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Check scale alignment.


Part of MWO MWO Mount Washington Observatory (New Hampshire)
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 9-1025-21-50-5 (Jun 93) for the M198 towed howitzer included the installation of new equilibrator equilibrator (ēkwil´ibrātur),
n an instrument or device used in achieving or maintaining a state of equilibrium.
 adjustment scales, NSN NSN National Stock Number
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NSN NATO Stock Number
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NSN National Student Number (NZ)
NSN Never Say Never
 6695-01-386-2774 and 6695-01-386-8345. Unfortunately, the installation instructions were a little faulty.

The instructions said to use the old scale's bottom screw hole for locating the new scales. Thai didn't take into account the amount of space left above or below the slide, NSN 5340-01-040-0623.

With the new scales located by the old scale's bottom screw hole, the slide's pointer can't be adjusted up to the +3 setting. Trying to manhandle man·han·dle  
tr.v. man·han·dled, man·han·dling, man·han·dles
1. To handle roughly.

2. To move or handle by manpower alone.
 the adjusting screw to force the slide up puts pressure on the top carriage tower's weldment weld·ment  
n.
A unit composed of an assemblage of pieces welded together.

Noun 1. weldment - an assembly of parts welded together
assembly - a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
. The end result is a cracked or bent weldment.

1. Depress the cannon to a near-level elevation.

2. Use the equilibrator adjustment screw to move the slide in the minus direction until it's at its lowest position.

3. Measure up 1 inch from the slide's pointer. If the measurement is aligned with 0 on the scale, the howitzer is good to go. If it's not on 0, contact DS maintenance. They'll reposition the scale and drill new holes to put it in the right position.
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Publication:PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
Date:Dec 1, 2003
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