PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 375
FEBRUARY 1984
Dummy Weight
Next time you're cleaning your LET,
eyeba±l the compression rings on the
·
dummy weight.
The rings should be smooth ²³´ no
burrs, nicks or gouges. If they aren't
smooth, get your mech to conta
c
t DS
fOr repair or replacement.
Lens CleanIng
R±NGS
SMooTH?
µracker lenses have expensive coatings which both protect them and let¶them
perFrm better.
µHat's wHy yoU Use special cleAing materi¸¹.
If yoU Use ragsº eyegl»s tissUes, paper or whatever to wipe the lenses, you'll
scratcH a¼d damage tHem.
:±I
½o¾d this tHoUght: Wipe lenses only
w
lens paperº ¿SN
6±0-²-597-
6745.
Àor other ¾ens cleaning, go with aUthorized materials only.
YoU'll Á¼d what yoU need Âsted in Ãppendix
B, T 9³1425³484-´0.
Dragon LET RinG NSN
M163A1 Dama±e Dampers
Soft water anÄ hard trees can knock
ol' Vlcan to His knees.
À'rinstance, when yoU Åed water
directly into all those little black boxes,
they get knocked oUt with corrosion.
To prevent itº kÆp water oÇ the radar
system Units when yoU wash the track.
This's especially important when yÈu
Use high-pressure water on the track.
Élso, keep canvas covers in place
when the vehicle's idle. Driving rain
dÊmages the black boXesº too.
The Ënit
5
power sUpply gets most
of the moistUre damage. Water gets in
it and blows it oUt.
YoU can help by latching onto some
green tape, NSN
83´5³²µ253-6293¶
RUn the tape along the power sUpply
where the cover and case meet and
you've got a waterproof seal. Ìt's easy
to get oÍf fOr maiÎtenance.
If yoU can't Ánd a¼y in yoUr Unit,
bUm some Ïom ÐoUr post canvaÑ shop.
CaUtion: The tape does not protect
5
yoUr radar Units Ïom high pressÒre
water. Keep it away!
AbOut ²hOse ³rees .
..
Óe antenna Unit dish on your
Vc
has stUrdy brush guards which protect
the antenna.
Note, tHo, that they are
b´ush
guards. They ward ofÔ the branches of
small trees, bUshes and sUch.
They do not knocÕ down trees, tHick
tree lÖbs and other barriers that yoUr
tracÕ can plow into. ×dº the ØUlcan's
not sUpposed to go where tanks go!
The message is: Stay oUt o(the trees!
Àind a clearer roUte.
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