TM 11-4940-480-14
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Section I. GENERAL
1-1. Scope
Equipment. Department of the Army forms and pro-
cedures used for equipment maintenance will be those
a. This manual describes Electronic Shop, Transpor-
prescribed by TM 38-750, The Army Maintenance
table AN/TSM-126A which accommodates special test
Management System.
equipment required to maintain Interrogator Set AN/
b. Report of Item and Packaging Discrepancies. Fill
T P X - 5 0 . It covers installation, operation, and
out and forward SF 364 (Report of Discrepancy (ROD))
maintenance of the AN/TSM-126A including intercon-
as prescribed in AR 735-1l-2/DLAR 4140.55/NAV-
nection of transportable power generators which pro-
MATINST 4355.73/AFR 400-54/MCO 4430.3E.
vide operating power. It also identifies and locates
c. Discrepancy in Shipment Report (DISREP) (SF
special test equipment inside the shelter.
361). Fill out and forward Discrepancy in Shipment
b. Existing technical manuals covering the equipment
Report (DISREP) (SF 361) as prescribed in AR 55-38/
used with or contained in the AN/TSM-126A listed in
NAVSUPINST 4610.33B/AFR 75-18/MCO P4610.
19C and DLAR 4500.15.
tained in appendix D.
1-2. Indexes of Publications
1-4. Reporting Equipment Improvement
Recommendation (EIR)
a. DA Pam 3104. Refer to the latest issue of DA
Pam 310-4 to determine whether there are new editions,
If your Electronic Shop, Transportable AN/TSM-126A
changes, or additional publications pertaining to the
needs improvement, let us know. Send us an EIR. You,
equipment.
the user, are the only one who can tell us what you don't
b. DA Pam 310-7. Refer to DA Pam 310-7 to deter-
like about your equipment. Let us know why you don't
mine whether there are modification work orders
like the design. Tell us why a procedure is hard to per-
(MWO'S) pertaining to the equipment.
form. Put it on an SF 368 (Quality Deficiency Report).
Mail it to Commander, US Army Communications and
1-3. Maintenance Forms, Records and
Electronics Materiel Readiness Command, ATTN:
Reports
DRSEL-ME-MQ, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703. We'll
a . Reports of Maintenance and Unsatisfactory
Section Il. DESCRIPTION AND DATA
1-5. Purpose and Use
a. Shelter, Electrical Equipment S-280B/G
(Modified).
a. Purpose. The AN/TSM-126A provides a
transportable direct support maintenance shop for in-
Length - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 147 in.
Width - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 83 in
terrogator Set AN/TPX-50.
Height - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 82 in.
b. Use. The AN/TSM-126A consists of a modified
Weight (including test equipment) - - - - - 3,800 lb,
S-280B/G shelter, mounted on a 2 l/2-ton cargo truck
Number of openings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - one
Louvers- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - one (exhaust fan)
towing a trailer-mounted PU-619/M gasoline-driven
Type of lighting - - - - - - - - - incandescent (four
power generator. The shelter is equipped with special
75-watt and two
test equipments, tool kits, a hot-mockup AN/TPX-50,
60-watt bulbs).
and a work area for use as a direct support maintenance
facility. The shelter may also be removed from the cargo
Mounted PU-619/M (fig. 1-2). Refer to TM 5-6115-
truck and serve as a temporary fixed field maintenance
365-15.
shop. The PU-619/M power generator provides a 3-
phase ac power to the shelter to operate the lighting, air
1-7. Tools and Test Equipment for Sup
conditioner, fan, heater, service outlets, and test
port of AN/TPX-50
equipments.
The shelter contains tools and test equipments that are
1-6. Tabulated Data
used only for the support and maintenance of the AN/
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