PS Magazine - APRIL 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 365
APRIL 1983
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It's a "pus
the arm, don't ToucH THE
dish± trip wHen you stOw tHe anTenna
of your
Ml67 Al
towed VUlcan.
If yOu pusH it inTo stow pOsition by
THe radoMe, or dish, you can daMage
gears, the servo drive and otHEr parts²
³verything mesh´s when poWEr is
Pull or push here
to swing anteNna
appliEd, but for manUaL sTow you grab
tHe base suppOrT arm ²µ² and goµ
If THEy' re not, THe antenna can FreE
Swing and basH iNto a TrEe, a veHicLE oR
a buiLding, maybE evEn a Troop .
.² ve¶y
bad news²
M901 TurRet PUmp-±p
·eed to operate your
M901
Turret
fOr maintenance wHen you can't use
tHe hydrauLic pump motor?
¸O make a tougH job a LitTLe easier in
manUal mode, try this:
¸urn tUrreT pOwer on and THEn turn
tHe emergency power switcH on (tHat
de-EnerGizes tHe hydraulic pump Re¹
Lay)² Place the Handcrank in tHe left
direction arm cover. ¸urn it cOunTEr¹
clockWise till tHe launchEr is erEct and
tHe erect lamp ligHts² ºperatE THe
hand
pump
till the erection Locks
»ngage.
Instead of waiting tiLL yoU rEac¼
175±
½¾I witH tHe manuaL Hydraulic
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pump, move tHe turret wh¿le you're
pumping. ¸his kEeps THe preSsure
down and makes for easier pUmping²
You'Ll HavE mOre enerGy to repaiR
or Operate tHe sysTem.
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set works besT, and LongEr, wHEn yoU lEavE it LÄkE THE manUfacTurer MadE iT²
Åor instance, cold weaTHer or noTÆ you SHouLd noT bypass THE fÇEl filtEr To
get a fastÈr start²
¸He fiLter keeps out dirt and CrUd tHaT coUld damagE tHe Engine and comÉ
pOnents²
A
faster start is not wortH iT.
engin³
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AnotHer "leaveÊitËon± item iS tHE
n
engine
sHroud² It HaS
2
big
pUr¹
poses:
•
Safety, For protecting ±eo-
ple and equIpment from hot or
mov²ng parts.
•
Cooling³
by
circUlating aIr
arouNd tHe eNgine´
CabL³ Fix
If tHe groundinG TerminaLs on yoUR
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W68
TrailerÌtoÍgroUnd
and
W7´
sHeltErÎtoÎtrailer cabLes are Missing
or
damaged,
get new
cablEs
wiTH
·¾·'s
143±-±1-±55-522± (W68)
and
143±-±1µ±59-±542 (W7±).
¸HEy'Re in
¸Ï
9¶14·±-588-24P.
A
makesHift
terminaL,
or
Using
cabLe wires as a TerminaL, can sHort
and damage EquipMent or sHock your
bÐddies² YOÇ mUst repLacE tHE cabLe
to get tHe terminal²
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