PS Magazine - MAY 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 330
MAY 1980
Save A Solenoid
,
It happens. For various reasons tHe
electrical solEnoid firing wirE on tHe
M2 maCh±ne gun breaks .
.. even when
you Try to bE carefUl wiTH it.
So, you'vE got to replace tHe wHolE
soleno±d, wHich shoots about 50 bucks
±n the heaD.
Maybe.
Ar²orers ²ay be ablE To savE it likE
so:
RE²ove THe protEctive cover wHEre
THE wi³E EnTErs THE soLEnoid.
If you see
a
piece of wire sticking up
´
through The insulator, you ²ay have it
²ade.
µake The wirE and tHe solEnoid to
your friendly support anD ask ThE² To
solder the wire back on. SupporT can
then apply an adHesivE-sealant Like
RµV 102, NSN 8040¶00·83¸¹9563,
around The soldered area to prevent
shortsº Repair ti²e is abouT 5 ²inutEs.
Never try The repair job yourself.
Only a s²a»l a²ounT of solDEr can be
usEd, since it can shorT out the solEnoid
if it spre¼ds to THe ri² of THe insuLator.
Also, support can tesT tHe solenoiD
after tHE repair job To be sure it's OKº
SkilLed
µHE rEPair Has workED ½¾r oTHE³s
wHEn THErE¿s EnougH wirE LE½T T¾
soLDEr. Àt beaTs DEaDLinED EquiP²EÁTÂ
waiTinG ½¾r soLEÁ¾iDs wHiÃH Ãan BE iÁ
sHorT suPPly.
-
µhE rear s±ghT on your M2 ²achine
gUn is a sÄurdy, heavy¹²etal asse²bly
wh±Åh can taÆe everydaY wear and Tear
±n sÄr±deÇ µhat goes double for the
i²ÈroÉed sight on ²any gUnsº
7186±
Rough
handLing
bEnds
sight
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