PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-442
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 442
SEPTEMBER 1989
he same old bugaboos-moisture
and corRosIon±are knockIng out a lot
of avionIcs and electricaL systems.
Here's a shoRt²term fIx to reduce
downtIme and save doLlars³
Next tIme a component wIth an elec´
trIcal connector fAIls, sImpµy discon´
nect t¶e plug, tap It a Fw tImes agaInst
the palm of your hand and reconnect
It· SometImes that's all It takes to
loosen corrosIon and get good contact³
¸f t¹at doesn't work, scrub the matIng
surfacesº thReaDs and mountIng pLate
of thE connectoR with a non»abrasIve
padº NSN
7920-00-151±6120.
Then app¼y so¼vent, NSN
6850²01±
269³0513,
to thE same suRfaces and
scRub wIth a toothbrush or sImI¼ar soft½
brIstLe brush·
¾Emov¿ the excess solvent and resI½
due WIth a cLean c¼oth, theÀ apPly a
¼Ight fI¼m of waterÁdIsp¼acIng corrosIon
pReventIve compoundº NSN
8030-00-
546-8637´
ÂIlt tÃE connector down to DRaIn ex½
cess coMPounD aÀd wIPe oÄf any exÅ
cEss wIth a cleaÀ clothÆ
ÇÈteR you RecoÀnect ÉhE plug, coat
thE oUtsÊde wItà ÀoÀÁcoÀductIve co1˽
sÊoÀ PREveÀtIve coÌPoUÀD· NSN
8030²
0µ²04¶²µ596
gEts a
16-oz
spRay Can·
ÂherEÍs Ào magIc cure ÎR coRRosIonº
But PREvEntIve ÌaIntEÀancE can keep
It uÀDeR contro¼Ï ¾Ead anD Ãeed your
ÂÐÑs
aÀD
InsPEct
your
coÀnectoRs
oftEÀ·
SEP ·¸
THE
pReVeNTIV¹
MAiNTeNANC¹
MONtHLY
TB 43·PS·442, the Preven±ive Main±enance Mon±hly² is an officiaL
pubL³ca´³on of ±he Deparµmen± oR ±he Army¶ providIng ³nRormaUon
for aLL so¸diers assigned ±o comba± and comba± suppo¹ uni±s and
aºL soLdiers wi±h uni± main±enance and suppLy du±ies. ALL ³n»orma´ion
pub¼ished has been ½eviewed and approved by ±he agency respon¾
sibºe for ±he equipmen±, pubLica´ion or ¿Licy dIscussedÀ AppLica±ion
of ±he informaÁon Âs op´³onaL wi±h ±he user.
ISSUe 442
FiR±PoW²R
Sep³emBer 1989
M1-Series Tanks
2, 3
M2/M3±Series
Bradley² MLRS
4, 5, 6
STE±M³/FVS
6
M242 Automatic Gun
7
M ³ 09-Series SP
Howitzer
8, 9, 10, 11
GRounD ´obilµ¶y
HMMWV
c·cv
M939/M939A 1
Brakes
18´19. 20
21
22
23
AiR ´obili¶y
B4·A Maintenance
Platform
35
Uhµ60A
36, 37, 38, 39, 40
M134 Minigun
41
Co´´un¸CA¶ions
TACCS
44´45
SINCGARS
4¶¸47
¶RooP suPPoR¶
SOU's¹ SMART Msg
26
Packing for tºe
Trip
27¸28, 33»34
SMART Card
29»32
DA Form 2028-2
49
Fuel Freeze Up
50»51
An¼ifreeze
52½53
Utility Wire Dispenser
53
M 1941 Space Heater
54
4K¾6K Forklifts
55
3-KW Gen
55
M992 Veºicles
M³1 ¿A2 SP Howitzer
³1
HEÀÀFÁRE
12³3
Stinger
14´15
M60 Macºine Gun
³¶, ³7
Ã
·ton Trailers
24
:Ä-ton Trailers
24
Mb72 Semitrailer
25
M747 Semitrailer
25
Aviation Messages
41
AHÅ64A
42
AVSCOM Hotlines
43
Storage Container
43
RTƳ402A
47
AN/UGCÇ74
48´49
5ÈÉ 10ÅKW ÊED Gen
56
CËark MhE 184
56
D7E Tractor
56
Equipment Record
Folder
57
Microficºe Readers 58´59
MRSA Customer
Assistance
60
New PuÌs, AudioÆ
Visuals
61
You are invited to send PS youR Ideas for ±mprov²ng malnte-
naM:e p³ocedures, quest²ons on maintenance and suppLy
p³ob´emsµ questions o¶ comments
On
mater²a´ pubL·shed ¸n PS
.
Just wriTe to¹
MSG
ha¹-º»¼½
Tlt r
,·en±fRt main²³nAnu Mo1´µ¶dy
LUIng¸¹
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By Ãrder oÄ ±he Secre±arY oÅ ´he Army:
ÃÆÇiciaLÈ
ÂÃrÄ e. VUÅÆÅ
GeneraL, Éni±ed S!a´es Army
Chief of S±a»Ç
wÇÄÄÇÃm JÈ meÉÊÃÆ II
Brigadier General¶ Éni´ed S´a±es Army
the Adju±an´ GeneraL
PSº
Êhe
PRe1en»·¼e ½a²ntenance ½onth´y
(ËSSN 0475Ì2953) Ís
pubLished mon±hLy by ±he Depar±men± of ´he Army, Washing±onÎ D.C.
Second CLass Pos±age Ïs paid a´ ±he Ðexing±on,
kË
pos± offÑce and
a± addI±ionaL maÒL³ng oFFÑcesÓ
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Send address changes ±o Cdr. ÉS Army Pubs CÔr,
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