PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-431
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 431
OCTOBER 1988
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Never operate the turret with poweR
When
the
turret
relay
box
circuit
breaker switch is OFF.
±hen that switch is OFF, the deck
clearance system is shut doWn.
²otating the turret then would mean
the gu³ bArel could hit the rear deck,
or hit an open hatch or a soldieR "heads
out´
of an open
hatcH. The
µO±
launcher could hit a³ ope³ed cargo
hatch.
¶t the least, you'd have equipment
damage; at the worst, someo³e would
be injured.
If
the
turret
power
switch
is on .
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18
instalLed in your Bradleys, do not use
the turret in the power mode when the
cIrcuI· breaker swItch is OFF. ²otate
the turret With manual contRols, RaisIng
the gun as needed to clear hatches or
the deck.
For moRe i³¸rMatio³, contact your
local ¶¹CCO¹ ºogistic ¶ssIstance
²ePresentative
f»r
a
coPy
of
¶¹CCO¹
¹sg
¶¹S¹C-¹¶
221530Z
Jan
88.
. ±. and the tuRret relay cIrcuit
breaker switch is of, the Deck
CleaRaNce System won't work
DO
²OT traverse in power!
OCT 88
M2/M3-Series Bradleys .
..
¶ good lIck with something heavy
has been knoWn to Make balky gear
work rIght, ¼ut don't try it on the Rear
mount PIn o³ your Bradley's coax
machIne gun.
If
thAt pin won³t stay in plAce just By
push´ng it up, as descRibed on Page
±-²³²
oF TM
9-´±µ³-´µ´-¶³-´,
Leave
the heavy hand of
OCT 88
19
µn¶tead, adJu¶t the ¶etscRew In the
mouNt± TIghteN thE setscReW Ju¶t
enough to ho·¸ thE piN. DoN³t Ja¹
the piN ¶o tIGhtLY that You can³t
Re¹ovE it Bº haNd
µhere's not much room around ·he
re½r mount to get at the Pin ·o Punch
It out. µhe set¾crew's so soft it strIps
reaL easy. You Don't neeD thIs trouble,
so avoiD It.
¿f you can't get the pIn to stay in
Place, let your MechanIc know a¼out
It. Forget the "bIg PersuadeR.´
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