TM 11-6625-1830-12
OPERATOR'S MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS
c. Cleaning (para 3-5).
3-1. Scope of
Maintenance
d. Troubleshooting (para 3-7).
low together with a reference to the paragraphs
Materials
Requ
covering the specific maintenance function.
The following materials are required for
a Daily preventive maintenance checks and
tor's maintenance.
services (para 3-4).
a. Cleaning fluid (trichloroethane)
b. Weekly preventive maintenance checks and
b. Clean, dry, lint-free cloth
services (para 3-4).
c. Soft bristle brush
Records and reports of these checks and services
3-3. Preventive
Maintenance, General
must be made in accordance with
a Purpose. Preventive maintenance is the sys-
tematic care, servicing, and inspection of equip-
ment to prevent the occurrence of trouble, to re-
Preventive maintenance checks and servi
duce downtime, and to assure that the equipment
test set group are required on a daily an
is serviceable.
basis.
a. Daily Check. The PCMS chart of subpara-
b. Preventive Maintenance Checks and Serv-
graph c below specifies checks and services that
eces. The preventive maintenance checks and
must be accomplished daily and under special
services (PMCS) charts (para 3-4) outline
conditions listed below:
functions to be performed at specific intervals.
(1) When the equipment is initially in-
These checks and services are designed to main-
stalled.
tain Army electronic equipment in a combat
(2) When the equipment is reinstalled
serviceable condition; that is, in good general
removal for any reason.
physical condition and in good operating condi-
(3) At least once each week if the equip
tion. To assist the operator in maintaining com-
ment is maintained in standard condition.
bat serviceability, the charts indicate intervals to
b. Weekly Checks. The PMCS chart of sub
inspect, what to inspect, how to inspect, and what
paragraph d, below, specifies additional checks
the normal conditions are. The Paragraph refer-
and services that must be performed once
cnce column lists appropriate paragraphs that
week.
preventive maintenance informa-
c. Operator's Daily Preventive
cannot be remedied by the oper-
Check and Services Chart.