PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 251
OCTOBER 1973
It's getting to be a sad, sad soNg.
Like, over and over again, the worD goes out on how to Handle cables,
rep±ace fses, tighten levers aNd such on your A²/PPS-4A radar set.
Over anD over again, somebody³s just Not ±istening. ResU±t: Needless
damage´
So, here's aNother chorus, played loud oµ request and ripe Fom recent
¶eld ex·erieNce¸
WHeN you remove the set's cab±e
CoNnectors which have locking col¹
lars (power cable, ºr»¼ nstaNce), ¶rst
grab the collar aND turN ½t counter¾
c±ockwise (le¿t) uNtil it³s ±oose.
WHen the collar is loose, tÀe coN¹
nector wi±± back oÁ easy. I¿ it Doesn't,
turN the col±ar a little frther.
²ever try to remove the cable by
twisting it at the heel o¿ the connec¹
tor! That's a sure way to damage wir¹
ing aNd contacts.
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Âripod tripÃups cryiNg Är a new
tune iNcluDeÅ
MaNhaNDliNg aziÆuth aNd elevaÇ
tion detents. Âhe Detents are Æade
to
b
snugged down by hand .
..
not torqueD into place ÈitÀ a vise¹
grip or such.
Âoo tighÉ deteNts wear out quick.
All you Need Do is sNUg 'em up until
you get some resiÊtaNce .
.. aNd stop.
A muscle reÆiNder goes Är the
tripod wingnuts, too.
Ëirst, be sure the teeth are meshed
... and then haNdÃtighteN the wing¹
nuts.
²atura±ly, once the wiNgNuts are
tighteNeD, you wouldN't want to
b
tempted to spread the legs unless yoU
looseneD the Nuts ¶rst. Some Joes
do . . . anD make a mess tHat ends
:.
_
_
up in support.
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