Keep EU and EB OK.The electronics unit (EU) and electronics box (EB) are the electrical nerve center for the MLRS MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System (US DoD)MLRS Multiple Launcher Rocket System MLRS Marine Corps Long-Range Study (US DoD) . If water gets in them, they can short out and suffer expensive damage. Your MLRS fizzles Samuel Beckett used the word "fizzles" to describe eight short prose pieces: For to end yet again, Still, He is barehead, Horn came always, Afar a Bird, I gave up before birth, Closed place, and Old earth. out for firing. How can you keep the EU and EB OK? Think dry. Do everything you can to keep water out of their boxes. Never use high-pressure hoses above track level. No matter how well you think the EU and EB are waterproofed, they're no match against those hoses. Before taking your MLRS through the wash rack, cover the EU and EB with plastic. Remember to remove the plastic when you're done. Leave the lids on the EU and EB. Direct support should be the only ones taking off the lids. When you take off their lids, you ruin the gaskets that keep them water-tight. Make sure all four bolts that hold the EB to the battery box are in place and are tightly screwed in with correct washers and gaskets. Often the bottom two bolts are forgotten and that can let water in the EB. Help the bolts stay tight by spreading a light coat of silicone sealant Sealant A thin plastic substance that is painted over teeth as an anti-cavity measure to seal out food particles and acids produced by bacteria. Mentioned in: Tooth Decay sealant see bone sealant. , NSN NSN National Stock Number NSN Nokia Siemens Networks NSN National Storytelling Network NSN NATO Stock Number NSN New Substances Notification (CEPA) NSN National Student Number (NZ) NSN Never Say Never 5330-01-165-2363 on them before you screw them in. During weekly PMCS PMCS PMC Sierra (stock symbol) PMCS Project Management Control System PMCS partial mission-capable, supply (US DoD) PMCS Preventive Maintenance Checks & Services PMCS Professional Military Comptroller School , look over both the EU and EB for cracks, holes, and missing screws. Report any problems you spot. |
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