PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-527
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 527
OCTOBER 1996
AH-64A, UH-60A .
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ur bird's AN/APR-39 ±ada± signal detectIng set is only as good as the cable
connectIons that tie it together. Cables car±y the data that indIcate the threat²
poor connections mean garbLed data³ Ga´bµed data me¶ns·well, you know the
rest¸
The numbe± one cause of ¹oo± cabºe connectIons is too much to±que» Torque
the connectors only to 8 (¼0½3) µb¾in. That doesn¿t FEel µIke much torque in a
w´enchÀtuÁe´Âs hand and ItÃs notÄ But the lIght to±que űEvents damage to the
Fragile connecto´sÄ
Use to±que w´enchÆ NSN 5120-00-Ç69È5776 o´ NSÉ 5Ê20-00-92Ë-962ÌÆ to
a¹¹ly the to±queÍ Îf you don't haVe It in your tool boxÏ get su¹¹ly to o´de´ oneÐ
You may need two ÑÒÓÔ-In w±enches to do the connectIng job between the
cabLes and the set³ Maintain a µight ¹´essu±e and hold the connecto± steady wIth
one w´enchÐ WIth the othe± w±enchÏ Õ cµockwIse to install o± counte±clocKÖ
wIse to ´emove a connecto±Ä Remember× ØÙke it easyÚ
Ûf you haÜe sݵÞßµockInà connec-
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to´s áas used on AH-64As with
MWO Ç-â52Ì-2Ëã-50-06 instalµed)ä
aåways make su´e the locKing ring
Is sliŹed bacK away F±om the conæ
nector bEFo±e you attem¹t to Instaµµ
o´ ±emoçe the connecto´è éf you
donÃtÆ youõµ twist the connector ofF
the
cabµeê You'µå need ëìí-In
wrenches to do Øhis Job¸ After you
maKe îhe connecîIonÆ sµide the µocïing ´ing bacK ove± the end of îðe connectorê
PS 527
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OCT 96
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