PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-615

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 615

FEBRUARY 2004
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-615 - Page 8 of 33
Keep 'em Covered
That's the single most important protection
you can give sights. Any time you're not firing
and not in battle, cover the sights. If you drive
down the road with sights unprotected against
rocks and tree limbs and such, you're almost
guaranteed expensive damage.
It's easy to cover the FLIR. It has a protective
cap. If it's been lost, order a new one with NSN
5855-01-441-3189. But you need to make a
cover for laser range finder lenses. Most units
cut a piece of styrofoam to 12 x 18 inches.
Punch a hole in it for the boresight guide pin
cover. Stick it in front of the range finder lenses
so the support bracket holds it in place.
Clean 'em Right
You can't just grab anything
to clean delicate sight optics.
Rough material like your shirt
sleeve or a dirty rag will scratch
up the lenses. Clean the range
finder lenses only with lens
cleaner,
NSN 6810-00-201-
0906, and lens tissue. Clean the
FLIR lens with dishwashing
soap, NSN 7930-00-880-4454,
and a clean rag. Remove any
soap with a clean rag moistened
with denatured alcohol. You can
order 50 pounds of clean rags
PS 615
FEB 04
13
Patriot Missile System…
B
uying a new wire rope for the crane on the Patriot's M985E1 guided missile trans-
porter (GMT) is not a time to try to save money.
Some Patriot units have local purchased wire rope that was non-metric strand
cable instead of the correct metric strand type. The wrong rope is more likely to kink
and bird cage when a load is put on it. That could be a disaster when you're loading
or unloading missiles. You could damage a missile or your fellow soldiers.
So when you find the crane's rope is kinked or broken and needs to be replaced,
order the correct rope, NSN 4010-01-197-8303. It's Item 15 in Fig 27 in TM 9-
2320-355-24&P. Check the rope during PMCS like it says in Item 4d in Table 2-1
of TM 9-2320-355-10.
When you get a new rope, lubricate all of it with GAA to help it last.
Avenger Missile
System…
I
gnoring the needs of your Avenger's laser range finder and forward looking
infrared receiver (FLIR) or just being plain careless with their delicate optics will
kill accuracy and cost your unit big bucks. These simple sight savers help your
Avenger maintain 20/20 vision:
I thought I
heard something.
did you see
something? maybe
over there?
this guy’s not
going to be
knocking down
any planes…
his sights are
blind!
Keep
FLIR
capped
Clean range finder lenses with
lens tissue and lens cleaner
Make
cover
for
range
finder
lenses
Clean FLIR with clean rag
and dishwashing soap
hey, look! I
got this cable
at the blue
light special.
We
saved
a
ton of money!
Check rope for kinks or breaks
Lube rope
with GAA
I could
drop a
missile on
somebody
if that
cable
breaks!
you’re going to
lose
a ton of money without
the correct cable!
and you
could lose
even
more
than that!
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