PS Magazine - JANUARY 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 386
JANUARY 1985
Cut down on power loss aNd over-
.
heating
of
your
A±/TVQ²2
Gound/veHcul³r l³ser locator desi´aµ
tor (¶/VLLD) with thorough schedµ
uled m·in¸enance¹
Your ºM's PMCS will keep your
¶/VLLD ready¹
»ere are some trouble ¼eas that
c
·
be avoided:
O½
erhea
¾I
ng-
ºransceiver ¿trÀÁEn
coolant level should be 630 tÀ
670
ÂSö¹ You canÄt check it, but purging
and reFÅg by your direct support
(DS) every 180 days hÆÇps kÈp pressure
up É your laser desi´ator
I
r³ngeÊ
(LD/R)¹ Be sure the LD/R gets to DS
1±
:·.²
•
fËr scheduled purging¹ Ârevent costly
'
I
:.;,{±
d³Ìage Íom overheating bÎ low or
³
contaÏninated coolant¹
·
Nickel
cdu
batTR-
±eÐÑted
or improper charÒÓg cuts power¹ Âage
3²7 of ºM 9Ô1260Õ47712 speÇls out
charging conditions aÓd intervals fËr
best perÖormance¹ ºhe batteries must
go thru a discharge cycle befËre
charging¹ ºhat prevents a sh×Øow or
.
±
.
surface ch¼ge ("ÌemoryÙ cycle) Úd
:.±
extends the Ûfe of the battery¹
Faulty
ÜÝÞßàáÜâã±ight sight aÓd
•
ä/ÂS¶²2 digital message dEvice
(DMD) operation goes haywiåe with
æproperly charged batteries¹ Charge
them right, using info on the ²7286
charger in TM 11Ô6130Ô392²12¹ ±ight
BA±E²³Es
CHA´GEd?
sight ch¼çÓg requiåements are iÓ C3
to ºM 9Ô1260Ô477Ô12¹
è
ºée word on
reêuiåements ër the Dì battery is in
ºM ííÔ7440Ô281²12&¹
Work
ÝIîÞïUÝðWhen your ñ/ò
VLóD ÂMCS or troubÇeshooting
checks show that repairs ³re needed, do
them or get the component to DS¹
ôoÇding repair jobs back and dumping
them on DS in one shot causes delays
and keeps your ¶/VLLD down¹ ¶et
them fõxed
a
needed, öd cut downÔ
÷
ø
tõme¹
Nµght Sµght mµSalµgnment¶
ùnchecked boresight colÇimators can
botch your night sight úgnment¹ Âreµ
vent that by gettûüg the collæator to
²
your Dý ër each semiannual veriþcaò
tion¹ ºhE word's in C3 to your ²12 ºM ¹ÿ
·gno¸ng
Bi
¹lueS-
Āāº (BuiÇt²ānò
TĂst) ăfË fed you tĄough the Lą/Ć
can head oćf big rEpĈs or shutdowÓ¹
Âara 2²3 of your ²12 ºM ĉĊs you iÓ¹
āf yoċ Āāº cÇues you on a possibÇE mČ²
,
č
Ď
function, get it checked outďĐ đsoonest¹
²f
L´µ¶=-¸¹º
JAN 85
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