PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-561
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 561
AUGUST 1999
PS 561
47
AUG 99
Mate caps when in use
If cap, NSN 5999-00-136-9040
(NSN 5999-01-146-3414 for the UG-
1870A/G), is missing, get your repair-
man to replace it.
Always cap connector when not in use
When it’s time to smoke, just pull off
the caps and stick them in your pocket.
If your armorer doesn’t have extra
caps, order more with NSN 5340-00-
880-7666.
...and keep on spouts
Modify caps like this.
..
Cap spout holes
. If the smoke dis-
charge holes are left uncapped when
you’re not smoking, sand and dirt blow
into the engine chamber. Eventually,
that makes it hard for fog oil to turn to
smoke. Cap the hole spouts with M16
barrel caps. The caps fit tight after four
equidistant
1
/
2
-in slits are made in them.
1
/
2
"
Reel in cable slowly
CX-11230 Cable . . .
yeouch!
moving around
without
my
cap
on is a
real
drag
!
thanks
to
pm
, it's
smooth
!
your
first
smoke
of the day-
-
how's it
feel
?
When you have two connectors
together, put the two caps together, too,
to keep dirt or mud out of them.
can make them useless—unless you
use protective caps.
So put caps on all the connectors.
P
o
p!
P
o
p!
“Rats!
”
Another UG-1870 connector
bites the dust and another CX-11230
cable goes to support for repair.
It’s not speed that kills the CX-11230
cable when you pay it out—it’s the
sudden stop. Like when you get to the
end of a
1
/
4
-mile reel before you’re
ready for it.
Save cables by going slow and keep-
ing an eye on the reel. Have a signal
with the driver so you can let him know
when the end is near.
Go slow
when you reel
the cable in,
too. Have
someone hold
the connector
off the ground,
if you can.
Once a CX-
11230 cable is
disconnected,
its connectors
are at the
mercy of dirt
and water that
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