PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-743
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 743
OCTOBER 2014
37
PS 743
OCT 14
Secure those cables!
Every year
launcher cables are ripped out because
they’ve been left dangling. When the
launcher swings around, it catches
those loose cables and r-i-i-i-p. One
unit lost a J box, cables and wiring
harness this way. Total bill: $491,032.
To help you secure the cables, you can order a launcher cable clamp assembly,
NSN 4030-01-582-8341. Then use the diagrams on Page 37 to secure the cables with
clamps and straps.
Rear of
launcher
Curbside
View
Roadside
View
follow these
three diagrams for
securing the cables
and you’ll never need
to worry about that
happening again…
Strap
W54
W42
W40
W3
W43 W55
W1
W2
W54
W42
W40
W52
W53
Strap
Straps
Straps
Straps
Support clamps
Support clamps
Support clamps
W52
W40
W1
W2
A
Strap
C
G
H
K
J
I
F
W3
W55 W41
W53
W43
W41
W4
1
5
4
9
16
6
15
10
3
8
7
13
11
12
14
2
Carefully remove missile desiccant
panels.
To
change
the
missiles’
desiccant, you have to remove the
panel. But you must remove and install
the back plate bolts in the proper order
and use the right torque or you can
crack the panel. That could mean you
have to code out the missile.
Patriot
Missile
System…
The Patriot is one
of the Army’s
most
complex
systems, which
means it needs
all
your
attention if it’s going
to do its job.
you got that
right,
Half-Mast! I neEd
constant Attention.
Here’s…
hoW
y
o
u
can
help!
Torque the bolts to 16.0+/-2 lb-in and
remove and install them in this order:
Cable
clamp
assembly
prevents
dangling
cables
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