PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-722

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 722

JANUARY 2013
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-722 - Page 23 of 33
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PS 722
JAN 13
Dear Editor,
On Pages 41-42 of PS 716 (July 12), you told CBRN specialists to send
their M41 PATS (protection assessment test system) to the TMDE activities
at either Pirmasens Army Depot or Redstone Arsenal for calibration.
Actually, the local TMDE support centers should be doing that, not the
individual CBRN specialists. The CBRN specialists should turn in their
PATS for calibration every 12 or 18 months to the local TMDE facility,
which will then ship PATS to the Pirmasens or Redstone addresses you
listed. Determine your calibration interval by checking TMDE’s TB 43-180,
Calibration and Repair Requirements for the Maintenance of Army
Materiel.
Direct questions to the local TMDE labs.
Bob Herndon
US Army TMDE Activity
Regions West
Dear Half-Mast,
TM 3-4230-238-10 says we can
clean the filter for the M26 decon’s
metering valve suction hose. But
eventually you need to replace the filter
and I can’t find any mention in the TM
of a filter NSN. Does it have one?
W.O.
Dear Mr. W.O.,
We’re in harmony on this one.
Order the flter with NSN 4730-
12-324-0555.
Editor’s note:
Got it! Thanks
For straightening us out.
Don’t Trust Step
If the step at the rear of SATS
isn’t securely latched, it can swing
in when you step on it, sending you
tumbling. Even if the step is latched,
it sometimes has enough give to
cause a tumble if you’re not careful.
It’s safer to use the step bracket as
a step. It won’t move.
Now I have three questions about
SATS that Soldiers could really use
help with:
1.±
Is there an NSN for the
lightbulb for the SATS
worklights?
2.±
Is there an updated drawer
layout? What we have doesn’t
reflect the tools that have been
added.
3.±
Are there any other tires that
can be used on the trailer? The
current tire sinks in the sand
too much.
SGT Daniel Smith
F Co, 2-43 ADA
Ft Bliss, TX
Editor’s note:
Great SATS advice and that’s a Fact!
Here are the answers to your questions:
1.
No, You must purchase the 500-watt or
smaller halogen bulb locally. You can
fnd the instruction book For the light at
content/dam/public/lighting/
products/documents/consumer_products/
instruction_sheets/
sqs505qd_825_0532_is.pdf
2.
Yes. You can access the most current
SATS TMs, tool locator guides and
2062 hand receipts at PM SKOT:
page/601934
3.
Per TM 9-2330-328-14&P, you should use only the LT 235/85/R16
on/oFF road pneumatic radial. But For driving on sand, the tires need
to be in±ated to 75 psi.
M26 Decon…
Local TMDE
Sends PATS
for
Calibration
loOks like
you
don’t
send me for
calibration,
but your
local TMDE
does.
Good!
that’lL
be
easier
for me.
Filter
Use brace instead of
step for safer step
Replacement bulb should
be purchased locally
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