PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-456
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 456
NOVEMBER 1990
STINGER Missile .±.
ven a small amount of moisture can
short out your STINGER's Tracking
Head Trainer (±HT) batteries. That's
a $600 per-battery replacement.
Keep your batTeries high and dry
lIke ThIs:
BeFre you charge or instaLl a bat²
tery, eyebalL the wells in the batt³ry
carrying case and the ±HT container
Fr moisture .
.. especially after rain or
high humidity. If you spot any´ wipe
it away with a dry cLoth.
NeVer put a damp battery in the
charger, either. That damages the batµ
tery and charger. Always wipe o¶f a
battery beFre putting it in the charger.
Keep the THT's container lid closed
in the field, eVen when you·re using
the THT. ±hat seals out moisture. ¸f
Keep case
closed in
field
the insiDe of the container does get wet,
drain any standing water anD wipe the
container dry.
24
NOV90
6 ri¹e handguard heat shields that
rattle can tell the enemy right where
to shootº
TM 9-»005¼249¼24&P a½d TM 9¾
100
5
-3
±
9-2¿&P aÀe beÁ½g CÂÃnged to
read: "Handguard assemblies that haVe
a heat shield which is loose enough to
rattle wÂe½ installed on the rifle must
be replaced.Ä
Åon't waste time trying to
fx
a loose
heat shield. Handguards, NSN
±
005¼
01Æ1¿4-¿629,
cost only $3.8Ç
and
there are plenty in the system. ¸f a
È
handguard rattles, reÉlace it.
M60 Machine Gun ²³´
It's GoT To Move
W
hen it comes to the M60's ca±
actuator rolleR, ArmoReRS, IT²s usually
not how ±uch ³t ±oves that mAtteRs´
but Whether it moves µt All. ¶s long
as the Roller moves´ it's
O².
But if the rolleR's Fozen, the ·¸0
will ¹rE slugg³shlY and the coVeR WiLl
weAr out ºst» ¼eplace the cAm ActuAtoR
assem½l¾¿
¼eplace ³tÀ
tooÁ ³f Âhe rollerÃs so
loose it cAn come oÄÅ
Nov90
³´
As loµg as roller
moves, it's OK
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