PS Magazine - MAY 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 378
MAY 1984
Think "ON± with the power supply
and mount drive circuit bReaKers befre
you apply power in the gun²er's com-
partment oF your ChAparral missile
system.
IF you Forget to Flip those breaKers
on, a surge oR oveRload can damage the
mount circuitry. ³he breaKers help pre
vent it. ´lip them onµ TuRn power onµ
Loose belts and worn beaRings on
youR M730 caRRieR's generatoR reduce
belt li¶ and electRica· output.
When you do your PMCS checK on
geneRator belt tension, you should have
when
checKing
generator drive belt tension. Do not
oveRtighten beltsµ That wi·· bind the
bearing .¸¸ which
builds
heat
and
Re¹uces beaRing, seal and generatoR liºe¸
MPU Leak
When you checK the oil level in youR
gasoline engine M»U, taKe a looK at the
di¼sticK seal.
Iº the sea· is missing oR damaged, get
it Replaced. OtheRwise,
oil will
be
FoRced up past it and ·eaK into the
CRewmen who inst½ll Fixed FiRe ex¾
tinguisheRs beHind the M730 driver's
seat oR in the MPU compartment should
think Knobs.
IF a contRol Knob's not set Right, youR
¿
supeRvisoR oR an inspector Ài·l put youR
whole Cha¼aRral system down until
heÁs sure youR extinguishers are OÂ.
Some extingÃishers have a SET posi¾
tion, which shows on the
V
oF the Knob.
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