TM
5-3431-200-15
CHAPTER 3
O P E R A T O R AND ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE
INSTRUCTIONS
Section I. OPERATOR AND ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
ized for the welding set are listed in the
25. Special Tools and Equipment
Basic Issue Items List, Appendix III.
No special tools or equipment are required
by the operator or organizational maintenance
personnel for the maintenance of this welding
27. Organizational Maintenance Repair
set.
Parts
26. Basic Issue Tools and Equipment
Organizational maintenance repair parts are
listed and illustrated in TM 5-3431-200-25P.
Tools and repair parts issued with or author-
Section II. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SERVICES
ported at the earliest opportunity to organiza-
28. General
tional maintenance. Responsibility for perform-
To insure that the equipment is ready for
ance of preventive maintenance service rests not
operation at all times, it must be inspected sys-
only with the operator but also with the entire
tematically before operation, during operation,
chain of command from section chief to com-
and after operation, so that defects may be dis-
manding officer (AR 750-5).
covered and corrected before they result in
serious damage or failure. The necessary pre-
ventive maintenance services shall be performed
29. Operator's Daily Services
before operation. Defects discovered during
a. General. The intervals at which specific
operation of the unit shall be noted for future
daily services are to be performed by the oper-
correction, to be made as soon as operation has
ator are indicated by an X in the appropriate
ceased. Stop operation immediately if a defi-
ciency is noticed during operation which would
column in figure 8 as follows:
damage the equipment if operation were con-
B-Before operation
tinued. After-operation services shall be per-
D-During operation
formed by the operator after every operating
A-After operation
period. A f t e r - o p e r a t i o n service shall be
performed at intervals based on the normal
(Not Il-
Services
b. Additional Daily
operation of the equipment. Reduce interval to
lustrated). An X in the appropriate column(s)
compensate for abnormal conditions. Defects or
indicates the interval at which the service is to
unsatisfactory operating characteristics beyond
be performed.
the scope of the operator to correct must be re-
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