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TM 10-3930-643-20
GENERAL MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES.
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Electrical Repair.
Specific electrical system maintenance tasks are
covered in Chapter 5 of this manual.
The
following
are
general
electrical
repair
a.
b.
c .
due to
d.
e .
practices and procedures:
Clean electrical ground contacts with crocus cloth or emery cloth.
Make sure that all connections are tight.
Electrical wires, cables and connections should be checked for cracks
aging and for exposed wires which could cause an electrical short.
Use distilled water for batteries.
If unavailable, use clean water.
Use of multimeter. Maintenance functions authorized for performance at
the organizational level require the use of the multimeter.
Wire, harness and
cable repairs may be indicated as a result of tests performed with
the
multimeter.
Procedures for repairing these electrical components can be found
in Chapter 5.
After any repairs or replacements are done, test again. The
following procedures outline the uses of the multimeter for electrical testing:
NOTE
Proper operation of electrical components depends upon proper ground-
ing. In all troubleshooting procedures of devices which depend on
screws or physical contact for their electrical ground (lamp sockets,
transmitters, batteries, etc.) use a jumper wire from the device to
the hull to check grounding.
( 1 ) T e s t i n g f o r c o n t i n u i t y.
C o n t i n u i t y t e s t s c h e c k f o r b r e a k s i n a
circuit, such as the switch, light bulb or electrical cable, as shown.
To make
a continuity check, do the following steps:
(a) Set Up and zero the multimeter.
l Do not touch terminal caps with probes.
This will give false reading.
l Failure to do the following step can damage the multimeter.
(b) Disconnect the circuit being tested from the power source. To be
safe, disconnect the battery ground strap.
(c) Connect the meter probes to both terminals of the circuit being
t e s t e d.
(d) Observe needle movement.
If the needle swings to the far right
over the O on the top scale, the circuit has continuity.
If the needle doesnt
move, the circuit is open (broken).
If the needle jumps or flickers, there is
a loose connection in the circuit being tested.
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