PS Magazine - AUGUST 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 345
AUGUST 1981
The battle short switch on your
Improved
HA WK
AN/MPQ-46
IHIP±R set can throw your set from
full radiate to off if the switch is
installed upside down.
Since the switch overr²des the
electrical interlocks, flipping it from
I
what you think is NORMAL to
BATTLE SHORT ON would brin³
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´
µ
iI.-
t¶e radar down from full radiate to off.
Not so good for the mission.
The switc¶ is easy to put on wrong,
·
-
;
±.
but a quick check can set your mind at
-±
ease. Also, a quick fix can give you the
¸
right switc¶ position indicatG¹ .
. ?iI±
HERe'S
WtAI
TO
Do ±²³
ºORMA» positi¼n. If t¶e light comes
With set power on .
..
Flip the switch to
BATTLE on, somebody put the switch in upside
SHORT
"½
O
¾
N
¿
À
f"´
down. Your switch is Áeally i the
BA TûE
SHORT ON position,
which is what triggers the light.
So what to do?
Back off the nut that secures the
sÄitch until it's loose enough to let you
turn the switch a full
180
degrees
ÅÆÇ
(right-side up). Tighten the nut, and
switch to BÈ TûE SHORT ON. If the
light comes on, the switch is OK.
Loosen nut-tur SwitchJ80°.
DonÉt attempt to change anÊ
wiring. If you run into problems,
contact your support.
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d··r ¸·¹
Since it's out of sight, some troops
put it out of mind. Namely, the door
locking mechanism for the radar set
group cover.
The mechanism, which is partly
¶idden in the cover, is supposed to be
lubed monthly.
º
isn't, so t¶e locking rods bind,
door handles break from being forced,
and the door itself can't be locked.
It just takes a little lube and a little
time to prevent. Nuf said?
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