PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-573
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 573
AUGUST 2000
Dear Editor,
An Avenger slave cable that can’t do its job stops an Avenger in its
tracks. The vehicle batteries can’t charge the missile system batteries.
Once system batteries die, the system dies. But there are a few simple
things you can do to prevent that from happening:
Keep both ends of the slave cable
hooked up all the time. Some
Avenger crews think that drains
the batteries. Not true! But
unhooking either slave cable
connector leaves the connector
vulnerable to feet, corrosion and
dirt.
Clean corrosion out of slave
cable connectors before you go to
the field. Even a slight amount of corrosion can cause the Avenger to
show a CHARGE BATTERY fault
message on the control display
terminal (CDT). This is an especially
big problem in humid areas. Just
use a plastic cleaning pad or fine
sandpaper to clean out the
connectors.
Avenger Missile System . . .
Thanks for the good info. If any reader needs a copy of the PS 566 slave cable
story, find it on the PS homepage (
)
by
clicking on 566. Or write us at the address on Page 1 and we’ll mail you a copy.
i feel
great!
i'm
charged
for
action
!
LOOKS
LIKE SOMEBODY
FORGOT THEIR
SLAVE
CABLE PM
!
that energy
isn't
GEtting
to
me
... i'm
dead!
PS 573
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Pages 20-21 in PS 566 (Jan 00)
had fixes for both of these
problems.
Johnny Johnson
AMCOM Logistics
Assistance Representative
Ft Stewart, GA
Eyeball the slave cable wiring
insulation for bare spots where
the wiring goes in the connector.
Check for a loose connector back
cover.
Bare wiring can give you a
bad shock. A loose cover lets
water in the connector, which
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Keep slave cable hooked up
Keep corrosion out of connectors
Check wires for bare spots
corrodes or shorts out the cables.
Feel back cover for looseness
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