PS Magazine - JANUARY 1972
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1972 SERIES, ISSUE 230
JANUARY 1972
they're manhandled. F'rinstance, in re-
test cord on The ±S²760 (on the AN/±CC³
moving or replacing ´em, you can damage 7 telephone TerminaL). You couLd yank
The tuning-Head pins, do in the pLug, µhat cord rigHt outta THe ±S²760 recep¶
crunch the gUide²pins· and catch otHer tacle, and break the receptacle or botch
damage.
the cord wiring.
WATCH THaT TWIST
¸In Hooking up
the pOwer cable leading from the P¹²
286/G generator to the S²178() sheLter,
you could give it a crooked twist and strip
he stripºed tHreads can be dangerous.
For exampLe» if the stripped end drops
from the "power in¼ rece½tacle, you´ve
got a Live cable on The ground¸a sorry
situation That could shorT ouT a cable and
create some danger for you and your
buddies.
±he ±S²760 test pLug can come up witH
¾
a broken cord if it's Left pLugged in wHen
it's not being used. ±His couLd happen if
you accidentally knock into it, or catch it
on something.
remove the test cord, finger-hold the plas¿
tic protector instead of the unºrotected
cord.
When the receivEr plug leading from
the ±±-4À teLetypewriter set is not plug¶
ed ÁnTo tHe ±Â-22 teLegrapH terminaL
set (in the SBÃ675 paTching ºanel), you
stand a good chance of burning out tHe
Q²11 transÄstor if tÅe ºower is on very
Long.
Remember, no yanking on
Æ
that 3²ft
46
±He ±AÇ182/¹ signaL telegraph²teLeÈ
ºHone convertors wiLL Last Longer if you
crank up your eqÉipment 3 times or so
ºer week» and run it abouT an Åour eacH
TÁme. ±his´Ll HeLp get rÁd of the condensa¶
Tion inside the 3 reLays. Moisture caÊ
cause stickÁngËand stickÁng relays can
cause repairsÌ
MOistURE
c±N hURt
YoÉ can sTriº tHe THreads in the CÂAN¶
NÍÎ MÏDÍM receºTacLe wHen yoÐ atÈ
tach The connector cables. AlL it takes is
a Long hard twist on tHe cabLe.
±He }108 receptacLe on the R²417 re³
ceiver can be crunched by a PÑ connector
THaT´s noT LiÒed up right. Óf The male PÑ
does break tHe end of the female }108,
replace tHe entire ]108 on the AM²11Ô9
Tuning Head.
PuSHInG oFF?
ËAny time you pack
your gear for a Trip» make sÉre you pusH
in tHe vÁbration moÉnt lever on tHe ±-302
TransmitTerÌ ±Hat´LL keep the transmÁtter
from Õancing around loose on its sHocks
and doing itseLf dirt.
STore The Â-90/¹ Handset in tHe CY²
1342 accessory case Öor safekeeping. Óf
you Leave Át hanging in its cradle on the
R-417 receiver» it can be busted while
you´re moving.
±raveL moves can goof up the handset
on the AM²Ô07 amplifier²pilot reg×lator,
Too. You wanta store this handset in the
brackets inside the bin of The R±-280 re¶
ceiver²transmitter where it can't bounce
around and whacK itself against the fLoor
or other components of the AØ/±CC²7
Telephone TerminaL.
stORE
h±NDsEt
LiKE sO!
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