PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-737

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 737

APRIL 2014
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rewmen, you know you’re supposed to update your DA Form 2408-4,
Weapon
Record Data Card,
after you ±re the main gun on your M1-series tank.
But did you know you’re also supposed to update the card after you exercise the
recoil or borescope? If you don’t do that, your tank is now NMC!
You’re required to exercise the recoil and borescope the main gun every six
months if it hasn’t been ±red. But you won’t know the last time this was done if the
gun card isn’t kept up-to-date.
Whether you use the M3 oil pump, the gun mount exerciser or ±re the main gun,
be sure to update the gun card. The electronic version of the DA Form 2408-4 is on
the TACOM Unique Logistics Support Applications (TULSA) website:
You’ll ±nd more info by checking out PMCS Item 13 in WP 0477-25 of TM
9-2350-264-23-2-3 (Jul 11, w/Ch 1, Jan 13) and PMCS Item 10 in WP 0258-24 of
TM 9-2350-388-23-2-2 (Jan 09 w/Ch 1, Oct 11).
First
± Before±
that±
cold±
night±
arrives,± make± sure± to± set± the±
RUN-OFF-START±switch±on±the±
vehicle± control± for± the± heater±
to±OFF±whenever±it’s±slaved±to±
another±vehicle.±If±you±don’t,±a±
power± surge± can± damage± the±
heater’s±electrical±components.±
That’ll±put±your±heater±out±of±
action±and±you±may±not±know±
it±until±you±need±it.±
Second
± Don’t± set± your± heater± on±
HIGH± (60,000± BTUs)± if± the±
temperature±is±above±freezing.±
Set±your±heater±to±LOW±(30,000±
BTUs).± If± you± constantly± run±
the±heater±on±HIGH,±the±wick±
burns±out±and±then±your±warm±
oasis±will±be±a±cold±mirage.
M1-Series Tanks…
KEEP GUN CARD UPDATED
A-20 Personnel Heater…
I know I’m
supposed to
exercise your main
gun if it hasn’t
been fired in the
last six months…
…, but
I
can’t
remember
the last
time you
were
fired.
that’s
because
you didn’t
update my
gun card!
crewmen, it may Be spring,
but the niGHTs can
still
get
cold. that’s where your A-20
personnel heater, NSN 2540-
01-396-2826, comes in handY.
KeeP yoUr
heatEr
working With
thEse tWo
tips…
Turn heater switch OFF
while slaving to avoid
damaging heater
Flip selector switch to
LOW when temps are
above freezing
hot
Tips
to Keep
Out the
Cold
lemme in!
it’s
freEzing
out here!
won’t do you
any goOd! A
power surge
knocked out
my heater!
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