PS Magazine - AUGUST 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 381
AUGUST 1984
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i
M48A5/M60-Series Tanks.
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Move the Starter Solenoid
Ii 1±²1
You have to pull the power pack to
replace the starter relay solenoid on the
A VOS l
790-2C
or
2³
engine. And
that's hard work±
So the next time you have the pack
out for scheduled service, move the
²oLenoid to the top of the engine±
Starter solenoid reLocation Kit, NSN
2920´0µ¶073·432µ,
has all the wiring
³our
M60A
l
RISE
Passive
A
N
NVS-2
night
´ision viewer has a lot oF
enemies-µet, seats¶ dirt
and
moisture,
plus
othe·s.
¸t's got one big ¹riend,
tho-a stowage comºart»
menT¼ Be sUre ½ou pUt
½oU· vi¾we· there an½
time ½oU 're not Using iT¿
.·
ÀeFT ÁUt unde· ½ou·
:,±;²
s¾at it taÃes a beatingÄ
f'
Åhe ºower receºtaCÆe iÇ
snaººed oÈ Á· soM¾Thing
insid¾ Comes loose¼
ÅHer¾ go ½oU· nigHt
¾½esÉ R¾m¾mb¾·Â WhaT
½oU CanÊt se¾
can
hu·T
½oU.
A
II
the infË on how to maKe the
change is in ÌB
43·000µ·39·5
(Apr
8µ ).
¸f you don't have a copy or can't locate
oneÍ drÎp a line to ÏalfÐÑast±
-±².1
LET's
MOV
&
Tf
±²enOiD WHi²³
w´
HAVE
thµ
PACK
PLlED!f
m60A
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RIS³ pass´ve/M60A3 Tanks µ¶¶
PerIscopE Turn-Off
Ònytime yoU 're not using gunner's
periscopes
M3¸E
¶
and
M35E
¶
and
commander's periscope
M36E
¶, ·r
the light oÓf in the periscope reticles.
ÔeavinG the light on burns the retiÕ
cle ºattern into the imÖge intensifier
tube screen. Ìhen the passive image
tube has to be replaced-and that tube
is very expensive!
Ôeaving the light on when you 're usÐ
ing battery power discharges tHe bat»
teries, too±
So, use the lowest ºossible light in»
tensity for reticle illUmination. Ònd,
always turn tHe reticle power of× when
a periscope is not in use±
±t'² an ±nsIDe Job
Ìhe onÆy safe way to open the
ballistic sHield doors fËr the periscope
moUnts on your tØnk is by Using the
operating handles inside the tUrret±
³ou can damage both the gUnner's
and the commander's shield doors by
opening them from the oUtside±
Ìhe gunner's shield door operating
shaft gets bent if the door is pri¾d open
from the oUtside± Ùith a bent shaÚÂ the
shield is Useless Until it's repaired±
¸¹v¹R
pr
mouº»
¹º»¼
½
³UG 8
´7
Ìhe commander's shield door is
opened and closed by a spring± Since
there's no mechanical stop to Ãeep the
door from being opened too wide the
spring can be stretched or even broken±
Again The ballistic door is useless unÕ
til it's fixed±
In both cases never open the doors
from tHe oUtside. Ûse the operating
handles± Üt's an inside job±
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