Wicked habits.* Leaving the wet alcohol cartridge in the PATS at shutdown. The alcohol saturates the counting mechanism, which means you won't be able to test masks until you run PATS for several hours to clear it. Sometimes that isn't enough and your TMDE TMDE Test, Measurement, & Diagnostic Equipment people must send it oft" for repair. When you're through testing, remove the cartridge, install the storage cap, and run the PATS for 10 minutes to purge it. * Using drugstore alcohol. That causes the PATS to clog and the only fix is to send it off. There is only one alcohol to use in your PATS: reagent reagent /re·a·gent/ (re-a´jent) a substance used to produce a chemical reaction so as to detect, measure, produce, etc., other substances. re·a·gent n. grade isopropyl alcohol isopropyl alcohol: see isopropanol. , 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 6810-01-382-2904. Don't even think about using anything else. |
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