PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-688
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 688
MARCH 2010
51
PS 688
MAR 10
Operation
S
ometimes the control grip cable for the
AN/PSS-14 mine detector catches and
rubs on body armor and other equipment,
particularly for left-handed users.
That chaFng can lead to shorting in
the cable, which puts your detector out of
commission.
Now you can protect the control grip
cable with a kit, NSN 5999-01-578-
0840, that brings together two lengths of
corrugated tubing. The kit’s directions
show how to slip the tubing over the cable
to shield and protect it.
Order a kit for every AN/PSS-14 in
your unit so that none of your detectors
suffer cable chaFng.
Storage
When you disassemble
the detector, ensure the
securing latch is up. If
you put the detector in
the case with the latch
down, the latch will be
bent and then it won’t
stay
in
the
operating
position.
Make sure the storage
case’s rubber seal is in
good shape. If it’s torn or
eaten up with dry rot, the
case won’t seal out water
and dirt.
When you shut the
case,
be
careful
not
to catch the lid cables
between the lid and the
case. That can damage
the cables, which keep
the lid from banging all
the way back.
•
l
ane coverage: Make sure the search head’s sweet spot (the area
marked in yellow) completely covers the lane of your sweep.
•
O
perator stance: Your feet should be shoulder-width apart and
you should stand straight with your back aligned directly over
your legs.
•
s
earch head positioning: Keep the search head parallel to the
surface you’re sweeping and no more than two inches off the
ground.
•
s
weep speed: Sweep between 1 to 3.6 feet per second. If you
sweep slower than that, the mine detector can develop faults. If
you sweep faster, it might not pick up mines.
Tubing
Protects
Cable
AN/PSS-14
Mine Detector…
Tubing
Protects
Cable
remember, 30
minutes is the
most you should
spend sweeping
at one time.
you need to
switch off with
another operator
in order to
stay alert to
the detector’s
signals.
just
remember
loss…
Latch should be in up position for storage
Don’t catch
lid cables
when you
shut case
Tubing
prevents
cable
chaFng
you’ve got to do something
about all this rubbing against
my
control grip cable.
next thing you know my
cable is going to short out
and that’s it for me!
I just
read in ps
about a kit
to prevent
that.
I’ll order
it today!
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