PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-667
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 667
JUNE 2008
58
PS 667
JUNE 08
59
PS 667
JUNE 08
T
oo many soldiers aren’t using their sacrifcial windows or light interFerence flters
on the AN/PVS-7B and other night vision goggles. That results in a lot oF damaged
mount threads.
Richard Hup and his co-workers in the Material Maintenance Division at ±t Bragg
Found a way to save a lot oF those NVGs by reFurbishing the threads.
They had a thread tap made at a cost oF
$270. Each mount that they saved would
have cost $224 to replace. They were
replacing about 20 NVG mounts each
month. The thread tap will save ±t Bragg
more than $53,000 each year.
The Army adopted the suggestion but
restricts tap use to DS units and DOLs.
TAPCO already makes the right tap. DS
units and DOLs can order Tap 1.200-32
H5 6± Bottoming, PN 21620, For $167.75
each. Expect a two to three working day
delivery. They take VISA and Mastercard.
Orders can be placed by phone or email:
(800) 827-7787
julie@tapcousa.com
Also, see PS 664, Page 40-41 For more inFo about protecting your NVGs:
So, do you have any $53,000 bright ideas in mind? Send them to SMART Online
using the link on the Army Electronics Products Support (AEPS) public website:
S
aving your back is heavy stuff! In
2007, a specialist at Ft Carson suffered
a herniated disk as he repetitively lifted
heavy equipment from the ground to
install them on a HMMWV. A severe
sharp pain in his back and back spasms
resulted in a hospital visit and lost time
while he was on medical quarters.
When moving heavy items, use
proper lifting techniques. This link to
the National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) Pub 94-
110,
Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation,
provides proper lifting information:
SMART…
Tap Saves Many NVG Lenses
SAFETY
-
Save
Your Aching
Back!
procedures for
applying for special
approvals and their
renewals are found
in the joint military
publication, ar
7
00-
143,
packaging of
hazardous material.
the army’s service
focal point for
caas, dot-sps,
coes, and milair
waivers is a part
of amc’s logistics
support activity
(logsa).
for more info, call
the pscc, dsn
7
95-
7
0
7
0, 5
7
0-895-
7
0
7
0,
or email:
toby.pt@us.army.mil
.
logsa’s packaging,
storage, and
containerization
center (pscc)
will process and
issue these special
approvals.
damaged
threads might
be saved if ds
or dol uses
a tap to fix
them.
see, I can’t get the
sacrificial window on
because the threads
are damaged.
well you should
have had the
window on in the
first place.
but, you’re in
luck. I think
our DOL can
fix those
threads.
U.S. Army Combat
Readiness/Safety Center…
667.58-59.indd
1-2
4/28/08
4:34:46 PM
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