PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-592

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 592

MARCH 2002
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-592 - Page 27 of 32
PS 592
MAR 02
53
burn you up!
burn you up!
TACSAT Shelters…
radiation will
radiation will
If that radiation
leaks inside your
shelter, you’ll be
like a hot dog in a
microwave oven!
“If you are near the High
Power Amplifier and wave
guides and you feel a
warming effect
or a the beginning
of a headache,…
…move
away
quickly!
Someone
may have
overridden
the over-
ride!
“Some of you are doing something
really stupid
that will cause
radiation leaks.”
“Some of you are getting antenna
elevation and waveguide interlock
alerts and instead of fixing the
problem, you’re overriding these
warnings by taping or wiring down
the FAMU safety override.
That’s
just dumb!”
“Use the switch, as needed,
momentarily
.
when released, it will automatically
return to the normal position.
do not
tape it or tie it in place.”
“You’re
keeping the
fault alarm
monitor
unit (FAMU)
from doing
its job.”
AN/TSC-93B/C (V) 1
AN/TSC-85B/C (V) 1
The FAMU monitors faults
throughout your TACSAT
to make sure you are not
exposed to microwave
radiation. But you can
override the FAMU.
the switch is
spring loaded
and is held in
the override
position for
aligning the hpa
output meter.
The safety alert switch located
behind the front panel of the FAMU
can override the antenna elevation
and waveguide interlock alerts.
what
are you
doing?
someone
taped down
the over-
ride switch
again.
tactical
satellite (TACSAT)
shelters like the
AN/TSC-85B/C (V) 1…
…AND the
AN/TSC-93B/C (V) 1
emit
high-
frequency
electromagnetic
radiation
.
592. 52-53 (C)
1/27/02
3:50 PM
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