PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-427
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 427
JUNE 1988
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TOW, TOW
2 Missile .
..
You've faithFUlly cleaned your
TOW.
You've careF±lly done yoUr PMCS.
But all your good iNtentions will be
wasted if you don'tstayo²yourTOW's
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toes when you put it alL together to fire.
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Bef³re yoU put ´he day and night
sights on the traversing unit (Tµ),
rem¶ve the postampli·ier cable ¸om
¹e storage cup. You can't pull oUt ºhe
post-ampli»er cable ¸om ºhe Tµ wiºh¼
out cri½ping it if the sights are
mouNted.
*
Be¾re you install ºhe day sight,
push its latch handle a¿L the way down.
I
you don't, the sight won't latch tight.
After yoU've pUlled ¹e handle to lock,
give ºhe sight a little shake to make sure
it's tight.
Instead, gently position ´he night
sight oN ºhe day sight uNtil it fiºs.
If you force the night
ight on± you
damage ²he
keyed
hole
-:
CareÀl when locking ºhe tripod's
coUpÁiNg clamp handle.
If the
coUpliNg's too tight, you
'11
break ¹e
coupling pns.
±
you have to strain to
lock ºhe handle, have your repairman
adjUst the coupling.
±
Make sure ¹e night sight's latchÂ
iNg leveR Ãs Äll ºHe way back wheN yoÅ
mount ºHe sight and alÁ the way ¾rward
wheN yoÅ Áock it in. Give it a little
shake, too.
-:
Make sure the missile is Ælly ¾rÇ
Èever mÅscÁe ¹e night sight into
ward iN the launch tUbe be¾re you
pÁace. THatbÅsts¹esight'skeyedhole.
brÉg down ºhe bridge clamp.
And
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JUN
88
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Always unlock the Tµ's elevation
lock before you begin to sight. Just one
tUg wiÊ break ¹e lock
.
i±
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CareF±¿ly coËnect the 2W2 cable
,
³
´µ
¶
·
¸¹
A
'
"
¸om the power conditioNer to ºhe night
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µ¶·
¸
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sight. Ifyoudon't alignitjustright,you
²³´µ¶·-
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bend connector pins when you plug it
brÉg ¹e clamp down easy. O´herwisE,
you break electrical connector pins.
when missile is for³arD±
carefully lo³er briDge
cLamp
iN.
´AKµ¶G ¸¹ ºPAR¹
When you disassemble ºhe TOW,
If your Tµ's are stored in wooden
discoÌect ºhe W2JÍ cable ¸om the
boxes, put ¹e W2JÍ coËNector by the
MÎS Ïrst.
±
you f³rget it, you rip ºhe
bridge clamp. Some boxes are not big
cable out when you pull the TÐ oÑ ¹e
enough to let Òhe cable cÁear when it's
tripod.
coiled inside ºhe Tµ.
Óay ¹e TÔ down wiºh tHe azimU¹
lock sticking Up. O¹erwise, ´he Tµ's
weight ÕiLÁ snap o² ºhe lock.
JUN
88
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