ARMY TM 10-4610-309-14
MARINE CORPS TM10802A-14/1
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TACTICAL WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM (TWPS)
DIRECT SUPPORT MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
GENERAL DIRECT SUPPORT MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
2. Disassemble the new connector.
3. Slide the new connector parts over the end of the cable in the following order:
a. Strain relief, saddle and screws end first.
b. Follower, flat edge first (beveled edge out).
c. Grommet
d. Back adapter, external threaded end first.
e. Outer ground ring, thick edge first.
f. Inner ground ring, smaller diameter end first.
NOTE
Elbow backshells are difficult to slide over stiff cables. Spraying WD-40 or a
similar lubricant on the exterior of the cable will make it easier to slide the elbow
backshell over the cable.
Make sure a gasket is in place over the male end and inside the female end of the
backshell.
g. Elbow (or straight) backshell, threaded end first.
NOTE
Make sure a gasket is in place inside the female end of the front adapter.
h. Front adapter, external threaded end first.
i. Dust cap ring.
j. Coupling nut, end with narrow lip first.
ELBOW BACKSHELL
INNER GROUND RING
FRONT ADAPTER
OUTER GROUND RING
GASKET
COUPLING NUT
GASKET
FOLLOWER
GROUND SHIELD
BARE WIRE
BRAID
CABLE
BACK ADAPTER
CONTACT
DUST CAP RING
GROMMET
INSULATED WIRE
DUST CAP
SHRINK TUBE
STRAIN RELIEF
CONNECTOR BARREL
Figure 1. Cable Connector Replacement.
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