PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-583
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 583
JUNE 2001
W
hen you shut down your MLRS launch-
er for the day, don’t forget to check the
fluid level in the hydraulic power supply.
If the level is low, you’ll get erratic
motion of the launcher during operation.
That makes your vehicle NMC.
Eyeball the red fluid level indicator
band on the power supply. If the band is at
or below the REFILL mark, tell your
mechanic. He’ll add hydraulic fluid, NSN
9150-00-111-6254, to bring the indicator
band back to the FULL mark.
Red band at or
below REFILL?
PS 583
JUN 01
47
Reprinted from PS 293 (1977)…
MLRS Launcher…
Take Corrosion to the Mat
F
ace it crewmen, the loader/launcher module (LLM) batteries in your MLRS need
all the protection they can get.
After all, if they don’t work, you won’t be firing.
Dirt and water always find a way past the metal cover on the LLM battery box.
They coat the batteries with a muddy mess that shortens battery life.
Give the batteries the pro-
tection they need by covering
them with rubber matting,
NSN 9320-01-168-1513. It
comes in a 7
1
∕
2
-ft long sheet,
so cut it to fit the battery box.
The matting keeps water
and dirt away from the tops
of the batteries. Just lift the
mat out carefully and dump any accumulated dirt the
next time you open the box to inspect the batteries.
Matting keeps
dirt and water
off batteries
Aha!
I’ve got
you
now!
Not this
time, buster!
I’m taking
you
to
the
mat!
POWER SUPPLY REMINDER
583. 46-47 (C)
4/28/01
8:22 PM
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