PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-424
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 424
MARCH 1988
TOW, TOW
2 Missile .±±
_
²³´µ
±±± ²
Are washers in
place and
in good shape?
±²³´
FolLow these PM tips to kEep your
TOW on taRget .
.. And out of the shop±
• MAke suR² ³e wAsheRs on the Missi´e
GuidANce Set (MGS), instRuctoR coµsoLe,
And the poweR supp´y modu´AtoR ARe in
p´Ace. ¶yebAlL the bottom of the wAsheRs
·R
c
And chunked out spots. ¶ven
one missing oR dA¸AgEd wAsheR cAn Let
·
wAteR in com¹nents And cAuse ¸AjoR
eLectRicA´ dAmAge±
±
²
•Keep the MGS's Receptac´e And the
'-¶·¸¹º»
tRAveRsing unit's Wº And post Amp´i»eR
p´ugs cLeAn
¼
And coveREd½ DiRt And sAnd cLog ReceptAc´e hoLes And cAuse bAd conNec-
¾ons And bent piNs½ C´¿n diÀ pins duRiNg PMCS± Áepo pLugged ReceptAcLe hoLes±
¼¼
mAR 88
When you're not
usIng It, keep the
post amplIfIer
cable pLugged In
Its protectIve boot
BE CarEfuL to kEEp CabLE ConECtorS
oF thE grouNd½
• FEe´ the MGS bAtteRy guide RAiLs ·R
Looseness And bends± Ãoose RaiLs ´et the
bAtteRy bounce ARound in tHe ÄGS. Bent
RAiLs mAke it hARd to instaLL oR Remove
the bAtteRy± Te´L unit ÅAintenAnce About
• Be suRe the MGS is hooked up to
the tRAveRsing unIt And dAy sight tRAckeR
Æ·Re you
T¾
on the ¹weR. O³eRwise,
tRApped voLtage zAps MGS tRANsistoRs.
FoRget About tRyiNg to give youRseLf An
extRA hAnd duRiNg PMCS checkout by
using A RUbbeR bAnd to hoLd bAck the
Use youR fInger
to hold back
TEST OPE±ATO±
switch
T¶ST OP¶ÇÈ T¶ switcH± The RubbeR
bAnd won't É´Ly keep the switch bAck
And thAt meAns A bAd test.
´oose oR bent RAi´s.
mAR 88
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