PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-666

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 666

MAY 2008
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-666 - Page 11 of 33
Connecting and disconnecting the
large cables are
always
jobs for two
hands. If you twist cables on and
off with one hand, you eventually
rip the cables’ wiring. Those cables
cost thousands to replace. Use one
hand to support the cable and take
the weight off the connector. Use the
other hand to turn the connector.
When you disconnect the cable, pull it straight off and don’t let the head hit the
ground. A hard fall could cost you a cable.
Cap cables and radar connectors when the
cables are disconnected. If you leave them
uncapped, sand plugs holes and unplugs power
when you try to connect the cables. Check the
caps’ lanyards during weekly PMCS. They
often break and once they do the caps soon
disappear. It’s difFcult to get replacement
caps. If a lanyard is shot, make a new one with
wire or 550 cord. If a cap is missing, cover the
cable and radar connectors with plastic bags
until you can get a new cap.
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Cables
If those big power cables you hook up to the AN/MPQ-53 are in bad shape, the
radar is in bad shape. It has no power. Look over the cables and connectors’ threads
for burrs and corrosion. They make it difFcult to screw on the cables and can fool
you into thinking you have the cable securely connected when you don’t. Report
problems to your repairman.
Patriot Missile System…
PM
Keeps Radar
Radiating
Use two hands
with cables
Inspect cap lanyards
during weekly PMCS.
Install caps when
cables not connected
a small investment in
pm to your patriot’s
an/mpq-53 radar
can yield big returns
when it comes time to
track enemy missiles
and aircraft.
contribute this
pm to keep your
radar radiating
with good health.
thanks to your
investments in
pm, I’m radiating
good health.
now I’m
ready to pay
dividends.
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