PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-482
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 482
JANUARY 1993
M91
Improved TOW Vehicle .
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Cable Keepers
T
heslipringandW2L MGScab±es
are two of the most-if not tHE most²
impoRtant M901 cables.
A
damaged
slipRiNg cab±e pulls the plug on poweR to
the tUr³et´ µo W2¶ means no missiles
fiRed· Keep yoU¸ cab±es hea±thy with
these FIxes¹
W2J1
A
W2¶ cable ºnplugged a»d o» the
floor is waitiNg to be stepped on¼ To
keep it off the floor, get a couple of
e½ectRica± tiedown stRaps¾ µSµ 5975¿
00À1Á1Â3ÃÄ8Å and a Æ0ÀiN rUbbeR tiedowN
strapÇ µSµ 5È40É00¿ÈÊ0Ë09Ì0Í
ÎemovÏe the hook f¸om each end of
the rubber stRap´
ThRead oÐe electRica± tiedowÐ stRap
tÑRoÒgh tÑÓ cAble's loop in tÑe MGS
housing coVeR aNd through the hole iN
the eNd of the ¸ubbeR strapÔ Pull the
tiedown tight¹
WRap the otheR e±ectrica± tied owN stRap
diRect±y be±ow the conNectoR and push it
through the ho½e iN the otheR end of the
RÒbbeR stRapÕ Öock it tight´
th²s w³L´ kEep cabLES fRoM B³ng
Sµepped
o:=±²³´;µ.
WheN you uNp½Ug the W2¶Ç the strap
pU±±s the cab½e up to the hoUsing co×er
and out oF the way·
Slipring
ShiftiNg f½oo¸plates can s½ice the
s½ipRiNg cab½eØ The best cable protection
is an o±dÙ ×ery thick rubber hoseÚ
A
ÛeAteR hose fRom a
2±/²-
oR 5ÂtoN tRÒck is
peRFecÜ.
Sp±it six inches of the hoseÝ G±Ue it
aRound the cab±e whe³e it passes Þhe
flooRp±ate·
USe oLd Hose µo
pRoµECµ cAbLE
ßoR eXtra protectioNà eyeba±½ the floor
p½ate mouNáâNg bo½tã ä¸ shiNy spots
beåre you go to the fieldæ They signa½
bo±ts that need tighteNiNg¹
çf you ¸emoVe the èoorp±atesé take oê
the cab½e gUaëd fìíst¹ Be careful not to
pînch the Cabïe wheN you pu½½ up or put
dowN the flooëp½ateÔ
³³
jAN 93
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