PS Magazine - MAY 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 402
MAY 1986
ChaparRal MPU
Stop!
Before you hit tHe MAN START
button on your missile system's mas-
ter power unit, toggLe
0
FF tHe
MASTER POWER and COMM
switches.
If you Leave them ON, transient
voLtages±spikes²can da³age bot´
tHe
AMµ1780 audio frequency
ampLifier and your AN/
V
RC¶· 2¸series
radio set.
That¹s especiaLLy true after you¹ve
been usinG battery power to run your
commo. A weaK battery can¹t stop
the spikes tHe way a fuLLy cHarged,
weLlºmaintained battery can»
You can add a big spike stopper to
your com³o circuits by instaLLing an
MX¼7778 transient su½pressor, NSN
5915µ00¾431µ6718. The suppressor's
job is to trip its breaker ¿Hen too¶big
surges are Headed toward your radio
set.
Àour autHority to add ÁHe supÂ
pressor is your ÃO. SÄ · 1Å3 · Links
ÁHe sUpÆressor ÇitH AÈ/VÉÃÊË2Ì
series radios.
TM · 1¾59 · 5¸223Ê · 2 Has detaiLs on
instaLLation and oÆeration. For conÍ
venience and easy cabLing, you sHouLd
mount tHe suppressor on tHe fLoor of
tHe crew compartmenÎ.
Put
it as
cLose to tHe battery box and as fÏr
su±±²esso²
·
He²e
under the radio as you can. Make
sure you can stiLL connect the cabLes
easiÐy, of course.
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ISSUe 402
MAy 1986
FiR±POW±R
M16A± Rifle
2,3
M2/M3
12² 13
M203 GL
4
M1 Tanks
14
M60D MG
5
M992 Fire
HAWK TIps
6
Senso³
15
Vu´can News
8
T³ack Shoes
16
Cannon Tips
9
M60A3 tanks
17
MLRS
10µ11
M±13-Se³ies
'
GROuND mOB i LiL t²
M915A 1 Truck
18,20,26
To³que ¶od
25
Gama Goa·
21
Convoy ¸lags
26
M939¹Series
22
F507º T³ucks
27
M39»Se¼½es
23
130G¾Se¼ies
CUCV Ope³a·o¼ 24¿29
Grade³s
27
aiR mOBiLi³²
OÀÁ58A&C
37
CHÂ47D
41
UHñ
38Ä39
AvIa·ion Msgs
4±
AH±
39.40
COmmuNiCatiONs
AN/VRC±2
42
TAÂ838
48
AN/GRCÃ106
44
OL±92
49
ASÃ1729
Connec·o¼
An·enna
46
Ca³e
49
OAÂ3633
47
TAC¸ÅRE ÆiPs
50
tROOP supPORt
New Çubs
28
Èce Ches·s
59
5ÉKW Gen
52
DÊ ¸o¼m 314
60
DIps·ick
53
Ëan·e³n
500ÌGal
Ba··e¼y
6º
¸uel D³ums
54
Ærng ÇÍbs
60
M2 Bͳner
56
Mic³ofiche
A¼c·ic TenÎ
58
SÍPPly Çubs
62
MicroÏiche
58
M51 Shel·e³
Ð
59
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