716-0041
•
safety rod and accessories, NSN 5410-13-116-9122,
consisting of:
--
--
safety rod, NSN 5410-13-116-9123
--
sensor gauge, NSN 5220-13-116-9121
--
swab holder, NSN 1005-00-716-2704
--
spiral cleaning brush, NSN 1005-00-716-2702
--
small cleaning brush, NSN 1005-00-766-0915
--
bore brush, NSN 1005-00-550-4037
--
handle, NSN 1680-13-117-2829
--
8.6-in cleaning rod, NSN 1005-00-556-4102
--
50-in cleaning rod, NSN 1005-00-653-5441
Pictures of the cleaning kit parts are on Pages B-1
thru B-5 in TM 9-1425-433-10.
got a
question?
I got the
answer!
you know
it’s too dirty
to fire!
maybe
half-mast
can
help
us out.
Put battery mat in bottom of
battery box to soak up acid
rubber is
good
for
stopping
battery box
corrosion, but
a battery mat
is
easier.
Need M3P Cleaning Kit?
why don’t you
ever clean my
machine gun?
I can’t find
nsns for order-
ing the parts for
the cleaning kit.
630.20-21(C)
4/2/05
10:50 AM
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