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Detectably good detector PM: AN/PSS-12 mine detecor ...


If your AN/PSS-12 mine detector has trouble detecting, you and your unit have trouble surviving on the battlefield. These pointers will keep your mine detector fit for duty.

Protect it. That's the most important thing to remember. The detector is plastic and can be cracked and ruined if it takes a hard knock. Most engineer units can testify to that. Put extra padding like bubble wrap bubble wrap
n.
See bubble pack.


bubble wrap
Noun

a type of polythene wrapping containing many small air pockets, used to protect breakable goods
 or foam on both sides of the carrying bag's compartment for the search head. Wrapping two layers of bubble wrap around the search head gives it even better protection.

In the field, secure the detector vertically to your backpack so that it's less likely to catch on trees. When you sit, be careful not to sit on the detector. When you take off your backpack, lay it on the ground. Dropping the backpack can crack the head.

Store the cable lamps on the pole. After removing the clamps to collapse the pole, put the clamps hack on hack on - To hack; implies that the subject is some pre-existing hunk of code that one is evolving, as opposed to something one might hack up.  the pole before you store it in the bag. If you leave them loose in the bag, they disappear. Your repairman re·pair·man  
n.
A man whose occupation is making repairs.

Noun 1. repairman - a skilled worker whose job is to repair things
maintenance man, service man
 can order more with NSN NSN National Stock Number
NSN Nokia Siemens Networks
NSN National Storytelling Network
NSN NATO Stock Number
NSN New Substances Notification (CEPA)
NSN National Student Number (NZ)
NSN Never Say Never
 5340-21-905-5919, but it takes a long time to get replacements.

Don't force the zipper zipper

Device for binding the edges of an opening, as on a garment or a bag. A zipper consists of two strips of material with metal or plastic teeth along the edges, and a sliding piece that interlocks the teeth when moved in one direction and separates them again when moved
 on the carrying bag. If you jerk the zipper, it can rip right out. Then the carrying bag is useless. If the zipper hangs up, zip it all the way up or down and then slowly zip it again. That often zips up the problem. Cleaning dirt out of the zipper teeth with a toothbrush also helps, as does lubing the zipper with zipper lube, NSN 9150-01-228-3389. Put a few drops of lube on the zipper and run it up and down until it moves smoothly, If you don't have zipper lube, rub bar soap or a candle on the zipper.

Test the pole's detent. If the detent snap head sticks, you'll have trouble adjusting the pole. If the detent's spring is weak, the pole can come apart. To cure a sticking detent, take the pole apart and clean the detent with a pipe cleaner pipe cleaner,
n a small, brushlike device used to clean the spaces between the teeth (used also for other purposes). It should not be inserted all the way between the teeth, but rather just far enough to massage the tissue and remove any plaque.
. Use another pipe cleaner to give the detent a light coat of CLP 1. CLP - Cornell List Processor.
2. CLP - Constraint Logic Programming.
 or some other light lube. If the spring's weak, your repairman needs to have it replaced.
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Publication:PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
Date:Oct 1, 2003
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