PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-430
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 430
SEPTEMBER 1988
HEMTs .
.±
Check Breaker for a ChaRge
Dear Editor,
Replacing a
$1.07
breaker saved a
$486±45
alte±ator! Here's
what happ²ned.
When troubleshooting a charging problem on a HEMT³ I
follOwed the procedur² on Page
2-114
of ´M
9-2320-279-20-1.
I µetermin²d that the alte±ator wasn¶t putting out any power.
´he ´M said to replace the regulator or alte±ator. Checking
fu·¸er, thouGh, I found that circuit breaker No.
9
was baµ, so
the regulAtor wasn¶t getting po¹er.
You can run a quick check
.
·
\
on t¸e breaker by tu±ing on
±²³
_±
_,\
the enGine brake.
I
it µoesn't
18
work³ check wire No.
831
at the
reGulAtor For batteº voltAG². »
lAck oF power means it¼s time
to check the breAker. IF you
hAve power, c¸ecK the
regulator anµ alte±ator.
SS½ JAmes M. S¾o¿À³ JÁ.
»PÂ SAn ÃrÄnciÅco
(Editor's note:
A
TIp for no charge!
²hat's a Great way to save money³)
SeP 88
Mechamcs, take a close look at tHe
r
lock ring befre you asse±ble a
²EMTI tire fr ³nFation. ´µ you put
tHe ring on tHe Ri± backwards, tHe lock
R³ng wilL blow o¶ wHen you in·ate tHe
tire.
HEMTT MA±²in³
Gun MOuntin´ SnAFu
THe TM's fr ¸MTI t¹cks are
ºzzy about wHo does wHat to tHe
±acHine gun ±ounting kit, NSN 2590-
01-220-63 77.
²ere's
tHe
s»aigHt
scoop: DS instaLLs it tHe ¼st ti±e and
U½its ±aintain it. ALL ±aintenance in¾
structions are in Para 21¿2 oµ TMÀ9Á
2320¿2798¿20¿3.
S²P 88
19
Make sUre tÂe split lock Ring goes
on tHe ñ Like soÄ
Always pUt tHe tiRe in a tire cage
beÅre you Hook Up tHe
a
Hose.
µu³l D¶Iv³¶s'
T¶AinIn·
i
your MOS is 77Æ and yoUr
job reqU³res you to dR³ve a ºeÇ
delivery veHicle, tHereÈs a 6¿week
course at Æt Dix, NJÉ tHat gives yoU
tHe additional skÊll identiËer (²7)
to beco±e a petroleU± veÂicle
operator. Æor ±ore inµo̱ation,
cHeck witH yoUr locaÇ Personnel
Ad±inistrative Center.
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