PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-438
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 438
MAY 1989
ust a moMent of carelessness caN put youR ChapaRRal dowN fOr the count.
DoN't fiNd out the Hard Way. Follow these haNdy tips to keep youR Rig up aNd
Ready to fight:
•
Climb up and doWN on tHe tailgate to the side of the master coNtrol paNel,
not over it. ±therwise, boots kNock o²f panel toggle sWitches³
18
.±± to keep feet away
from control paneL
MAY 89
the creW eqUipMeNt coMpartMeNt aNd
MaiN poWer UNit (´Pµ)¶ That daMages
the latches aNd the I·TE¸L±CK I·-
DICA¹±¸ WoN't go oº³ I» the doors
WoN't latch, cleaN aNy crUd oº the door
recesses³ I» that doesN't do the trick,
repo¼t it³
If door won't
latch, clean
out recesses
•
Keep the laUNch rail access doors
closed½ I» they're le»t opeN, either a
door or caNopy Will be damaged WheN
the caNopy's sWuNg opeN³
•
Keep the umbilical cable recep¾
tacle dust cover coNNected to either the
storage Block or the receptacle. If the
cover's le»t haNgiNg, the access door
busts the cover's chaiN.
MAY 89
19
±
´ake sUre the deteNt asseMBly oN
a laUNch rail is cocked be¿re yoU load
or UNload a Missile³ ±therWise, the deÀ
teNt piN Will be sheared oº.
•
DoN't haNg the headset oN the
sight³ If the headset's left there, its
Wires are ripped oUt WheN the laUNch
rails are raised or loWered³
•
Store yoUr rifle oN the left side o»
the gUÁNer's coMpartMeNt³ If yoU stick
it oN the right side, it catches aNd cracks
the sight reticle³ ·ever toss your helÂ
Met or aNythiÁg else iN the coMpartÃ
MeNt, either³ That caN break the reticle,
too³
•
TuÄ oN the MoUNt drive circUit
Breakers be¿re you tuÅ oN the poWer
sUpply sWitches³ If yoU ¿rget, poWer
sUrges ¼Uin circuitry³
Turn on breakers before turning
on power supply sw²tches
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