PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-440
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 440
JULY 1989
HER'
SOME
PATrIOt
Pm YoU
CAN
sf
aND-Up
anD
$"\u±e.
i
he
Patriot is one of the most power-
)
Weapons in the ARmy arsenal. But
somethiNg as Little as a plugged air fil±
ter or cut cable can lay this Goliath
low.
Keep your Patriot standing tall
with this PM.
²l³c´µic ¶ow³· ¶l¸n´
You've gOt to have a good ground
oN
these
rIgs²
³therwise,
voltage
surges can't run to ground² Then the
radar set's Input LiNe Filters, digitaL cir´
cuits, aNd circuIt breakers wIll be damµ
aged or someone may get electrocuted.
DrIve each of the three sections alL
the way in the ground untIl only six
inches of the last section are left above
ground² Screw each section to the other
tIghtly as you drive the sections IN.
Make sure the cable's conNected tight
to the ground rod.
Use all three
sections of
ground rod.
Screw them
together
tight
10
Do the parallel operation exactly li¶e
it says on the generators' covers. ·f you
don't bring up the ¸equency and volt´
age levels right on the second geneRµ
ator, the voltage fluctuation causes the
computers to crash. The PatRiot's down
until the computers are reprogra¹¹ed.
ParalLeL exactly LIke
the instructioNs sAy-
or coMputers cra±h
Pay special attention to the aºr inlet
screens.
Sand clogs the screens and
pits the turbine blades. During »Reaks
in operations, eyeball the screens and
cLean the dirt o¼.
JuL 89
Don't
½rget
sepaRator. ¾ou've got to drain it daily
oR condensation¿wateR¿gets in the
engine and lines. Then the EÀP sputteRs
to a stop. ·t's a big jo» to get all the
water out.
¹n´³nn¸ M¸s´ Gµoº»
Áever Âry to level the AMG with the
stabilizer legs. ·t's too heavy and you'
±±
»end the legs. Ãf the AMG
;
s not level,
move it to a Älatter spotÅno more than
a JÆÇdegree slope.
JuL 89
11
Stand to the sideÅnot underÅthe
bRUsh guards while they're loweRed or
raised.
Ãf the hydRaulic system sudÈ
denly faIled with Éou under a guaRd,
you'd »e crushed.
²tay Out FrOM
unDer brush Guard±
When they're
bEInG loWEreD
Take o¼ the pneumatic component
assem»ly's dust cover »e½re startÊup.
The cover causes the assem»ly to over±
heat and the mast can't »e extended²
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