PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 311
OCTOBER 1978
You turret mechanics can
damagE the receiver/trlnsmitter
on your AN/VVS-1 Laser range
fnder iF you try to insta±L it on an
M60A2 tank th²t has a short³
circuited cupoLa s±ip ring.
'
keep this ´oµ happenIng,
here's what you dO:
1¶ Be·oRe you pu±¸ out a
r¹ceiver/transmitter That you
thInk might be bad, see iF the disº
pLay in the commander's Laser
ranging contro± unit Is workIng. »F
the dispLay is not working, then
.=±²³´µ
the cupo±a s¼ip rIng cou±d be
shorted.
-
,.
±
.
²
If the
gunNer'
or
Tank comMaNdEr's
cOntRl
HA¶Dl· Ma¸
un
CO
N
s
±
i
ca±
Tve±sE
te Tr
whEN
y¹u gRºb »
EVEn
whEN
¼½·
GUN±²R³s
±R²E³ pow´µ
SW²cH
iS i±
³´E
¾F¿
positON.
·
You can keep yourseLF saFe iF you do these things:
Ne½er touch eitHer cont¾oL hanD±e un±ess you're absoLute±y sure that
no member oF the c¾ew is where he Can be hurt iFthe turret t¾averses.
Never assume that these hand±es won't wo¾K just because the master
switch is o¿ Àeve¾ use these hand±es to he±p yourse±F get in or out oF the
Á
tu¾ret.
±
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i´µ
²µ¶ug· ¸¹e cº»¼ c½mpa¾ME¿².
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ÁoVE, you cOuLd bE
s¶·I¸¹sly
iNj¹ºd
ß
»v»N kiL
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Âhe driÃer and a±L other c¾ew membe¾s must be in saÄÅ posItions beÆre
the master battery switCh Is turneD oÇ o¾ on.
Èperate the master swItch onLy Éom the driver's seat.
ÂhIs app±Ies to a±± series M60 anD M60AÊtanKs, the M60AË Ì»SÍ, the
ÎM48A5, the M728 ÏÍÐ and M60A2.
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