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Avenger Missile System: W103 ECU/PPU Cable Tight?
December 23, 2020
— If you want to keep your Avenger right, you’ve got to make sure the W103 cable for the environmental control unit/primary power unit (ECU/PPU) is tight. During BEFORE Operations PMCS, check all the cables between the ECU and PPU for looseness, but pay special attention to the W103...
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PS Magazine: Help Us Help You
December 23, 2020
— Each day, emails from Soldiers and DoD civilians all over the world come into PS Magazine seeking answers to challenges they're facing while maintaining their vehicles and equipment. And each day, Half-Mast or a member of his team replies. In order to help you, help us by providing as much information as possible about the problem...
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MLRS: EM 0208 Is Missing Some PMCS Steps
December 8, 2020
— Operators, have you looked at TM 9-1055-647-13&P (IETM EM 0208, Jun 20) and noticed the quarterly, semiannual and annual maintenance steps are missing? Here’s why...
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MLRS: Need the APU Filter Element?
December 3, 2020
— If you’re looking for the APU filter element NSN for your MLRS in Item 66 of Fig 130 in TM 9-2350-420-13&P (May 18), it’s missing. So if you need to order the filter element, use NSN 4130-01-476-2341...
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FMTV/HIMARS: Driveshaft U-Joint Kit
November 27, 2020
— Do you need a U-joint kit for the driveshaft on your unit’s FMTVs or HIMARSs? You can order it using NSN 2520-01-657-8029. Read on for installation tips...
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M41A7 TOW ITAS: Make Sure You're Doing Monthly and Annual PM
November 18, 2020
— Dear Half-Mast, It looks like most units haven’t been completing all the PMCS on the M41A7 TOW improved target acquisition system (ITAS), NSN 5865-01-606-3354, PN 13480670-7. Here’s what they need to know. ... ...
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MLRS: Degree of Slope Does Matter
November 4, 2020
— Don’t wait ‘til you’re at a live-fire exercise to learn critical lessons. Here’s what you should already know. During loading operations it’s important to park the launcher on level ground +/- 5 degrees (+/- 89 mils) or less. If not, the boom may fail to retract when you try to load a pod...
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Sentinel Radar: Steps to Sentinel Success
October 13, 2020
— This article initially appeared in PS 798 (May 19), p. 42-45. Your Sentinel Radar System can alert you to danger if you remember these steps to success, starting with being careful in and around the radar, due to the voltage it produces and the speed with which it rotates. ...
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M287/AT4 Tracer Trainer: Need Help Getting Parts?
September 18, 2020
— Soldiers, if your unit has the M287/AT4 tracer trainer and is having trouble getting repair parts, here’s the why and the how to get what you need. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) doesn’t have the demand to stock some of the parts for this equipment, so you’ll have to order them directly from Saab...
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HIMARS: How-to Tips
July 30, 2020
— Exercise, exercise, exercise. The worst thing you can do is let your HIMARS sit for weeks. Without exercise, grease coagulates and moving parts like the limit switches and rollers stop moving and start sticking. The flex drive shaft binds and can be damaged...
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