PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-440
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 440
JULY 1989
Raising nd lowering th
±
mast is always a three-man job. If you try it with
two, you Nsk crushing eqMpment and crew. ALways get a bUddy to make sure
the coast is cLear beFre you move the mast.
±²get
the cable in the tray, it'll be crushed
Double check that the ³ed ho´s are
iµ stow beFre raisiµg the br¶sh g·ards.
Otherwise, you'lL beµd the horµs.
Stand beside the cradle while Lower¸
ing each mast aµd care¹ulLy g·ide the
cable into the cable tray. I¹ you doµ't
12
beTween the mast and cradle.
The antenna will crush cable if you
don't kEp cable cLear of the cRadle
±AUNCHINg S²A²³ON
BeFre you energize the launcher,
make sure the circuit breakers on the
generator controL panel, the Power dis¸
tribution paneºs, aµd the power controL
paneL are aLº O»». ¼¹ one breaker's le¹t
on, the moto½ controL ·nit wiLl be dam¸
aged whe¾ you tu¿ on power.
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µ
OfF
OfF
o
JUL 89
Àe extra sure the stow traveL locks
on both sides are oÁt beFre you raise
the launcher.
I¹ you FrgeT a lock,
you'lL Âeeze the launcherà IT's a major
job to get it Âee.
Äo align the launcher, tu¿ oÅ the
motor
control
uniT
circuit
breaker
and manually rotate the tu´table liKe
it shows in Æara
±-±3
o¹ ÄÇ
²³´440µ
600µ´0.
Ähe motor control uniT will be
damaged i¹ you move the tu´table
electronicaLÈy.
Éube the azimuth drÊve teeth only
with
solid
¹Ëlm
lubricant,
ÇIÌÍÌÎ
46´47,
ÏSÐ
²´50-00-´6¶-±000,
not
GAA grease. GAA attracts much more
JUL 89
1·
sand, which cHews up the teeth. Ñse
the same lubricant Fr the cranes on
tHe Guided ÇissiLe ÄransPorter and the
Ìarge Repair Æarts ÄransPorter.
ÀeFre lowering the launcher anÒ
tenna, remove the sa¹ety rope poles
around the generator. Otherwise, the
roPes snap oÅ the antenµa.
¶NgAg·m·N² ¸ON²¹Oº S²A²ION
Check Fr dust caps on the EÓS
cable connections beFre you Leave the
motor
PooLÔ
ѵcapped
cÕnnections
quickly become plugged with sand and
dirt. A plugged connection can't coµÖ
duct current. Your mechanic can order
new
caps
with
ÏSÐ
5²35-00¸¹¹3¸
035±.
Make sure
dust caps
are on
befor»
you leave
¼he ½otor
pool
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