PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-582
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 582
MAY 2001
coises!
dese bars
have foiled
me again!
keep’em
behind
bars!
SINCGARS.
..
eeping your new advanced
SINCGARS improved pro-
gram (ASIP) model,
RT-
1523E, locked in place is a real
challenge.
The locking bar, NSN 5340-
01-456-7985, must be installed
just right. Even then, a deter-
mined thief can remove the RT
without much trouble.
To keep the RT in place, a
new locking bar, ordered with
the same NSN, should be in
the supply system later this
year. In the meantime, you can
modify the vertical piece of the
current bar.
Here's how:
This modification, done by
the unit, helps prevent the bar
from being raised but you still
have to attach the bar correctly
to keep your RT secure, like so:
Tab is 0.090 thick
.75
1.50
1.00
.125
.125
0.625
Weld
on tab
1 inch
from
bottom
PS 582
MAY 01
51
Many units secure their new radios in the motorpool at night. Until the new lock-
ing bar hits the supply system, that might not be a bad idea. Just remember to give
the above instructions to the person putting the RT back in the vehicle.
4.
Insert a padlock in the holes marked TOP and BOT and lock the bar down and
the RT in place.
1.
Work with the right side of the
locking bar first. That's the side
without the bottom (BOT) label.
Make sure the bar rests between
the locking clamp and the RT,
not between the locking clamp
and the thumbscrew. The locking
clamp has a top lip that prevents
the locking bar from sliding up.
3.
Working with the other end of the lock-
ing bar, position the hole labeled BOT
below the hole labeled TOP with the lock-
ing peg sliding into the hole next to the
BOT hole.
2.
Now slightly tighten the thumb-
screw to hold the locking clamp and
the bar in place, but allow a little
play so that the locking bar can still
be moved.
Slightly tighten
thumbscrew as
space permits
Line up TOP,
BOT, and
locking peg
Tighten
thumbscrew
Lock it
in place
Bar must go between
locking clamp and RT
582. 50/51 (F)
6/20/01
4:36 PM
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