PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-436
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 436
MARCH 1989
M2/M3 Bradleys, M1-Series Tanks .±²
S
TE-M
³
/FVS is the primary test gear
fr troubleshooting youR Bradley and
AbRams. It makes sure only the bum
part is pointed out fr replacement±
So it makes good sense to have every²
thing worKing right with the test set
be³Ore you begin tRoubleshooting. That
includes having it calibrated once a
year, too.
HeRe are some tips that'll help you
and the STE´µL/FVS troubleshoot
your vehicles:
Neve¶ assume that the STE·µ¸/
FVS test set is in good woRking order.
Always¹every time¹do the sel³ºtest
on Pages
4´µ4
through
4´50
in TM
9´
49³0¶75³¶³4´µ
befre you use it. Fol»
low the instrUctions to the letter ¼om
beginning to end. That's the only way
you can be sure your test set is working
right±
Check all adapters and cables for benT,
broken and missing pins or connecTors
·8
mAR 8¸
¹
º
Check all adapteRs and cables fr
bent, broken oR missing pins and bad
connectors befre you use them. Make
suRe the cables are connected Right and
tight. Never bend or kink cables trying
½o make them ¾t into the ca¿ying cases
oR other tight spaces± You'll break the
wires inside±
I³ you get SETCÀµ messages that
aRe not consis½ent, double´check the
cables fr pRoblems by running Áhe
checks ³Ound in TM
9»49µ0´¼½µ¶µ4¶¾¿
À tÁÂÃÂÄGÅÆ
Ä
Ç
ÄÈ
É
Ä
Ê
SE±COM messages
musT be consisTent
with ±M prompTs. If
not² check cables
Even thouGh
ËhE
vehiÂle TµÃs donÃt
mention the
̵4´³Í ¶³4¶Î
anDÄ14Å, yoÆ
Çust uÈe tÉem, too. TeÈts ³Ound in the
test set TµÊs ËeriÌy the test set and its
components.
ÏÐÑ 8¸
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3
Test all cables at least once a year
or wheneveR you think you may have a
cable problem±
Íun STEºµÎ/FÏS tests twice ÐeÑ
fre you replace a componen½± Òollow
the tes½ pRogram in the vehicle
´Î0
TMÃs ½o the letteR. Óo shortcuts, no
"doing it ¼om memory.Ô
Õnter all in³ormation Ön½o the
SETCÀM very care×llyØ Any erRors
you builÙ Ún will show up as wrong di»
agnostic aÛswers Ün the end.
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