TM 5-3431-2215-15
OPERATOR AND ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE
INSTRUCTIONS
Section I. OPERATOR AND ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
No special tools or equipment are required by
Tools and repair parts issued with or authorized
the operator or organizational maintenance per-
for the welding machine are listed in the basic
sonnel for the maintenance of the welding ma-
chine.
issue items list, Appendix B of this manual.
LUBRICATION
Section II.
3-3. General Lubrication Information
NO lubrication is required for the welding machine.
Section III. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SERVICES
3-4. General
This paragraph contains an illustrated tabulated
To insure that the welding machine is ready for
listing of preventive maintenance services which
operation at all times, it must be inspected sys-
must be performed by the operator. The item
tematically, so that defects may be discovered and
numbers are listed consecutively and indicate the
corrected before they result in serious damage
sequence of minimum inspection requirements.
and failure. The necessary preventive mainte-
Refer to figure 3-1 for the daily preventive main-
nance services to be performed are listed and de-
tenance services.
scribed in paragraphs 3-5 and 3-6. The item num-
3-6. Quarterly Preventive Maintenance
bers indicate the sequence of minimum inspec-
Services
t ion requirements. Defects discovered during op-
eration of the unit shall be noted for future cor-
a. This paragraph contains an illustrated tab-
rection, to be made as soon as operation has
ulated listing of preventive maintenance services
which must be performed by organizational main-
ceased. Stop operation immediately if a deficiency
tenance personnel at quarterly intervals. A quar-
is noted during operation which would damage
the equipment if operation were continued. All
terly interval is equal to 3 calendar months or
deficiencies and shortcomings will be recorded,
250 hours of operation, whichever occurs first.
b. The item numbers are listed consecutively
together with the corrective action taken, on DA
Form 2404 (Equipment Inspection and Mainte-
and indicate the sequence of minimum inspection
nance Worksheet) at the earliest possible oppor-
requirements. Refer to figure 3-2 for the quar-
tunity.
terly preventive maintenance services.
