PS Magazine - JULY 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 392
JULY 1985
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STowIng ±T on Your Chaparral
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Dufebags, tarps and other stored
gear on your Chaparral launch station
can bust up pieces oF the system.
±or instance, gear stowed in the
gunner's compartment might ²t
OK
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temporarily³ However, iF the rails
are raised by someone who doesn't
know about the gear, the gunner's
sight is ´rced into the gear³ Scratch
one sight³
Also, iF you don't have enough room
to store gear on the "blast cOvers, itµs
temptIng to stow it on the hatches
b-
tWEn Te tURet and engine compar¶ent³
·hen the turret turns or is retracted,
the gunner's step snags the gear³ ¸ither
gear and step are damaged, or the step
tears o¹ and gear is rippeº apart³
You've got to stow your gear, but be
care»l where you put it³
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JUL 85
¸lbow grease, more times thaN Not,
is the
¼
cure ´r sticking Latches on
hatc½ covers oF your ChaparraL System
launch
¾
plat´rm.
¸ye, instead oF pry, when latc½es
stick³ ¿aise the hatÀh aNd Look ´r
objects t½at might be keeping the ½atch
Áom seating³
A Layer oF dust or dirt iN the
recess next to the plat´rm deck might
be enough to preven seating. CleaN
it out with a screwdriver edge or a
pocket kniÃ.
Do not kick or pry the latch to make
it seat³ A lot oF latches have been
broken that way.
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Keep
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·hen you clean your Chaparral System, keep water away Áom the mount,
rails and gunner's compartment, aNd never let water get into an open rear
electricaL compartment.
Ähose areas are Loaded with electricaL contacts, and water Åan corrode or
short out every one oF them.
Ähink dry and your missiles will Æy³
JUL ±5
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