PS Magazine - JUNE 1974
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 259
JUNE 1974
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The AN/MJQ-49 Forward Area Alert±
ing Radar (FAAR) is some complIca²ed
machIne, bu² a few sImple preven²Ive
main²enance ²ricks on your part can keep
It ²rackIng ²arge²s.
For Ins²ance³ a sImple ²ask like pU²t´ng
²he dust caps oµ the
3
ro²ary joInt jacks
(J-1, J±2
and
J²3)
at ²he ²op o¶ ²he mas²
can protect ²hem and prevent crud and
cor·osion ¶rom GettInG to the connec²ors
and DiablInG
¸
¹e
_
antenna assemblyº
So remember: when yoU dIsconnect ²he
cables, or Install or remove ²he horn as»
sembly³ put on ²he caps.
Ano²her memory exercise ²ha²'ll preven²
damage in the shel²er¼ Keep ½¾¿s³ clo²hÀ
IngÁ ²ools and such o ²he blower vents
o¶ ²he
PP³6238_
power inver²er and
J´µ863
dÃsÄrIbUtIon boXº
Å
WHeÆ yoUÇrE toolinG thE rÈÉar rIg
tHroUgH the boOndocÊs³ remove and
Ë
store
the
W20
cable (i² connec²s ²he an²enna
tÌ the shel²er)Í
ÎtHerÏIse, tHe cable dangles on ²he side
Ìf tÐe sl1elter, Ïhere it grabs at brUsh and
treEs. That leaDs to damaged cables and
connectorsÑ
AnÒ wHile yoU're travelIng³ remember
how high that radar is rIdIng on ²he rear
of yoUr
M561
Óama Óoa²Ñ
AVOID
STEeP
51D± ANGL²s'"
and
SavE ± R²d³r
FROM
ToPpLiNG!
Ô
BE ÕÖ×e ²he la²chInG pins on ²Øe an²ennaÙ
·
mas² are ¶Ully engaged a¶ter you erect the
mastº
SUrest way to Do ²hat is ²o release yoUÚ
Hold slÛghtly on the la²ch halyards when
Ü
tHe mast is fUlLy erectedº The halyard slack
alloÏs tHe pins to slIp Ýnto place.
Þaturally³ If tHe pins aren'² seated³ ²he
mast can slIp DowƳ wi²h resultIng damage.
As you lower the mast, there's always
a chance tha² ²he winch cable caß sàá
â
ã
ºº. and there äUst may be enoUgh slåCæçèé
²o whacê somebodyë
So³ Êeep the areÈ ußder the
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antenna Èssemblies clearÍ Tìíî
c¶mb·¸e¹
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