PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-436
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 436
MARCH 1989
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issile systems . . . radios . . . radar
... tank power supplies .
.. test equip-
ment .
.. and slave cabLes are beIng put
out of busIness agaIn and again by soL±
dIers blindly jammIng cable connectors
on jacks.
PUshIng wIthout² lookIng bends sen±
sitIVe conn ctor pins. Damaged pIns
mean the Whole cable has to be re³
placed. And that can add up to a Lot
of
downtime
if
repLacement
cabLes
aren't on hand.
Does it take Much to· hea´ oFµ
jammed¶up cabLes? No, just a lIttLe
attentIon.
¸ook be¹re you pusH. ¸Ine up the
connector's LIne or notch wIth the
jack's line or notch. Tºat should a»ign
the connector's and jack's keys and
keyways.
But It does¼'t aLways. That's why
you shouLd fIrmLy .
.. but gently .½.
push the connector home. ¾f you feEL
resIstance, try jIggLIng the connector
to the rIght or left. ¾f the connector
StILL won't go, stop! ¾t's tIme ¹r your
mech to solve the problem¿
Àse care to spare cable connector
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ISSUe 436
GRounD moBil±ty
HEMT
2-3
M939/M939A t±Series
4-5
Lead±AcId Ba²²eries
6³7
CommercIal ´ires
8-9
F±R²PoW³R
´ank End Connec²or
W
edges
12-µ4
MbbA 1 Recovery
VehIcles
µ5
M2/M3±SerIes
Bradleys
µ6-2µ
AiR moBil±ty
CH¶47C
&
D Ch·nook
35
UH¸60A B¹ack Hawk
36
MaIn²enance Pºa²forms 37
AvIa²ion Msgs
37
OH¶58 KIowa
38-39
CommuniCAt´ons
S±250., S±14µ»´ype
She¼²ers
44½45
26¶PaIr Ca¾le
46
Comm¿ Gear
47
MX¶148/G GroundRod
47
tRooP suPPoRt
ÀmmersIon Hea²ers
52
´ank
&
Pump UnI²s
53
6±HP MIl S²d EngInes
53
Shop Se²s
54
Screwdriver Se²
54
µarch 1989
M915ÁSeries
M872A3ÂSerIes
SemI²raIlers
10
1µ
M1¶SerIes ´ank
18³21
M242 Au²oma²Ic
Gun
22-23
M60 MachIne Gun
24³25
M249 Squad Au²oma²Ic
Weapon
27-34
AHÃ64A Apache
40-4µ
Avionics
42
Helme² MIkes
42
AIrcraF² ´M Num¾ers
Change
43
AN/GRM±µ14A RadIo
´es² Se²
48
AN/PRC¶70
49
MSE Warran²y
49
Comm¿ Pu¾s
50³51
´ool Shor²ages
55
MÄ Can²een
56
RepoÅ Su¾s²I²u²e Ʋems
57
Ex²ended DIspa²ch
58
ConsolIda²ed PÇL MPL 59
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