PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-614

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 614

JANUARY 2004
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-614 - Page 10 of 30
PS 614
JAN 04
17
PS 614
JAN 04
16
MLRS…
Dear Editor,
Here at Ft Hood we've found taking a few spare parts to the field spares
us downtime and problems with our MLRS.
An Extra Adapter
The W19 and W20 cables are the interface between the launcher and
rockets and must be connected and disconnected often. Both cables have
adapters to protect the cable connectors. With all the connecting and
disconnecting, the adapters get plugged with dirt or damaged. Then the
W19 or W20 doesn't make a good connection and you can't fire.
The field fix is usually just
to remove the adapter and
plug in the cable without the
adapter. The problem with
that is that then the cable
itself is often damaged.
Cables are expensive to
replace. We avoid damaged
cables by taking at least
one extra W20 adapter,
NSN
5935-01-238-
5896, and one W19, NSN
the field. If an adapter has
problems, we just replace it.
Adapters are much cheaper
than cables.
Extra Road Wheel
A damaged road
wheel can stop you in
your tracks in the field.
And often it can take
quite a while to get a
replacement. So we
just put an extra road
wheel in the support
truck. If a road wheel is
damaged, we put on the
replacement and get
back to business.
SSG Shaun Tobin, SSG Jeremey Larson
1/21st FA
Ft Hood, TX
In PS 525 (Aug 96), we pointed out that electrical con-
tact cleaner is also a good way to handle dirty cable
adapters. Just remove the adapter and spray it with the
cleaner. Circuit board cleaner works or you can order
cleaning solvent with NSN 6850-01-371-8048.
From the desk of the
Editor
if you’d just
brought a spare
road wheel we
wouldn’t be in
this mess!
now
we’re
stuck
here!
Spray dirty adapter
with contact cleaner
…an extra road wheel
Take extra adapter
to the field and…
614. 16-17 (C)
12/2/03
10:34 AM
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