PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-442
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 442
SEPTEMBER 1989
Stinger MissIle .±²
your Stinger-or trainer±launchers
fr dirt and oil. IF the IR winDow's
Dirty, your Stinger will have troUble
seeing the target.
Clean o²F dirt and oil with lens tissue
anD optical cLeaning compoUnd, NSN
6850-±0-392²9751,
only. ClotH will
scratch the window. ³ry tHe window
thoroUghly´
Make sure
IR
window
Is cleAn³
Keep Its
cover on
untiL you're
ready to
fire
Make sUre all the launchers have IR
window covers. Covers protect the deLµ
icate winDows ¶om
d
anD scratching.
Never point the
i
window toward
the sun· That blinDs your Stinger.
Make sUre the sights lock in pLace.
Only two screws lock in the sight. IF
they work loose, the sight won't lock
an¸ yoU can't Fire.
EyebalL the w¹ring on the launcher
fr bare spots. Baºe spots are electrical
hazarDs.
³4
SEP ´µ
EyebaLl the gripstock electrical con»
nector fr bent pins and dirt. Both keep
you ¼om getting a good electrical con½
nection and cause mis¾ires and hang¿
Fires. CLean out Dirt with an artist's
brUsh. Never Use a gripstock with bent
pins. TUÀ it ¹n anD get a good gripµ
stock.
SEP ´µ
³¶
Make sUre the container's lid locks
in place. The latches wear out Ást. IF
tHe L¹Ds won't stay up, you won't pass
your timed drill.
In the Field
Âefre you attach a gripstock to a
launch tube, make sure its battery cool½
ant unit isn't screwed in. Otherwise,
yoU could have a live Stinger .
.. an¸
not realize it.
You can assembLe your Stinger FAster
anD protect the IÃÃ pins iF you Use your
thumb as a gUide when you plug in the
IÃÃ cable. Put your thumb on the conÄ
nector's white Line. Åine Up your
thUmb with the gripstock's white lineÆ
PlUg in the connector.
Use thumb to
liNe up lINes
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