PS Magazine - JUNE 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 391
JUNE 1985
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Batter Cable ChEck
t·
Dial 74 or 78 .±. Press
TS±
button²
Wen
I
say
GO,
crank your engine
until
I
say
OFF.
[fQ±
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.
²³s²
/'
ll tell you the starTer circuit resis-
tance² with the 1³4´ton, I the reading
is betµeen 125¶300 (milli¶ohms), the
starTer an· connectors are
OK´
Dial 75 or 79 .
.. Press
TS±
button¸
Wen
I
say
GOµ
crAnk engine until
I
say
OFF.
I¶L
tell you the milli¹ohms value for
resistance change²
ºgain, µith the 1³4»ton, I the read¼
ing is beloµ 70, the batTeR is good¸
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_ ´µ, l¶·
\ead-Acid
B±²eries .
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How much grease do you use on battery posts and where do you put it?
Para 3-84 of TB 43-0001-39±6 (Jul 83) says to put a light coat of GAA on
the whole post²top, side and base. PS 381, Page 4, passed that word.
That's wrong! The Tank±Automotive ComMand now says to put the grEase
³
on
Af·¸R
you put the terminal clamp on the post´ Then cover the clampµtop,
sides and bottomµwith¶ a light coat of GA·¸ ¹ake sure grease gets up u;der
the claMp´ Cover any exposed cable tooº
A Light coat means not more than 1/8-in thick´
New Sensor, New Muzle Cap
That i»proved muzzle reFrence
sensor (colliMator) on your main gun
tube takes a new muzzle cap¼
The old cap won't ½t because the
new sensor is lar¾er and won't let the
cap ½t close enough to seal the tube.
So±¿±¿-¿, Latch onto muzzle cap,
NSN 1015±01±138-4001´ It has a notch
cut in it to ½t around the sensorº
JUN 85
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