PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-435
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 435
FEBRUARY 1989
Redeye MissIle .±²
Wipe of corrosion with a typewrIter
eraser. Clean of resIdue with alcohol±
Dry the contact rings± Apply dryIng
compound, NSN
to the rIngs±
Follow the same Procedure ²r the
m49
tracking head trainer (THT) bat-
teries± They get corroded, too±
Be²re you stIck BCU's in the tacti³
-
- :
·
·
±
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²
cal rounds or batteries in the THT or
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charger, eyeball the BCU, TH´, or
O
t's pretty sImple±
±²³´
charger battery wells ²r corrosion on
A dead battery means no Power± No
the contacts that will prevent a good
power Means no Redeye±
electrIcal connection±
That's why yoµ've got to keep an
eye on Redeye batterIes± LIke so:
Be²re you go to the ¶Ield, eyeball
the contact rings on battery coolant
units (BCU) ²r dIscoloratIon and cor·
rosion± CorrosIon can strIke eve¸ whIle
BC¹'s are stored In theIr protectIve
plastIc bags± Corrosion kills good BC¹
contact wIth the laµncher and can dam·
age the battery and the contacts In the
launcher±
CLEan thE
contactS
³
Clean of corrosIon the same way
you dId with the BC¹'s± º¶ yoµ can't
get It all, tell yoµr unit repaIrMan±
Hot Stuf
»e care¼ul changIng BC¹'s durIng
¶IrIng± You can get severe bu½s i¶ you
grIP the BC¹ a¸ywhere but on Its heat·
Insulated cap± The BC¹'s heat up to
temperatµres as high as
400
degrees F±
F´B µ¶
µ
When you're through ¾irIng, put the
used battery back in the container ²r
tu½¿in±
º¶ you've ÀnIshed usIng the THT,
pµsh the batte1Á contact shIelds to the
down positIon and stIck the batterIes
In the charger± Âhat pushes the battery
of the charger contact and Protects the
contact agaInst corrosIonÃ
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tube that wIll stop a lot o¶ electrIcal con¸ector damage± Look at your missIle
tubes ²r the guardÆ No gµard, send It to DSÇ They'll Pµt one o¸ ²r yoµ
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