PS Magazine - AUGUST 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 381
AUGUST 1984
DId YOU GT
youR BAt±Er²
C³MPa´µmeN¶
c·V¸¹ ºL»¼p½¾?
When you 're settiNg up your Multi-
ple Integrated Laser Engagement
System transmitters on sma±± arms fOr
a training exercise, go easy with the
batt²ry compartment cover clamps.
Tra³s´itt²rs used with sma±± ar´s
have batt²ry covers with fragile catch-
²s. If you Frc² the cover closedµ you'±±
break the catch¶
S·¸ do this:
•
Seat the battery care¹±ly. It on±y
go²º in one way» so line up the coNnect-
·rs and push it home. If you get
resistance¼ be sur² the connectors are
in the right s±ots.
•
The idea is» push the cover do½n
and ho±d it¶ The¾¿» attach the clamp to
the catch on the cover. Push the clamp
dowN a³d ±ocK it.
Atach
clamp
•
The bottom of the battery wi±± pop
•
Do Not atÀch tHe c±amp to the open
Up when insta±led .
.. and K²ep the cover
cover and Áorce it c±osed¶ That±± bÃst
open.
the catch .
.. right NÄw or next time.
26
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8
Do Not gouge away the epoxy seal
aNd try to hot wire the co³nector. Al±
that'±l do is damage the traNsmitter. It
wi±l Not activate the laser b²am fOr dry
firi³g¶
M29-Series MorT±rs .
.²
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0
ÁÂÃ SÄnsÅÆ bÄlÇ
The con³ector eNd of the r²ar senÅ
sor detector b²lt fOr APC's shou±d be
instal±ed th² way TM
9-1265È370É10Ê3
te±ls you. That Keeps the coNNector end
away from the ¹e± ce±l. Then di²se±
Æe± woN't eat iNto the tape and genera±-
±y fOu± thiNgs up.
81-MM Damage Stoppers
WheN you traNsport or store the
bipod assemb±y, K²ep the traversiNg
haNdwh²el cranK in stowed (c±osed)
position.
Çf you ±eave the craNK opeN, it sNags
È
oN just about aNythiNg .
.. aNd beNds or
breaKs. Éo craNK, No traversiNg, No
mortar.
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8
27
MaKe sure the chain aNd sprinG oN
the Bipod ±egs are attached and com-
p±ete befOre you hau± the mortar oÊf fOr
traiNiNg or whatev²r. The chain he±ps
ChaIn
and
³pR´ng
atachEd?
Keep the ±egs from spreadiNg aNd the
tube froË doiNg a Ìosedive.
WheN yoà do get to the fie±d» aNd you
³²ed somethiNg fOr RappiNg staKes, etc.,
fiNd a hammer! Some troops use the
sabot round as a Hammer sub. DoNÂt do
it!
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