PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-736

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 736

MARCH 2014
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-736 - Page 24 of 33
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Never power wash or
submerge the M88.
If it’s
dirty, brush off dirt and
then wipe it clean with a
dry cloth.
Never store the M88
outside where rain and
dirt can get at it.
Store
the detector either in the
NBC room or a locked
shelter.
Make sure the
dust caps are installed
on both the exhaust and
inlet.
If you need more
caps, order them with
Make sure the M88 is
securely installed in the
Stryker’s mount and the
mount brackets
—both
front and top—
are
securely mounted. If the
M88 takes a tumble, it
could be damaged.
Check the M88 for
loose
fasteners, fittings, sieve
pack cover, exhaust port,
the display and elapse time
counter, EMP box seals,
selector switch and side case
screws, as well as
broken
displays and
bent
connectors.
These problems mean water
can seep past seals into the
M88.
Report any problems.
Handle the M88 gently.
Rough handling can
send the M88 straight
to the shop.
Stryker…
Dry Up
ACADA
Water
Threat
Water and the
m22 ACADA’s M88
detector
don’t
mix,
as several units
with Strykers have
discovered.
Water damages
the M88’s
hardware, which
can
deadline
it.
Here are
two
ways
to dry up the
water threat…
Help your M88
detector keep
detecting with
these tips…
hey! I
don’t
take baths!
clean
me with
a brush
and
a dry
cloth!
you call
this
protection?! I
need to be in
the NBC roOm!
whoa! I’m
sensitive!
all this rough
handling is going
to cost you.
Earlier
Now
Not so fasT!
that high-pressure
cleaning you gave me
ruined
my ACADA.
Well, let’s
mount up and
get on that
mission!
You’re s’posed
to keep water
AWAY
from my
ACADA!
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