PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-681
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 681
AUGUST 2009
24
PS 681
AUG 09
Dear Editor,
We’ve found adding a few extra tools to our Avenger tool kits can make
repair jobs go extra fast.
The drill used for replacing inserts in the Avenger’s turret is difficult to
get into tight spots, which makes the job sometimes exasperating. So we
put together a kit for replacing inserts with these tools:
•
Dremel XPR 400 and six 5/16-in drill bits
•
Dewalt DW423 random orbital sander and Bosch 1297D palm sander.
Both need dust collection pouches so you don’t breathe in the dust,
which can be hazardous.
•
50-ft extension cord
•
10 sheets of 60- to 80-grit sandpaper
•
15 paper cups and 15 tongue depressors (NSN 6515-00-324-5500
brings 100 depressors for $1.99) for mixing the compound
•
10cc syringe for injecting the compound. You can probably get these from
your local medical people.
•
6 A inserts, 8 W inserts, and 12 X inserts from the Avenger repair kit
With these tools and materials, you can quickly replace inserts. Most of
these items can be purchased at home improvement stores.
I
f you don’t stick to battery stick charging for your TS-4530/UPM radar test set, you won’t
be able to charge the stick—period.
The rechargeable battery stick, NSN 6625-01-517-3116, can’t be charged if its voltage
drops below 5.5 VDC.
But if you refresh the battery stick at least quarterly like it says on WP 0024 00-1, Item 6,
in TM 43-6625-916-12, you should have no problem.
The general description in WP 0002 00-1 in the TM gives the power info on
the radar test set. It can be powered by the battery stick or by six commercial C-size NI-CAD,
NiMH or alkaline batteries or by an external power supply.
But remember, any attempt to charge batteries other than those battery sticks supplied
or commercial C-size NI-CAD rechargeable batteries could result in battery explosion and
cause your injury or death.
Editor’s note:
Thanks for the tool suggestions, Chief.
Avenger units that spend
much time replacing inserts might want to spend the extra money for these tools.
It’s a bit different with the small arms tool kit. It has more tools than
you need to repair and maintain the Avenger M3P machine gun. Instead of
carrying around the whole tool kit, we made up our own M3P-specific tool
kit with these tools:
•
the standard pliers, wrenches, punches, files, stones, and jeweler’s
screwdrivers
•
a caliber bar for boresighting
•
the M3P headspace and timing gage
•
the feeler gage
•
.032- and .051-in lacing wire
•
a breaker bar
We added a crowfoot attachment, NSN 5120-00-229-2773, to
torque the breech lock cam nut and a set of calipers with a 6-in dial.
Both tool kits can be kept in one of the standard tool cases made by
companies like Pelican.
CW2 Anthony Harding
3-4 ADAR
Ft Bragg, NC
Extra Tools
Do Job
Extra
Fast
StiCk to
Battery
StiCk
Charging
Avenger Missile System…
Extra Tools
Do Job
Extra
Fast
TS-4530/UPM Radar Test Set…
StiCk to
Battery
StiCk
Charging
chief harding has some
suggestions for tools that
can help you do repairs
quicker
and
easier!
you let my
voltage drop
too low and
now I
can’t
be charged
at
all!
I’m
finished!
M3P tool kit looks like this
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6/29/09
5:44:59 PM
CW2 A.H.
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