PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-604

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 604

MARCH 2003
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-604 - Page 12 of 33
Patriot Missile System…
Dear Editor,
Slave cables that
droop between the
Patriot tractors and
trailers are slave cables
that won't be slaving
much longer. A drooping
cable can catch on the
tractor's drive shaft
and be ripped out. That
can also short out the
battery.
We've found simply
attaching the slave
cable to the air line
tree with a bungee cord
or rigging clip from a
parachute keeps the
cable safely away from
the drive shaft.
SSG Antonio Griffin
D Co, 5/7 ADA
Babenhausen, Germany
Make sure your trailer has been modified with MWO 9-2320-279-20-8.
It added hooks and clamps to help hold the slave cable and in most
cases should take care of drooping cables. If it doesn't, your suggestion
is the next stop. Thanks.
From the desk of the
Editor
Drooping slave
cable gets caught
on drive shaft
Attach cable to
air line trees
MWO eliminates
most slave cable
problems with
cable hooks
patriot crews,
take the droop
out of slave
cables with
this tip.
PS 604
MAR 03
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PS 604
MAR 03
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