PS Magazine - AUGUST 1976
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 285
AUGUST 1976
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The W20 cable assembly and connectors on your AN/MPQ-49 forward area
aLerting radar syste± (FAAR) get a little tIred and worn with use (don't wE
all?).
However, a few cautIons on your part and an eyeballing here and there can
help get the ±ost out of them²
And, if you'Ve been havIng a problem gettIng specIal gear oil for gear ±otor
lubing (as It tells you in ³O 9-1430-588-´2), hang µn there a mInute. Help's on
the way.
ReguLar use of FAAR causes W20 cable slippage, which
±akes for wear, damaGe and Loose connections. The head
shed is workIng on the problem, but here's how you can
help untiL It's solved:
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¶yeba·l the connectors at the J¸, ¹º, -3, -4, and »5 jacks on t¼e antenna and
mast anD theJ6, -7, -8, ½9 anD¾¿0 jacks on the she·ter, anD t¼eJÀ,]7 anD ÁÀ on
"the pedestaL eVery daY you use the system Be sure theyÃre tIg¼t. Äf they're
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arÖuÒd Ñ×e caÎLe aÐÏ ÑØght² ÙÌ tÚÏÊÛÐe daÜagÏd oÐ
goÒe, ÐeÕLace theܲ
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3² Ýe sure tÈe caÎle support sÒaÕ hooK on
the mast Is seated ÐIgÈt²
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4² WheÒ you raise or lower the mast, get someÞ
body to keep the caÎLe cLear ²ÆÆ soßs it woÒßt sÒag
or taÒgleÆ Thereßs a ràmÓÒder on that
In Tá 9¹â430-588-´0ã
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5² Ùf youßrÏ tooLing through
woods or dense underbrush, take
the cable off the sIde oä the shelter
and stow Ót awayÆ
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6å Never, but never, use the
cable to
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help you climb oÒ tçe
shelter or wÈateVer²
èou ca
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n gt a quart oé êt bë asìêng
íor îubïcatðg Oêñ,
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985-õ0
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ýescïþtÿĀn wêññ be added to Tabñe ùó2
oé Tö 9āòĂù0ā588-ò0² îêìe ëour îO
saës, ëou cüecì tüe gear ăotor box
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ontüñë to be sure tüą oêñ Ćećeñ's
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