OPERATOR AND ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS
Section I. OPERATOR'S AND ORGANIZATIONAL
MAINTENANCE REPAIR PARTS, TOOLS,
AND EQUIPMENT
authorized for the welding machine are listed in the
Basic Issue Item List, Appendix B, of this manual.
The operator and organizational maintenance per-
sonnel require no special tools or equipment for the
maintenance of the welding machine.
Parts
Organizational maintenance repair parts are listed
and illustrated in TM 5-3431-228-20P.
Basic issue tools and repair parts issued with or
Section II. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
CHECKS AND SERVICES
3-4. General
and Services
To insure that the welding machine is ready for
The daily preventive maintenance checks and serv-
operation at all times, it must be inspected system-
ices which must be performed by the operator are
atically to discover and correct defects before they
tabulated in table 3-1. The item numbers indicate
result in serious damage and failure. The necessary
the sequence of minimum inspection requirements.
p r e v e n t i v e maintenance checks and services are
listed and described in paragraphs 3-5 and 3-6, The
item numbers indicate the sequence of minimum in-
Checks and Services
s p e c t i o n requirements. Defects discovered during
operation of the unit shall be noted for future correc-
tenance services which must be performed by organ-
tion, to be made as soon as operation has ceased. Stop
izational maintenance personnel. A quarterly inter-
operation immediately if a deficiency noted during
val is equal to 3 calendar months, or to 250 hours of
operation, would damage the equipment if operation
operation, whichever occurs first. The item numbers
were continued. All deficiencies and shortcomings
indicate the sequence of minimum inspection re-
will be recorded, together with the corrective action
quirements.
taken, on DA Form 2404 (Equipment Inspection and
M a i n t e n a n c e Worksheet) at the earliest possible
opportunity.
Figure 3-1. Not used.
