PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-676
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 676
MARCH 2009
46
PS 676
MAR 09
47
PS 676
MAR 09
S
ome folks think the terms “water-resistant” and “waterproof”
mean the same thing. These are the same folks who have their
SINCGARS radios in the shop for repair.
Your vehicle’s SINCGARS radio is water-resistant. It is not
waterproof.
Water-resistant means it will withstand normal encounters with
high humidity and light rain.
Since it is not waterproof, any blasts from a high-pressure hose
forces water into the radio. Corrosion and shorts will follow.
The best solution is to remove the radios when you use high-
pressure hoses to wash your vehicles.
If you can’t take the radio out before you wash your vehicle, cover
your radio with a tarp or equivalent waterproof cover and keep the
high-pressure water away from it. It’s better to have a little dirt inside
the vehicle than to have a little water inside the radio.
Pass the word on this at the wash rack. If you see someone blasting
the inside of their vehicle with a high-pressure hose and their radio is
still inside, shut their water off!
The forward looking infrared (FLIR) sights manufactured by Raytheon has
more than a few circuit card assemblies, like the scan control, NSN 5998-
01-449-4403; the digitizer, NSN 5998-01-449-6275; the video processor,
NSN 5998-01-476-1482; and the video converter, NSN 5998-01-449-6270. It
also has cables, like the blower interface cable, NSN 5995-01-463-3747; and
±lters, like the EMI ±lter assembly, NSN 5998-01-449-6276.
Raytheon may
eventually get
them for repair,
but their first
stop should be
at Tobyhanna for
analysis to see
just how much
and what kind of
repair they need.
Sending in Parts for Repair
So, ship all failed FLIR
parts to:
Tobyhanna Army Depot
11 Hap Arnold Blvd
Bldg 11
Tobyhanna, PA 18466-5059
Use DoDAAC W25G1W.
Use RIC BY6.
SINCGARS…
FLIR…
Sending in Parts for Repair
Just Say No
to High Pressure
hoses!
When these
and other
parts of
the FLIR
fail, where
should you
send them?
Tobyhanna
Army
Depot—
that’s
where!
Too many
of you are
sending
them to
Raytheon.
Raytheon may
eventually get
them for repair,
but their first
stop should be
at Tobyhanna for
analysis to see
just how much
and what kind of
repair they need.
what
th—!?
more
flIrs?
So, ship all failed FLIR
parts to:
Tobyhanna Army Depot
11 Hap Arnold Blvd
Bldg 11
Tobyhanna, PA 18466-5059
Use DoDAAC W25G1W.
Use RIC BY6.
if you have any questions
about this process,
contact Anthony Amoroso
at DSN 992-
7
036 or
(732) 532-
7
036. Or reach
him by email:
anthony.
amoroso1@us.army.mil
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