PS Magazine - JANUARY 1987
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 410
JANUARY 1987
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M1 Tank
.±±
You crewman and mEhs
c
eitHer
b
saf iN the turret or you caN
B
sorRy (as
iN dead or seriously iNjured).
To be saf wheN you're iN tHe ±urret:
•
²ever reach or leaN over the breech
oF the main guN-³r aNy reaSoN´duRINg
opratioN.
µF you're a mech workiNg oN ¶he guN,
be sure ALL u·ecessary Power is o¸
a¹d stºys o». KeeP the tuRRet aNd guN
¼ockeD IF PossiB¼e. O¹ the
ml t,
Use
t½e gu¾t¿rrÀt drIve sWitch oN the loaderÁs
PanelÂ
I
MALÃ it PreveNts suddeN
moveÄeNt.
•
²ever move BetWeeN the driverÁs
PositioN ÅNd the turret uNless everyoNe
iN the ±urret Æows you are moviNg
A
you kNow ±he turret is ¼ocked.
Lock the turreT before you
climb between the drIver's
posItion and the turret
Çhe Èist oF so¼diers ki¼¼É or Badly hurt
iN accIdeNts causeD by violatiNg ¶hese
rules is already too ¼oNgÊ
Ëut, tuÌret acciDeNts caNNot be PreÍ
veNted uNless you
²
safty every
siNg¼e minute you're iN the turret.
µt's yoUr ¼iFe!
³6
J´N 87
µ
²otHÎNg Beats the FeelÏNg yo¿ get WheN yoÐ hit the stºÑer swItch ÅNd yo¿r
eNgiNe roars iNto liFeÒ µtÓs ¶he s¶ºrt oF a goÔ DayÕ
Öard stºrtiNg haPPeNs oNly IF you Èet it haPpNÊ
YoÐ ¼et it haPPeN by Not giviNg the BatteÌies eNough t×me to recharge aØer a
coÈd weather startÙ
ANy tIme you start your vehIc¼e ÏN cold wÚtherÛ chaRge the baÜterÝes by rUNNINg
your eNgiNe about
¶5
to
30
mINutes. Þet the thrott¼e at hIgh iDleß
You caN te¼à whe¹ your
ba±teries are chargeá by
1
During normal engIne operation-
watchiNg the ËattâGeN inâ
-
±
dãcatorä
As
the
battery
w:o±
BATER±ES AL²EAdY SHO³ O²
recharges, the INdIcator
-·
¸
"G•
o¹
Oº
BE±NG UNdERCHARGEd
¹å¼e wI¼È move æom high
CHARG±NG SYS³EM PUT±NG ´U³
C to the Noçal chÅrgè
2»¼½¾
VOµ ³S
ÏNg rate oN éhe scże.
±
OvERCHARG±NG
_
RU¶NS
KeeP aN eye oN ¶he INê
²
BAT·R±ES
dicator. µF It shows a low
¼½¾½¿
chargÎNg level, rePort itÊ
¿ÀD? REPÁr iÂ!
µF ±he INdicator shows iN the overcharge raNge ër more thaN
S
miNutesì shUt
dow¹ ProNto aNd rePoít itî You
'ÃÃ
ruIï the batteÌy.
µF yoUr eNgiNe's BeeN ÌйNiNg
Ä0
ði¹utes or so aNd the iNdicator st×l¼ shows a
high rate oF charge, but Not IN the redñ rePort ãt. Your mechaNic caN cheòk out
the chargiNg systeðó
J´N 87
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