PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 387
FEBRUARY 1985
M1 Tanks .±²
Geting AlL The Power
Mechs, if your tank's engine seEms
4
a little slUggish, it could be you need
to maKe a coUple of adjUstments to the
inlet g±ide vane (IGV) act²ator.
The act±ator and other parts of the
Fel/air system maKe sUre the right
a³oUnts of Fel and air are a´ailable
fOr combUstion
to
gi´e dri´ers Fll
power when they need µt.
¶irst, checK the act±ator. Push the
le´er all the way bacK in the direction
of the arrow. THe end of the checK
´oltage. ¶ollow
the instructioNs on
Pages 2-161 ·hr² 2-167 in the same
TM, using either the ST¸/ML outfit
_
or a breaKout box and groundhop iNter-
¹ce Kit.
Remo´e or add shims as Needed to
get readings between
+
10.º aNd
+
11.0
»olts. ¸xaCtly
+
¼0.6 is b½st.
guNners¾ sa´e your trus¿y tÀrre¿ mechanic some uNNecessary worK and
ÁNcle some moNey by securiNg ¿he M240 ÂachÃNe guN mouN¿Ãng qÄÃcÅ release
pins. When you remo´e the M240 ÆÇom its moÀnts, maÅe sÀre the pÃns are Èu¿
bacK into the mount holes É.
. aÊl the way ÃN.
ËtherÌÃse, a loose piN can sNag oN
the gunner's auxiÊiary sÃght body wheN
the main g²n is ele´a¿ed or depressedÍ
That can mean a bent or broÅen ÈiN
or mouNt¾
or,
in the worst case,
a
broKen sight body.
Mechs,
doUble-checK
the
quÃcK
release
ÈiNs
when
you're
ÈulliNg
maintenance
so
you
don't
breaK
anything.
FigHT RF CabLe SwiTch
If you swÃtch aNtenNa cables oN yo²r AÎÏVRÐÑ12-serÃes radÃÒ coÂÈoNeNts¾
you'll ha´e transmitter Èroblems. It's easy to maKe a Âis¿aKe. The
R
cabÊe coNÓ
nectors to your R- 442 recei´er aNd RT-524 or Ô246 receôer-traNsmi¿¿er are ÃdeNÕ
ticaÖ. TroÀble is¾ the antennas aren't. Your RT ×iÖl receôe ÆÃne¾ bÀØ reÆÖec¿ed
power Ùom ¿he receôe antenNa caN ÚË RT cÃrc²its. Watch Ûr a sharÈ droÈ
in transmission raNge after hooÅing up the cables. If you Üe¿ Ãt¾ ha´e your org
repairmaN checÅ your set out ×ith an AÎ/ÝRÞßà82 or AÎ/PRM-34 test se¿É
Be sure that at least 5 freqs in both
A and B baNds are tested. If hÃgh
reáec¿ed power Ãs Ûund¾ swÿch ¿he
cables.
That
should
clear
ÀÈ
your
transÂission woes.
Ënce you'´e got cable and comÈoÕ
Nent mated¾
marK
them
with taÈe.
That'Êl head oâ a case of mÃs¿aÅen
Ãdentity Next ¿ime.
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