PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-424
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 424
MARCH 1988
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TOW missIle systems are goIng down agaIn .
.± anD agaIn .
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agaIn because
some oprators handle the MIssILe GuIdance Set (MGS) cable rougHY and care-
lessly± The MGS shoots down the TOW more than any²ing else.
³oes It reallY take much to use the MGS cable rIght? No ±.±
just common sense,
a steadY hand, and these cautIons:
Never jerk and yank the MGS cable fom ²e traversIng unIt ´hrough µhe trIPod
to the M¶S·you'¸l rIP ²e cable out oF the AImut¹ cavIº± Then the TOW's out
»F actIon untIl the cable's rePlaced.
Take your tIme PluggIng ¼he cable Into the MGS± T½ many oPerators get In
a hurry and bang the cable's connector
onto the
J l
jack wIthout lInIng It uP ¾rst.
That bends connector PIns and sends µhe
TOW to the shoP.
¿ook beÀre you start PushÁng!
¿Ine uP the cable connector's ye¸Low
lIne wIth the MGS's yellow lIne. ThIs
alIgns the keys and keyways on the jack
and connector.
I
you get RsIstanCe when
you Push the connector In, Âry jIgglIng
It to the Ãght or leÄ. ÅF you stI¸L Feel
resIstance, stoP! One hard Push wILl µuÆ
Align
the
lines
a mInor Problem Into a major rePaIr± ÇaÈ your meÉh.
Get It? ¿½k beÊre you start PullIng and Pushing and ËIckInÌ!
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MAR 88
1
M90± IT .²³
Slipping Up on. Slip Ring Problems
´HOSE FLOORPLa´ES JUS´
RUB mE RaW UN´µL
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DON¶´
HaVE ´HE POWER ´O DO aN·´HµNG¸
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´µ¶·j¸¹º.»¼½¾¿¿¿À ÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈÉÊËÌ ÍÎ
Ís ÎÏe slIÐ rIng cable goes, so goes your M91 's tUrret. ÅF the cable's damaged,
¼he tUrret's ÑwerlessÒ
³o thIs as Part oF your BEÓOÔE ÕMÇS:
Make sure the PlastIc ProtectIve grommet, NSN 5325Ö0×Ö025Ø47Ù, Is Úrm¸y
stUck arounÛ the leÄ ËooÜlate's cutout Êr the slIP rIng cableÒ
Ílso, Feel the ˽rPlate's mountIng
bolts Êr looseness. ¿oose bolts let the
˽Ülate shIÄ durIng opratIons, whIch
damages the cable.
ÝIghten l½se Þlts. ÔeÑrt mIssIng or
slIPPIng grommetß.
MechanIcs, àke oá the câble gUard
beÊre you Pu¸L the ËoorPlateÒ Be very
careãl not to PInch the cable when You
p¹
uP or ät down
t
åæܸaç. TIghçn
ËoorPlate bolts tIgh¼.
GIve the cable ex Pètéêon by sPlItë
tIng
6
Inches oF old rUbber hose and
glueIng It to the cable where It
g
bY
the ËìorPlate.
MAR 88
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