PS Magazine - JULY 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 368
JULY 1983
Next time you stow the launcher of
your
M901
ITV, Look for a smooth,
gradua± desce²t of the Launcher.
As you go from erect to stow
posi³io², the laU²cher should s±ow
doW² just before it sett±es into the
support brackets on top of the deck´
1UT
WHAT CaN wE DO
to S±²P I³ seRG´µn¶?
the
ing, teL± your turret mechanic about it
right now.
You can prevent damage by turning
off the ERµCT¶ON DR¶Vµ switch as
Next tiMe you fee± resista·ce when
_± ²³
_
you use the focus controL knob
(dioP³er adjUst) of your TO¸ system
'"=-
op³ical sigH³, stop´
There are stops at each limit of the
k²ob¹ ¶f you force the knob beyond the
stopsº you'l± make a repair job»
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M901 Readiness
¼R
750-40 and
C
2
to
TM±²³23´0µ
259µ¶0
don½t agree on the nuMBer of
nightsight co¾Lant BottLes that Must
be
on hand for th¿ equipMent to Be
ready/available. ¸hich is right? Go
with the ¼Rº whÀch says
5
cooLant
bottles Must Be on handÁ The Tº
Ãhich says at Least
¶0
are neeÄeĺ wilL
Be corrected to
agree
with the ¼RÁ
Ni
g
ht SI
g
ht D±sk
Friction
drive
hub
You caN avoid corrosioN ANd electrical shortiNG DAmaGe,iN the erectioN Arms
of your ·²0¶ ITV with A miNor AlterAtioN. TB ¸¹º000¶³3²³¸ QAN 83) hAs
ÀnstructÀons and
diagrAms for A DrAiN hole iN eAch Arm to Get riD of »oisture.
Panel Filter Cha²
g
e
TB 43¼½00¶³3²¾3 (Oct 82) Authorizes A GreeN FiLter for the "lAuNcher ready¿
iNdicator liGht oN your ·²0¶ TOW ITV. Turret mechaNics cAN iNstALl the FilterÀ
ÁSÁ ´²30³0¶³066´655.
¼ÅL
other iNDicAtor liGhts oN the GuNNer's coNtrol
paNeL keep their red FiÃters.
Heater Shut-Off
WheN you shut off the persoNNel heAter oN Äour eArLy moDeL ·²0Å TÆW
ITVÀ keep the master switch oN uNtil the ÇLoÈer stops AND the iNDicator liGht
Goes out. SiNce the heAter oN the ·Å¶¹ AND some ·Å¶¹ÉÊ chAssis (eArly
·²0ËÌs) is wireD to the ÇAtteryÀ through the mAster switchÀ keepiNg the mAster
switch oN lets the heAter purGe itseLf of Fuel. ThAt preveNts Fire or explosioN
wheN you Next start itÍ
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