PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-628
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 628
MARCH 2005
I
f you think you've found a mistake in a missile or aviation TM or you have a sug-
gestion for improving a TM procedure, the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile
Command (AMCOM) would like to hear from you. Feedback from equipment oper-
ators and maintainers helps AMCOM put out clear, accurate TM information.
A DA Form 2028 is how AMCOM wants to hear from you. The easiest way
to submit a 2028 is via the Internet at
The website lets you track AMCOM's response to your 2028.
find a blank 2028. Then either…
—
mail it to
Commander
U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command
ATTN: AMSAM-MMC-MA-NP
Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000
—
fax it to DSN 788-6546/
(256) 842-6546
—
or email it to
2028@redstone.army.mil
TOW
and Bradley TOW units that don't use the 2W1 cable adapter are guaran-
teed to be making large withdrawals from their bank account.
The adapter, NSN 5935-01-117-3304, fits on both the 2W1 cable that goes to the
MGS and on the MGS connector itself. When adapters are installed on both the
2W1 cable and the MGS connectors, neither connector can be damaged by a
TOWster jamming the 2W1 on the MGS. What does that save a TOW unit? A 2W1
cable costs around $1,400. An MGS interface board goes for about $2,000. The
adapter costs $103.
If you're not that worried about
money, then think mission. If the
2W1 or MGS is knocked out, so is
TOW firing.
So before you leave the motor-
pool, make sure all your unit's 2W1
cables have the adapter lockwired
on. And make sure adapters are
installed on the MGSs too. Since the
adapters will disappear over time,
it's a good idea to order backups.
Help the adapters last by remem-
bering that when the 2W1 connector
is aligned correctly with the MGS
connector it slides into place easily.
The yellow guide lines on both con-
nectors are only rough guides. After
you match up the guide lines, you
must twist the cable connector until
you feel it snap in place. Then push
the connector down to lock it on. If
you have to force the cable connec-
tor down, you don't have it aligned.
PS 628
MAR 05
19
Missiles, Aviation…
TOW 2 Missile System…
Are You an
Adapter?
Never
send
the form to
the office
responsible
for the TM.
That just
slows down
the response.
hey!
this
procedure
is
not
right!
then we
need to
let AMCOM
know.
I’m not going
anyplace
until you get
adapters for
my MGs and
2w1 Cable!
Safety wire
adapter to
connector
MGS needs
adapter,
too
Twist connector
until it snaps in
place. Don’t
force it on
These are
the
only
four
ways to submit
a 2028 to an
AMCOM TM.
628.18-19(C)
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