PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-574
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 574
SEPTEMBER 2000
missing or
not safety-
wired, tell
direct
support.
The
adapter can
protect the
MGS
connector,
too. If the
MGS connector is banged up, the MGS
interface board must be replaced at
Avenger Missile Systems . . .
A Better Lens Cover
Dear Editor,
The rigid foam cover that most
Avenger units fashion for the
missile system’s range finder does
a good job protecting the finder
lens. Unfortunately, the sun and
weather can cause it to break apart
and you have to keep replacing it.
I’ve found that a Dragon night
sight’s sack liner cover works
better. It’s a thicker and tougher
kind of rigid foam. And it’s the
TOW 2 Missile System . . .
You covered that problem well. The
important thing is to keep some sort of
cover on the range finder lens as
much as possible. A cracked lens
costs big bucks to replace.
perfect size—all you have to do is
poke a hole in it for the knob that
sticks out of the Avenger’s range
finder. Order the cover with NSN
1430-01-193-6651. It costs less
than $4.
SGT Jerry Reardon
C Co, 801st MSB
Ft Campbell, KY
Safety wire
adapter
to
connector
my
connector and
adapter are in
fine shape
.
thanks to
cable adapters
and safety
wire!
a cost of $2,000. That won’t happen
if you screw an adapter on the MGS
connector.
When you are connecting the 2W1
to the MGS, don’t trust the yellow
guide lines. They are only a rough
guide to connecting. If you jam the
cable connector down following the
guide lines, you can bust connector
pins. Twist the 2W1 connector until
you feel it snap down into place. Never
force the connection.
PS 574
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Put adapter on MGS, too
PS 574
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he missile guidance set (MGS) is
the brains of your TOW missile sys-
tem. If the MGS can’t connect to the
rest of the TOW, you’ve got a system
that can’t do diddley. That’s why it’s
critical that you protect the MGS and
2W1 cable connectors.
Protection begins with the 2W1 cable
adapter, NSN 5935-01-117-3304. If
you bang up the adapter, it’s no big
deal to replace it at a cost of $130 and
minutes of work. But if you operate
without the adapter and damage the
cable connector, you’re talking about
a $1,400 fix and lots of work.
Before you go to the field, make sure
the adapters are safety-wired to all the
2W1 connectors. If any adapters are
Don’t go totally by guide lines—
twist connector until it snaps in place
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