TM-9-2350-273-BD
M48/M60 SERIES TANK, COMBAT FULL-TRACKED 105-MM GUN
TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATORS, ORGANIZATIONAL, DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE; BATTLEFIELD DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR
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TM 9-2350-273-BD
ARMAMENT AND FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS
10-14. LOADER’S SAFETY SWITCH FAILURE
General Information:
Gun will not fire by any switch or the blasting machine. The loader’s safety switch can
be by passed using this procedure.
Limitations:
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No safety device.
Personnel/Time Required:
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1 soldier
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30-60 minutes
Materials/Tools:
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Wire cutters
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Wire stripper or knife
Procedural Steps:
WARNING
The loader's safety system is disabled.
held together during each firing. Take
not touch each other, or contact metal
times.
The wires have to
care that they do
objects at all other
1. Identify and cut circuits 113B and 113C between safety switch and harness
connectors as shown. Make sure the lengths of the two wires are different, so
of the dangling wires will not accidently touch each other.
the ends
NOTE
Be careful not to cut circuit 113G, which is the ground
wire for the blasting machine. If circuit 113G is cut,
the blasting machine is disconnected from the firing circuit.
2. Strip 1/2 inch of the insulation from the harness side of circuits 113B and 113C. To
activate the firing circuit, manually touch the ends of these two wires together.
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