PS Magazine - APRIL 1972

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

1972 SERIES, ISSUE 233

APRIL 1972

PS Magazine - APRIL 1972 - Page 14 of 41
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Wanna keep your AN/PIQ-5A public
address set broadcasting?
All you've gotta do is remember a few
simple rules to keep it in top±notch
perkin' co²dition.
LIKE, THOSE BA-30's are simple
enough to deal wit³, but you've gotta be
suRe all 10 of 'em are in series. Just one
of your BA-30's out´of-seRies will blank
out your set.
Everybody k²ows about removing batµ
teries if you s¶ore your equipment (more
than
24
hours).
Battery leakage causes corr·sion, a²d
corrosion chews u¸ metal mighty fast.
So,¹ Dean it up and get the ºatteRies
out!
THE MIC»OPHONE CO»¼ begs
ge²tle handling . . . you can get cord
½reakage at the megaphone a¾sem½ly
co²nector, mi¿e c·²nection point¾ or
-"²³´µ¶
ab·ut mid-¸oint on the ¸rotective sleeve.
TÀat metÁl mike isnÂt extÃa fRagile,
½ut you caÄ
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½e²d it by dRoppi²g it, catchÆ
ing it on iÇmovable objects, ·R pUtti²g
it u²deR soÈebody's ½ig feet. SoÉÊatch
Cool it, manË
Y·ur pRojector bulb, of courseÌ
THE SCREEN
sCENE
If you wanna get inTo The movies, don'T
makE your mark on The screen
.
MEaning, when you±re movin²
ThE
SR³n for The BM-10 projecTor, don´T
CTch ThE µcr¶n on sharp angles and
eDEs·
A
¸p¹ cuTº or TEar Cn puT »T on down¼
Time, for resewing or ½placemen¾
"
Íf you cool that bulb ½efore you switch
off your blower-equippÎd projector, you
can head off ½roken heat filters and
co²de²si²g le²ses, as well a¾ a sÏollen
bulb.
Turn the switch to the MOTO» position and run it a few minutes before shutti²g
down .
.. this'll Dear Ðhe heat away fRom the bulb.
Otherwise, the heat hangs heavy around the bulb a²d causes troUble.
Also, after putting a bulb i² the projector, wipe the bul½ thoroughly with a Doth.
Ín handli²g, hold ½ul½s ½y the base, if possible.
The reason: Moisture from huma² ha²ds can cause heat swelling in the
The Doth removes most of the moiÑture from the glass.
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