PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-428
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 428
JULY 1988
PM is notjusteyewash for your Redeye. It's the diFereNce between a missile with
20/20
accuracy aNd one That blindly misses its target. .
. if it fires at alL. Keep your
Redeye in the pi± with ²hese tips.
Always
³
press the pressure equalization valve before yoU open ²he Redeye's
shipping and storage contaiNer. ´He pressUre inside the container caN be less ²HaN
µe pressure oUtside. ´Hat cauSes a vacuum THat makes it hard to lift the lid .
.. unless
you
¶
press the valve.
Redeye Protection
Redeyes ofteN sUFer brokeN or miss-
·ng parts during traNsport. Redeyes get
tossed in µe back of tr¸cks or left LyiNg
loose where every bump ·n µe road
sends µem ¹yiNg.
Prevent thaº by always laying Red»
·
eyes down wi²h the sight assembLy o¼
µe grOund½on'º drop them. ¾or ¿he
best protection, keep them in their
shipping and storage contaiNers whEn
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JUL 88
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SmoothIng THe Way
W 1
w1
I
KEEp s±G²³
AssEMblY
off
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Àelp ²He sight Áame stop last by giviNg it an occasional DaB of petÂoleum jelly
or GIA grease. MoviNg tHe sight digs iNto µe stop aNd eventually the sight droops
... or doesn't stay up at all. Grease cUts dowN on stop wear.
Keep yoUr fiNger oF the trigger until µe instaNt yoU 're ready to fire. õerwise,
yoU caN accidentaÄy squeeze tHe tr·gger while yoU 're sighting a target. ´Here goes
one expensive missile.
C´Ick'µ tHe ¶rIck
Åisten Æor µe click when you work
the gas pump handle of the M49 trackÇ
ing head traiNer.
I
yoU pump wiµout
the cLicÈ, you cause expeNsive damage
to µe handle.
É
´o operate, push the haNdle dowN tilL
yoU get one cÊick.
YoU're ready to
pUmp.
¾or
storage, pUlL tHe handle up till
yoU get one click. ´he M49's ready fËr
storage.
JUL88
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