PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-672
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 672
NOVEMBER 2008
25
PS 672
NOV 08
Don’t use the turret
for storage.
There is
just room in the turret
for you—that’s it.
Some units try to keep
items like antennas or
rifles in there. They
poke holes in the turret
walls or the gyro box.
Soon you have trouble
with moisture shorting
electronic components.
CBRN
specialists need to know for sure if items like mask canisters or M291
decon kits are still good. You don’t want to give a soldier a mask canister whose shelf
life–and effectiveness—has expired.
Shelf life info for all CBRN items is a few clicks away on the Internet:
Go to Army Electronic Product Support (AEPS)website:
You will need to sign in with your CAC, AKO password or request an AEPS password
by Flling out a system access request.
After entering AEPS, click the TACOM Soldier and Biological Chemical box in
the center of the page. On the next page, go to the Product Information drop down
menu and click on CDE Shelf Life Information. In the NSN box, select the piece of
equipment you’re researching and hit GO. This will bring up lot numbers and their
expiration dates and condition codes.
If the item you are looking for is not in the NSN drop down listing, use your browser’s
back button to return to the previous page. Click on the PRODUCT IN±ORMATION
box again and select Product Information. On the PRODUCT IN±ORMATION page
the items are sorted by weapon code into categories. Select the item you are looking
for from the drop down listings and hit GO. If the item is not in the listings, you can
use the search by NIIN, NSN or LIN or search by nomenclature to Fnd the item.
After you hit GO you will be taken to the ITEM LOGISTICAL IN±O page where
you will Fnd logistics information including a phone number and email link direct to
the National Inventory Control Point manager for that item.
Another link with shelf life information is the Joint Acquisition CBRN Knowledge
System provided by the Joint Program Executive OfFce-Chemical and Biological
Defense:
If you have questions about the shelf life information, contact the TACOM LCMC
Chemical Biological Surveillance Team at DSN 793-5864/(309) 782-5864 or email
keith.moses1
@us.army.mil
Remember the stow pins.
There
are two for the missile pods and one
for the turret. Before you travel, insert
all three pins and set the azimuth brake.
Otherwise, the turret and pods can
bounce around, which damages gears
and motors. But remember to remove
the pins when you are ready to operate.
If you forget, the pins get bent, which
makes it difFcult to get them out.
Keep
water
away
from the base of the
turret.
If
you
spray
water in the bed of the
truck during cleaning,
it
can
get
into
the
Avenger’s slipring bowl.
That can lead to major
electrical problems.
Check the battery ground
strap.
When you do your weekly
check of the system batteries,
don’t forget the ground strap. If
it’s corroded, you will soon have
power problems. Use a wire
brush to clean off any corrosion.
Are My CBRN Items Still Good?
hey,
you know
you’re not
supposed to
store stuff in
my turret.
I just
don’t
have
room.
Install stow pins
for travel
Remember to remove them for Fring
hey! keep
that away
from my
truck bed
and turret.
I don’t
want to be
shorted
out again!
Check ground strap for corrosion
I just don’t
know if your
canister is
still good.
I wish I
could find
out for sure,
but I don’t
know where
to look.
aeps!
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