Don't forget to check for mildew.Dear Editor, We've discovered in highly humid areas--like here in Louisiana--mildew can attack your M40- and M42-series masks. Even iF you clean your mask like it says in the -10 TMs and let it completely air dry before you store it, sometimes mildew Forms inside the facepiece, particularly around the drink tube coupling. And the PMCS PMCS PMC Sierra (stock symbol) PMCS Project Management Control System PMCS partial mission-capable, supply (US DoD) PMCS Preventive Maintenance Checks & Services PMCS Professional Military Comptroller School doesn't really talk about checking for mildew. So in humid weather we suggest soldiers check the inside of the facepiece for white mildew spots before they go to the field. You don't want to be wearing a mask that has mildew--it won't smell good and it's not healthy. Rub out any mildew spots with your mask's brush, 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 7920-00-205-0565, and a solution oF water and the detergent used with the mask. Your NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. NCO should have a gallon of the detergent, NSN 8520-00-228-0598. Wipe the mask clean with a cheesecloth cheese·cloth n. A coarse, loosely woven cotton gauze, originally used for wrapping cheese. cheesecloth Noun a light, loosely woven cotton cloth Noun 1. dipped in water and then wipe it dry with cheesecloth. Let it air dry if possible. If humidity is a constant problem at your post, consider getting a dehumidifier Dehumidifier Equipment designed to reduce the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere. There are three methods by which water vapor may be removed: (1) the use of sorbent materials, (2) cooling to the required dew point, and (3) compression with aftercooling. for the NBC room. Buy one locally or get one for around $150 with NSN 4440-00-566-0616. Editor's note: Excellent idea! Soldiers don't want to smell and inhale mildew. SGT Carolyn Teachey 83d Chemical Bn SPC Joshua Lyman 51st Chemical Co Ft Polk, LA |
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