CHAPTER 3 ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS

CHAPTER 3

O R G A N I Z A T I O N A L MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS

Section I. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

3-1. Special Tools and Equipment

No special tools and equipment are required for

organizational maintenance of the grid wire sensor.

Section II. REPAINTING AND REFINISHING INSTRUCTIONS

number MIL-P-8585 and finished with gray vinyl

3-2. General

paint, Federal Standard 595 color chip 26492. Use

Metal surfaces for the grid wire sensor are painted

only these paints for paint touchup and repainting.

with a durable undercoat and finish paint. Under

Refer to SB 11-573, Painting and Preservation

normal conditions, paint will permanently remain on

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the surfaces and will require no retouching or

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repainting. However, the paint may become chipped

or worn away from accidental causes, or being

subjected to abrasive damage of various types. If

3-4. Procedure

such damage occurs, the damaged area should be

Instructions for touchup painting and repainting are

retouched, or repainted, both for appearance and to

contained in TB 746-10, Field Instructions for

protect the steel cases from corrosion.

Painting and Preserving Electronics Command

3-3. Paint To Be Used

Equipment. TB 9-213, Painting Instructions for Field

Use, may be referenced for instructions on the care of

The grid wire sensor junction box metal surfaces are

painting equipment.

primed with zinc chromate primer, specification

Section III. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES

services to be performed are listed and described in

3-5. General

The grid wire sensor will require a minimum' of

table 3-1. The item numbers indicate the sequence of

organizational maintenance since the J-SIIDS must

minimum inspection requirements. Defects during

be kept in continuous operation. To assure maximum

operation of the unit will be noted for future

operational readiness it is necessary that the

corrections to be made as soon as operation has

equipment be inspected so defects may be discovered

ceased. Stop operation immediately if a deficiency is

and corrected before the result in serious damage or

noted during operation which would damage the

failure.

equipment. Record all deficiencies together with the

corrective action taken on a DA Form 2404.

3-6. Check and Services

The necessary preventive maintenance checks and

Table 3-1. Organizational Preventive Maintenance Checks and Service

Q-Quarterly

Work

Items to be Inspected

Sequence

Time

Procedure

Number

(M H)

JUNCTION BOX ASSEMBLY

Visually inspect the enclosure interior for rust corrosion and foreign matter. Check for loose

missing screws. nuts, fasteners and grommets. See figure C-l for location.*

HOUSING COVER

Verify cover is fastened securely in position.*

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