PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1984

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 384

NOVEMBER 1984

PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1984 - Page 9 of 33
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When your 105-MM am±o comes in
²
contcT wiTh elecTriciTy, iT goes boo±!
·
When elecTriciTy and am±o ±eeT in
²
The gun TUbe, ThaT's fine. You puT sTeel
on ³ArgeT.
When They meeT anywhere else,
ThaT´s a disasTerµand iT has happened:
FirsT chance you geT, check your wir¶
ing harnesses, especially The ones ThaT
¸¹
RUn beTween The hull and The TurreT
º»
baskeT. Look ¼r damage ThaT could
leave a live wire exposed.
Look ¼r cuTs in The cables, cables
ThaT have
½
been pulled loose and
h¾rnesses ThaT have been mangled or
damaged.
I¿ you Àind any deÁcTs, geT The±
ÀÂxed pronTo. You can also do a Áw
Ã
Things To ±ake sure wiring harnesses
aren'T damaged.
14
Älways maKe sure The driver´s and
gUnner´s periscope sTowage box lids are
closed be¼re Åhe ÆrreT is Traversed.
Än open lid Tears, cuTs or rips cables
and harnesses real easy lÇe.
NOV
³´
Èeep The TurreT clear o¿ Trash and
spenT a±±o cases. ÉhaT sTuÊ ±angles
wiring harnesses i¿ iT geTs ja±±ed
beTween The hull and The TUrreT.
.
NoV
15
FiNally, never do any ±ainTenance in
an uploaded ³anK
by y±urself²
I¿, ¼r
"XaËple, you have To move aÌ a±±o
round To work on The baTTeries, jusT
Think whaT could happen i¿ ThaT round
made conTAcT wiTh a hoT baTTery posT or
cableÍ
GeT so±e help i¿ you ±usT handle
am±o when doing ±ainTenance. Éhe
besT beT, o¿ course, is To remove The
rounds Îom The TurreT.
_²³³´
µ
³´
Remove aMmo
before
pulLing P±
·t
JusT re±ember, you don'T geT a
second chance when elecTriciÏ and
105ÐMM
a±±o
geT
TogeTher.
SOÑeThing´s Òoing To go BÓÓM!


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