PURGING M8A1 CHEMICAL AGENT ALARM

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Subject: PURGING M8A1 CHEMICAL AGENT ALARM                               

Box  ID: BX000439

Document Number:         38

Folder Title: TOC LOGS MSG FILE LOGS 9 SEP 90 PART I                                                          

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Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organzation: CENTCOM     





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       SUBJ: PURGING MBAI CHEMICAL AGENT ALARM
       1. A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM BEING ENCOUIITERFD DUR114G PROJECT DESERT
       SHIELD INDICATES THAT MANY M43AI DETECTORS (A COMPONENT OF THE MBAI)
       ARE SOUNDING AN ALARM DUE TO HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF SAND AND ENGINE
       EXHAUST, ETC. THESE ALARMS CANNOT BE RESET WHICH RESULTS IN THEN
       BEING TURNED IN FOR HIGHER LEVEL MAINTENANCE.
       2. CHANGE 3 TO TM 3-6665-329-12&P (DUE OUT IN FIRST QUARTER FY91)
       WILL PROVID=- DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ON OPERATORS PURGING OF THF: M43Ai.
       AS AN INTERIM THESE PROCEDURES ARE AS FO"LOWS:
            A. AFTER OPERATIONAL'CHECF'S HAVE BEEN PERPORMEE) AND THE ALARM
       WILL NOT REACH THE GREEN AREA AND ARM/PESET, TURN THF DETECTOR OFF.
            B .   OPEN             FLIP PUMP SWITCH TC, THP ON] PO'=-.ITION. AND CLOS--




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            0.    -,.UmN DETECTOR ON A.-Nq'lj AE:IJUC@T VOLUME TD LOW LEVEL.
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       PROGRESS TOWARD GREEN AREA, !-!SING DISPOSABLE                     C-LOVES. CLOSE OFF AIR
       CUTLET VP.LV=- Ut,,'@f !'- METER IS      T,!FAR LEFT SIDE.         THIS CLOSING OFF OF THE
       AIR VALVE WILL El@PEr-'ITF: PURGING AND SHOULD NC(T BE CLOSED OFF MORE
       THAN TEN -MECOIQD@D Al- A TIM;-:.          REPEAT THE ABO@@- UNTIL THE ALARM CEA':-;-=@-.
                                                            A                      DT=T@@ZTOR, OPEN
                  WHEN NE=D' F IS IN TH=- 1:3RF-7F:N -Mc., , TURN OFF
           P         Fl IF PUMP Si-!ITCH TCt TH@- OF:t-- Pn=-I@l                CLOSE CASE TURN
       ON DET=@TOR, ANE, PRE=Q RESET CWITCH.                  'NO ALLOW DETECTOR TO PUMP DOWN
       TO THE GREEN AREA.
       3. REPP-A@L THF- ABOVE PROCEDURE              T@ NECESSARY. IF NO-GO CONDITION
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       THEY HAV=- THE ADDITIONAL CAPABILITY USING THE                             PARTICULATE FILTER
       it,,i THE Vi!4(d                   KIT.
       4. REQUEST ALL DEPLOYING FORSCOM ELEMENTS BE ADVISED OF THESE
       FURGII,JG PROCEDURES.         @LSO ADVISE THAT TM                                      SPECIFIE-D
       FREQUENT REPLACEMENT (EVERY HOUR) OF THE AIR FILTERS WHEN USED IN A



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Subject = PURGING M8A1 CHEMICAL AGENT ALARM
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Scan Date = 01-AUG-1996
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 23-AUG-1996