PS Magazine - JULY 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 404
JULY 1986
Never frce the acTator switCh on
your Dragon and ±OW night sights
²hen you ins³all a cooLant cartridge.
Forcing the switch can damage the
acTator ball bearings and ³he car³ridge's
needle valve.
I´ you µel resistance when you push
the acTator switch toward ¶O·K, stop.
±he cartridge's not in right.
I´ ¸he actua³or switch ³uRs hard,
ro³a³e ³he ca¹³ridge sºightly And t¹y ³he
swi³ch again.
»o³a¸e
³he
cA¼³idge
again ½¾½ and
again .½½ Untiº ³hE swi³ch ºocks EAsiºY
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with the cartridge ¿lly sea³ed in the
actuator.
sure
cartridgE
is fully
seated
·all your meÀh i´ the cartridge won't
seat ¿lly. Something's screwy.
Save the orange caps that come with
car³ridges .½½ and use them. Whenever
a ca¹tridge is waiting to be used or
reÁlled, Âeep ¸he orange cap on.
±he
cap
protects
the
cartriÃge's
needºe vaºve And keepÄ di¹³ ou³.
·a¹tridges
are
under
very
high
pressure.
A
dir³y vaºve ²iºl shoot dirt into ³he
Ac³ua¸o¼, con³aMina³ing ³he nigHt sight.
JULY 86
Locking Up Clamp Problems
ÅikÆ a s¸u¼dY moUsƸ¼aP aǸƼ i¸ sP¼ÈngsÉ ¸ÊÆ "moUsƸ¼aPË ºocking cÌamP
(NSN 5340-01-104-7700)
Ìa¸cÊÆs on³o a ÍOÎ ¸¼ÈPod o¼ PÏdÆs¸Aº and ²onи
ÌƸ go½
ÑoU canи nUdgÆ i¸É bUdgÆ È³ o¼ snag ȸ ÌoosÆ-and ¸hÒ¸Ðs ³hÆ bÆaU¸Y oÇ ¸HÆ
ºÈ¸³ºÆ bÆas¸. ÑoU donÓ¸ HavÆ ³o ²o¼¼Y aboU¸ ȳs comÈng ÌoosÆ and dUmPÈng
VaºUabºÆ mÈssÈÌÆ Pa¼³s½
ÔÇ ÕoU donи haVÆ ¸ÊÆ nƲ cÌAmP
²i¸H ¸hÆ Ìocking hÒndÌÆÉ ¼ÆPo¼¸ i¸ ¸o
YoU¼ mÆcÊÉ ²Êo ²iºº gƳ
DS
³o Èns¸aÌÌ
onÆ Ço¼ YoUÖ ÔÇ ¸hÆ ºockÈng HandÌÆ
b¼ÆaksÉ gƸ i¸ ¼ÆPÌacÆd
ASAP.
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momÆn¸ You ²as¸Æ PU¸s YoU¼ ÍOÎ
Ø
Èn dÒngƼ oÇ a ¸umBºÆ½
ÍÊÆ Ìocking ÊandÌÆ kÆÆPs YoU¼
ÍOÎ Èn a ¸¼aP ½½½
and ȸ coUÌdnи bÆ
mo¼Æ sÆcu¼Æ½
NO ±hARGE NEEdEd
±He ÙOÚ ÛEhicºE Üowe¼ ·ondi³ione¼ (ÙÛÜÝ) gE³s i¸'s Þo²e¼ dirEc¸ºy ßoà
³he Ba³³E¹Y o´ ³He vEhicºE YoU¼ ±Oá is moun¸Ed on. ÙHa³'s aºÌ ³HE po²E¼ hEºÞ
³he ±ÛÜÝ neEds.
Opera³ors, nâve¼ charge ¸he ÙÛÜÝ on ³HE ±Oá Ba¸³Ery chArger½ ÙHE ±ÛÜÝ
doesn'³ nEEd ¼Echa¼ging. ãEsidEsä YoU'ºº dAmAgE åo³h ³hE ±ÛÜÝ and ³HE åA¸¸E¼Õ
chArger.
I´ YoUr ±ÛÜÝ isn'¸ Up ³o snuæä ¸Uç i³ in ¸o your mEcʽ è¸'s no³ you¼ joB ³o
fx
i¸½
JUlY86
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