PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-541
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 541
DECEMBER 1997
PS has recommended taping over the Helfire missiLe trainer's
umbiLicaL connectors to keep out rocks and dirt. Rocks and di±T in
the connector is a probLem and this seems LIke a good idea, but
there²s a Fy in the ointment³
O´en the trainer is Loaded in the fieLd at night and the tape on the
connector is not seen. µhe missi¶e gets shoved on the Launcher and
the tape is rammed up inside the Launcher's "shotgun· connector¸
At the Least¹ you²ve got a gummy mess³ At the worstº you²ve
dam»gEd the trainer²s pins »nd the Launcher¼s connector½
SGµ Howard
¾tHood, µX
Thanks for pointing out tHAt "Fy,± Sergeant. The be²t way to pROtect tHe
³elL´Ire trainer' Conneµto¶· i¸ to
k
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e
p tHe mi²²ile in it¸ ¸toraGe Containe¹º »Hat
mean² in tHe ¼e½d¾ too!
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add² a Cover to tHe ÁonneÂto¹Ã Ähat will make
tapinG ÅVer it a tHinG oÆ tHe pa²tÇ »He
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i² beinG done in tHeÈÉeld by depot
maintenanCe Êeam² on aËÉVe-year ²ÌHedU½eÍ
Înti½ yoUr time Ïome²Ð Keep tHe mi²²i½e boxed anD jUdGe wHetHer to U²e tape
on a Áa²eÑbyÒÁa²e ba²i²Ó ÔÕ yoUÖ×E operatinG in a
rocky,
¸andy area liKe Øt ÙrwinÚ
tape may be wortH tHÛ ri²kÜ
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