PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-732
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 732
NOVEMBER 2013
47
PS 732
NOV 13
Head Speed
Generally, you want to move
the detector’s head 1 to 3.6 feet
per second. If you go faster or
slower,
the
ground
penetrating
radar can’t properly do its job and
you might miss a mine. Getting
the proper speed down is a good
thing to practice.
You can improve your technique
with the sweep monitoring system
(SMS) from your local TASC. It
lets you practice without having to
go to training lanes.
Before You Go to the Field
The cable that comes out
of
the
control
grip
frays
through normal use and it
can also work loose. If the
cable can’t do its job, neither
can your detector. Check the
cable for looseness or fraying
and report any problems. The
detector will need to be sent
to depot for repair.
The
sensitivity
knob
on
the grip can also work loose
and come off in the Feld. If
the knob feels loose, tell your
repairman so he can tighten
the
knob’s
two
hexhead
screws. The
newer
version
of the detector eliminates the
sensitivity knob.
And before you head out the door, make sure a copy of TM 5-6665-373-12&P is
in the backpack. Questions may come up in the Feld that only the TM can answer.
I
f you’re looking for a good source for nuts, bolts and other fasteners, then look no
further. DLA has a vast selection of hardware at:
The site has a fastener catalog, fastener assortments and a search engine.
But never use these fasteners to repair or reassemble equipment without Frst
consulting the equipment’s TM. Use
only
the exact fasteners called for in the TM.
The wrong fasteners could snap under stress or not snap when they should. That
could lead to injuries, accidents and major equipment damage.
Steps to Better Detecting
AN/PSS-14 Mine Detector…
Steps to Better Detecting
Tools…
Check control
grip wire for
fraying or
looseness
Feel
sensitivity
knob for
looseness
c’mon,
we’ve got
a mission.
better grab a copy of
my tm first. we might
need it out there!
jeez, you gotta
move my head
faster than that
if
you expect me to
detect anything.
this
ain’t a
waltz,
buddy!
hey! who are
they callin’ a
nUt?!
I can’t
believe
I’m
actually
on a
WebsiTe!
I was gonna
bolt, but now
I think I’Ll
stay!
here are
few quick
steps
towards
better
detecting
with your
an/pss-14
mine
detector…
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