PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-558
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 558
MAY 1999
Avenger Missile System . . .
a clean rag. Remove any soap deposits
with a clean rag moistened with dena-
tured alcohol. Your repairman can or-
der 50 pounds of clean rags with NSN
One other way to help the FLIR is to
remember to turn off the FLIR moni-
tor
before
you turn off the master
power. If you forget, the FLIR screen
can burn out.
Turn OFF
FLIR
screen
switch
before
master
power
Clean the FLIR lens with a mild soap
solution, NSN 7930-00-880-4454, and
Clean the range finder lenses only
with lens cleaner, NSN 6810-00-201-
0906, and lens tissue. Never use your
shirt sleeve or a dirty rag.
it’s missing, your repairman can order
a new one with NSN 5855-01-441-
3189.
But there is no cover for the laser
range finder lenses. The solution is
simple. Cut a 1-in thick piece of styro-
Make
cover
for
range
finder
lenses
foam to 12 x 18 inches. Punch a hole
in it for the boresight guide pin cover.
Stick it in front of the range finder
lenses so that the range finder support
bracket holds it in place.
Never cover any of the lenses with
tape. It removes their protective
coating.
When the lenses do get dirty, clean
them carefully and gently.
Keep
FLIR
capped
37
MAY 99
target
sighted
!
fire!
where?!
which way?
i
can't
see
through these
dirty lenses
!
ou don’t do well at the firing range
if your eyes are giving you trouble.
It’s the same with your Avenger. If its
laser range finder and forward looking
infrared receiver (FLIR) lenses are dirty
or scratched, you’ll have trouble knock-
ing anything out of the sky.
The best way to keep your Avenger
seeing clearly is to keep the lenses
covered when they’re not being used.
Driving down the road with nothing
protecting the lenses almost guaran-
tees damage.
That’s no problem with the FLIR
lens. It comes with a protective cap. If
Clean
range
finder
lenses
with
lens
tissue
and
lens
cleaner
Clean
FLIR
with
clean
rag
and
mild
soap
PS 558
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