PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-633
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 633
AUGUST 2005
OST
CRIPTS
PS 633
AUG 05
60
New PATS Power Supply Free
There is a new power supply available that lets NBC NCOs run the M41 PATS on cheap D-cell
batteries instead of expensive lithium batteries. And, temporarily, the power supply, NSN
6130-01-521-2555, is free if you're willing to answer a survey about it. To get a free power
supply send your shipping and email addresses, unit designation, and phone number to
david.may3@us.army.mil
or
gerald.p.young@us.army.mil
Bradley Bolt-on Armor
The PN and NSN information for the
M2A2/M3A3 Bradley’s personnel and ramp
door inner plates, shown as Items 86 and 87 in
Fig 67 of TM 9-2350-284-24P-1, is reversed. Item
86, the personnel door inner plate, should be
PN 12334344 and NSN 5340-01-206-3887. The
ramp door inner plate should be PN 12334342
and NSN 9515-01-206-3888. Make a note until
the TM can be updated.
M1A1 Weapon Mount Nut
Use NSN 5310-01-056-2966 to order a new
self-locking nut for the M1A1 tank’s
weapon mount assembly. The NSN listed as
Item 31 in Fig 6 of TM 9- 2350-264-24P-2
brings the wrong nut.
A2 Bradley Generator
Use NSN 6115-01-458-0096 to order a
replacement 300-amp generator for your
M2A2/M3A2 Bradley. NSN 2920-01-204-
4470, shown at Item 208 in Fig 99 and
Item 207 in Fig 100 of TM 9-2350-284-
24P-1, is no longer available.
M1000 Dust Shields
Use NSN 2530-01-445-9205 to get the dust
shields (backing plates) for the brake shoes
on the heavy equipment transporter (HET)
semitrailer. This NSN gets both shields shown
as Items 4 and 4a in Fig 17 of TM 9-2330-381-
24P.
No Unauthorized
Weapons
Modifications
Allowed
Reports are coming in that soldiers are mod-
ifying their rifles, pistols, and machine guns
to try to improve how they work or to make
them easier to handle in combat. That’s a
big no-no! The only time a weapon can be
modified is if the Army has approved a mod-
ification work order (MWO).
Para
3-1e
in
AR
750-10,
Army
Modification Program,
makes this very clear:
“Commanders will not allow their equip-
ment to be modified unless there is an offi-
cial MWO.” If you modify your weapon
without authorization, you risk making it
non-mission capable and you can be held
responsible for any damage to it or to your
fellow soldiers.
A3 Bradley 1W98 Cable
Use NSN 6150-01-497-2058 to order a new
1W98 cable for your M2A3/M3A3 Bradley. NSN
6150-01-465-7748, shown as Item 34 in Fig 123
of TM 9-2350-294-24P-1, is no longer available.
Supplies for
the LADS
Units who have the laundry advanced system
are now authorized to order detergent, NSN
7930-01-506-7081, and anti-foam solution,
NSN 6850-01-506-6533, through normal sup-
ply channels. Not sure how much to use in
each laundry cycle? You’ll find the answers in
WP 0009 00-5 of TM 10-3510-221-10.
M1A1D Tanks Gone
The entire fleet of 95 M1A1D tanks have
been taken out of service. There will be no
more unique spare parts procurements, LSA
documentation, engineering changes or TM
updates. All TM 9-2350-367-series manuals
are obsolete and should be disposed of fol-
lowing the destruction notice on the front
cover of each manual.
M2A3/M3A3
Bradley Telescope
Need a replacement elbow telescope,
NSN 1240-01-490-5099, for your Bradley’s
12X boresight kit? Order a new kit, NSN
4920-01-490-5100, to get the telescope.
The telescope is not individually available
in the supply system.
DA Form 2408-4 Help
The AMC Gun Card homepage on the Army Electronic Product Support (AEPS) website has
added two hotlinks to publications that help in filling out the DA Form 2408-4,
Weapon
Record Data Card.
To access the hotlinks for DA Pam 750-8,
The Army Maintenance
Management System
, and TM 9-1000-202-14,
Evaluation of Cannon Tubes,
go to:
Once there, click on the Enter AEPS button of your choice to log in. Then select the Gun Card
Firing Data button under Popular Applications.
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