PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-596

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 596

JULY 2002
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-596 - Page 13 of 32
PS 596
Keep track of how often you’ve
fired the MICLIC. After three firings,
an inert linear charge needs to go to
your ammo supply point for replace-
ment. Firing a charge more than three
times can lead to the charge breaking
apart during firing. Just mark the date
of each firing on the charge container.
Then you can tell at a glance if the
charge needs replacing.
Repairmen
PS 596
JULY 02
22
Operators
The time to do the continuity check
called out in Item 22 in the PMCS in TM
9-1375-215-13&P is
before
you go to the
field. That’s the only way to pinpoint elec-
trical problems like a bum cable and to fix
them
before
your mission. You can’t do
much about replacing a bad cable once
you leave the motor pool.
If the MICLIC does fail the continu-
ity check, don’t automatically replace
the control box. Often the problem is
an out-of-adjustment safety switch.
Adjust the switch like it says on Page
5-12 of the -13&P and do the continu-
ity check again.
Make sure all four turnbuckles are
installed and all four have safety
nuts screwed on tightly. Without the
turnbuckles and nuts, the charge
container won’t be secure on the
trailer. In rough country, the con-
tainer could be bucked loose.
The MICLIC
won’t
be
clearing many
mines if
you
haven’t cleared
away its
problems
with PM.
You've got
to get us
through this
mine field.
It’ll take
forever
for
us to find all
these mines.
That's
your
problem. You
didn't pay any PMCS
attention to me and
now you're going
to pay for it.
I think we
need some
continuity
here, fella.
Check for all four
turnbuckles …
…and their
safety nuts
Mark firing
dates on charge
container
Fails continuity
test? Adjust
safety switch
Fired 01 Jun 02
23
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6/1/02
11:45 AM
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