PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-435
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 435
FEBRUARY 1989
Thermal Imaging S±ghts .².
L'M HER³ ´O
Po A JOB µN Y¶U·
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r else your ML-series or M60A3
TIS tank or M2/M3 Bradley's thermal
imaging sight won't be much use to
you.
The coating on the exteRal optical
window must be clean±aNd cleaned
right±so you
Ì11
get the mos
²
t fom yoUr
night sight³
Cleaning the window right means
that you:
Rinse window wIth clean water
untIl all Loose pa±Icles are gone
Í2
Soak a lens tIssue, NSN
6640-00Î
Ï85-4694,
In Lens cLeaning soLUTion,
NS²
6850-00-ÏÏ7-Ð887,
and clean
the wIndow with lIght pressure
³eT wIndow aIr d´y. Never
µUb It dry with tIssue or clotH
FÑb ÒÓ
Comp´ete cleaniNg details aµe in the TM's FOr each vehicle. ¶emember these
points·
¶·ERMA³ ¸MAG¹²G S¹G·º
CLeanIng ProcedUre
•
Never wipe of dried mud or dI± without we»Ing the su¼ace First. ¶hat'lL scraTch
the su¼ace½
•
Never scrape ice of the window or put any kInd oF tape dIrectly on the window
su¼ace. Again, yoU'lL scraTch the window or peeL of the reFlective coating.
•
³eave dI¾ty rags and cLoths a Long way From the wIndows.
•
¿orget about sprayIng high pressure water on the wIndow during vehicle cLeaning.
ÔÕ/Ô3 Örad×ey Ø.Ù
FÑb ÒÓ
ÍÚ
Breech Guide Pin
T
he breech guide piN caN work loose
anD disappear. ¸F yoU Fire the M242
without the pin, you'll rui¹ the barrelº
»ook ¼r the guide piN be¼re yoU issUe
the gun and as paµt oF your semiannual
service. The pin's at the
ÛÛ
o'clock
position when you look down the barrel
support tube. ½o pin? Send to ¾S!
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