PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-743

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 743

OCTOBER 2014
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-743 - Page 18 of 33
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PS 743
OCT 14
•±
Use a moistened cloth or
soft brush to sweep away
loose dirt from my panels.
•±
Do not dunk my panels
in water. That can dam-
age the layers of ballistic
protective fibers inside.
When panels get soaked,
the layers and the weave
begin to pull apart or
bunch up. Either way,
they start to degrade.
Once that happens, they
start to lose their ballistic
protection.
•±
Never machine wash or dry clean panels. If they become wet,
let them air dry flat, indoors or outdoors in the shade. Never dry
them in a machine dryer. And never dry them near a heater or
open flame.
•±
Do not use chlorine bleach, solvents, cleaning fluids or petroleum
products to clean my panels.
•±
If they become soaked with bleach, gasoline, oil or lubricant,
turn them in to field maintenance for assessment/replacement.
•±
Use a cloth or soft brush, NSN 7920-00-
282-2470, to sweep away loose dirt from
my carriers and the hook-and-loop fasten-
ers. Don’t use a wire, metal or stiff-bristle
brush. It’ll damage the fabric.
•± Remove± all± soft± ballistic± panels± and± all±
hard±armor±plates±(ESAPI,±XSAPI,±ESBI±and±
XSBI)±from±my±carriers±before±washing.
•±
Wet my carriers with cold or lukewarm
water. Hand-wash with mild detergent,
NSN 7930-00-929-1221, and a soft brush.
Never machine wash. It causes too much
wear and tear on the fabric.
•±
To clean heavy grease and oil, apply a mix of detergent and water directly on the spots
and scrub with a soft brush. Repeat if the stain is stubborn.
•±
After washing, rinse thoroughly in clean
lukewarm water until all suds are gone.
•±
Hang my cloth carriers to dry. Dry them
either indoors or outdoors in the shade.
Never dry them in a machine dryer or near
a heater or open flame. That can fade and
shrink the fabric.
•±
Do not use chlorine bleach, solvents,
cleaning fluids or petroleum products to
clean any carrier. They can stain, fade and
weaken the fabric and shorten its life.
So tell me, have you ever had
a dream in vhich you are
trapped
in an elevator plunging
onE
Hundred stories
to za ground
floor at
niNety miles an hour?
sigh…
Cloth carriers
layered with
mud and grime
deserve a
good cleaning.
So wash them
now and then.
That’ll help
prolong their
lives and make
them more
comfortable
to wear.
Here’s how…
I zee. You undergo a
cleansing ritual
in an
effort to
expunge
za
repressed guilt in your
unconscious mind.
Verry interesting.
To clean
my
cable
release,
simply use
a moistened
cloth or
soft brush
to sweep
away loose
dirt.
Next,
you clean
my
soft
ballistic
panels.
Cleaning±the±Cable±Release±Assembly
Cleaning±Soft±Ballistic±Panels
Wipe with damp cloth.
Do not
dunk in water
Cleaning±Cloth±Carriers
Hang
to dry
Wash by hand
in mild soap
and water
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12:06 PM
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