PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-482
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 482
JANUARY 1993
TOW 2
MissIle System
.•±
Dear EditoR
We were havIng a problem that nobody could help us with. We
were getting total disto±ion in the AN/AS-4A²4C night sight when ³t
was connected from the post amplifier (PA) to the sight's
JS
connec´
toµ Our troubleshooting got us nowhere unt¶l
²³´
NighT
ti
g
h
t
dt? G
supP ±o
remove
t
apr
a
cL²an
1HE
ptl\e
b±
a³d t´elr HoLe•
10 THE DSK O tHE
Tur sugges±ion
l
gROuNDeD iN
gooD sense. We will amplif i± ²o
all Ps³´
²
²
³
we had suppo± remoVe the
post amplifier and clean out all
the dirt and corrosion f·om the
four captiVe bolts and their
holes¸ Seems crud was preVent¹
ing a good ground¸
You also need to watch this if
the sight has been paintedº
I
paint has goTen in the PA holes,
it wiLl block the ground» too¸
SteVen ¼aughn
F
Benni½g¾ GA
No Charge Needed
T
he
²w
Vehicle Power Conditioner ( gets its power Dy
fom the battery oF the vehicle your
²w
is mounLed on. THat's a±± the power
help the TVPC needs²
Operators, ne³er charge the TVPC on the
²w
ba´´eRy chARger² The
³
doesn't need reµha¶ging· Besides¸ you¹º± damage both t»e T¼PC and tHe
battery charger·
IF your T¼PC isn't u½ ´o snu¾¿
´
it
µ
to your mechanÀµ² ÁtÂs not your job
to
f
it²
jAN93
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