PS Magazine - JULY 1976
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 284
JULY 1976
NEEDS LeGS
TO STAND on
Your AN/PPS-5() radar set sTicks its neck out for yoU. ±
Least yo² can do 1s to make sure IFs got a leg to stanD on³
BefOre sEttIng up the trIpo´, spread the legs a lIttle to
remove the
MX-
7565() trIpo´ cµ¶umn assemb·y com¸
ponents³ ¹º you don't you'll have trou»¼e getting
½
out tHe wavegui¾e horn¿ telescope and ground pIns.
You mIght Àamage these Items If you Áang them
around to get them out.
When you're tIghtenIng the collar's wIngscrew,
·
easy wIth tÂe ÁIg tools. ÃInger-tIght Is all
that's nedeÀÄ Åoo much twIstIng of the
wIngscrew can strIp the threadsÆ
A
AÇter you've spread your set'È legs,
make sure the teeth are lIneÀ up for a
.
±
²
.
³
good grIp ÁefOre you tIghten the leG locks.
I
you mIsmatch the teeth yoU
can chIp 'em anÀ cause 'em to lose theIr grIÉ. ÊhIs'll ruIn rIvets, too.
WIth the leg lock snuggled up, push the handle out of the way to keep It
from gettIng Áent or Ároken.
46
l±aKY
B²-1568/U
IS ³´uSy
A leaky ËAÌÍ568/Î Áattery can Ïut
Ðhe ÁIte on yÑur AN/PRCÒ90 radIo
setÓ
AnÔ, wheÕ you need that emergen
•
c
Öo×ator traÕsceIver the most, a Øad
ÁatÙery you can doÚ wIÙhoutÆ
So, take oUt the BAÛÍ56Ü and eye
t<
termInal eÝds for sIgns of ÞIqUIdÓ ¹f
EYE BA-1568
TERMINAL
ENDS .±.
Ùhere's ÖIQUßd, IÙ's leakyà
ÊUán Ùhe Áattery In and geÙ ânother
oneÓ
ãf It's not leaky Áut It has whIte
crysÙaÖs on IÙ,
_
äIpe the ÁatÙery clean
aÕÀ pUt åer Áack IÕ yoUr radIo seÙæ
47-±²³´µ¶"·¸¹.º»
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