PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-710
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 710
JANUARY 2012
44
PS 710
JAN 12
45
PS 710
JAN 12
These COTS NVG
DO NOT
meet the military’s strict specifcations and, in some
cases, are made oF poor quality parts. As a result, these goggles could Fail you in
battle and put you and your unit at risk.
IF that’s not enough reason not to use cheap substitutes, these COTS NVGs are not
eligible For scheduled 180-day maintenance, Army repairs, RESET, or even Army
disposal.
It’s easy enough to tell iF you’ve got the real thing. Look For “US Government
Property” printed on the NVG’s housing. The data plate should also read NSN
5855-01-432-0524. IF you discover you’ve got a COTS NVG, tell your company
commander. He needs to investigate.
CAUTION
TURN OFF ALL
COMMUNICATION
EQUIPMENT BEFORE
STARTING OR STOPPING
ENGINE
Power Surge Puts Radio at Risk
AN/PVS-14
Night Vision
Goggles…
No Substitutions Allowed
Vehicular Radios…
Power Surge Puts Radio at Risk
some units are
ordering commercial,
off-the-shelf (cots)
night vision goggles
(nvg) instead of the
an/pvs-14.
hey,
you’re
not
army approved.
you need
to leave
now!
soldiers can’t count
on you cause you’ll
leave them in the
dark!
a power surge
is the
mortal
enemy
of your
vehicular
radio.
one strong
blast of electric
current can
knock out
your
commo for good!
order a
caution
decal, nsn
7
690-00-
942-
7
06
7
,
to
remind
you.
put it next
to the
vehicle’s
start
switch.
that’s why you
must
switch
off the radio’s power knob
before starting or stopping
your vehicle’s engine.
THE ONE EXCEPTion
is sincgars. on all
sincgars radios,
set the function
switch to
stby
.
questions? contact cecoms’s
ken bergerson at dsn 648-1316,
(443) 395-1316, or email:
kenneth.r.bergerson.civ@mail.mil
the decal
reads…
or ron brown at dsn 654-
1903, (
7
03)
7
04-1903, or email:
ronald.f.brown5.ctr@mail.mil
bad
move!
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