PS Magazine - JANUARY 1985

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 386

JANUARY 1985
PS Magazine - JANUARY 1985 - Page 8 of 35
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When the module is elevated, don't
run the loader boom in and out. The
boom
c
break the
C
fOllower. That
while DS
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Before booming in, check
boom -in limit switch connector and
cable. Make sure it's
i
place and sEure.
The connector can be broken if it's not
tight.
0
When reloading Fom a resupply
vehicle, make sure the umbilical cable
access door is closed. It'Ll get bent ifthe
module is elevated too high.
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1
After loading the ±P ²C, make sure
³he W19 and W20 umbiL´cal cabls are
connµted to the ±P ²C. ¶therwise, you
won't be able to launch any rockets.
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Get a good ·asp on the ¸P ²C latch
handles be¹re locking or unlocking
them. There's very little pressure ¹r
º
about the first two inches of travel.
Then there's a lot of pressure on the
haNdles and they kick like mules if you
let them go.
±
MaKe sure
aL
electrical cable and
hydraul´c hose hoo»-ups are made r´ght
and tight. You don't need broken pins
or leaks.
²
There's a boot available fOr the
short/no-voltage tester (S¼VT) to
protect it ½om damage¾ ¶rder ¼S¼
5930¿ÀÁ892Â9026 diRectly Fom US
Army MIC¶M, ATT¼: AMSMIÃ
S¼¸PM, Äedstone Arsenal, A¸
35898Á5230Å
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Battery power is vital Æo the system¾
Because of the large use of battery
power, check the battery water level
often. Boil¿out and evaporation will
cause a lot of water loss.
-³
´
If possible, rÇn the vehicle engine
at high ( È,ÉÊËÈ,5ÀÌ ÄPM when Çsing
the launcher drive system or the booms
and hoists¾ The ¸DS Çses so much
power that, ÇÍless conditions dictate
otherwise, the engine shoÇlÎ be
runnÏng.
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