PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-637
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 637
DECEMBER 2005
Dear Editor,
I have inspected many units which use the AN/PVS-14 monocular night
vision device (MNVD). I have been surprised at how many of these
MNVDs don’t have an eyecup. I have been told by users that they don’t
use the eyecup because it is uncomfortable or doesn’t fit right.
Isn’t this a safety issue? Doesn’t the absence of an eyecup give
the face a green glow that makes the head an inviting target?
SFC (Ret) David A. Jones
Lear Siegler Services
Ft Drum, NY
PS 637
DEC 05
47
Electronic Equipment Helpline…
Just Ask Toby
PS 637
DEC 05
46
AN/PVS-14
MNVD…
(Editor’s note:
You may be retired, Sergeant
Jones, but your safety awareness is still on
active duty. The eyecup is an absolute must
have on the AN/PVS-14 and all other night vision devices (like the AN/PVS-7’s).
Without the eyecup, your face will light up with a green glow like a tree at
Christmas. But the gift you may get is not one you will like!
Page 2-38 of TM 11-5855-306-10,
the operator’s manual for the
AN/PVS-14, says,
“The eyecup must
seal around your eye and prevent the
green glow from escaping.”
If the eyecup is uncomfortable or
doesn’t fit right, the reasons are
noted in the operator’s manual and
are correctable. Correct them! Don’t
abandon the use of the eyecup.)
Eyecups
are a
must on
night
vision
devices!
are you a maintenance or
supply minded soldier with
a speciality in maintaining
electronic equipment?
Tobyhanna Army Depot
is the Defense
Department’s
largest
center for repair, over-
haul and fabrication of
electronic systems and
components.
if you have a
question
about a piece of electronic
equipment or an electronic
system, chances are good
that somebody at Tobyhanna
will know the answer.
To tap into that knowledge,
Tobyhanna has established a helpline.
You can reach the helpline by calling
DSN
7
95-8629 (TOBY) or (8
77
) 2
7
5-8629
(ASK-TOBY). Or email your question to:
ASK-Toby@Tobyhanna.Army.Mil
D
uring normal business hours, 0
7
30
to 1600 ET, someone will answer the
helpline. During off-duty hours, leave
a message on voice mail and you’ll be
called back the next business day.
in case of an emergency
during off-duty hours, the voice
mail will instruct you to contact
tobyhanna’s security division for
immediate assistance.
yes…
yes, I am.
we
all
are.
there’s a lifeline
in the form of a
help
line that you
all
should know about.
man, you’re
glowing!
{gulp!}
I’d
better get
an eyecup!
637.46-47(C!).qxd
11/3/05
5:55 PM
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