PS Magazine - AUGUST 1974

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 261

AUGUST 1974

PS Magazine - AUGUST 1974 - Page 22 of 35
The clamp may help if you forget and
Drive oF with the cable attache± to tHe
.± ²³´ "1
power source. It's takinG a gambLe, but tHe
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ClaMp might prevent pu²²ing tHe receP-
taC³e box out of ´He vanµ
Which means, o' course, that tHe best
way to avoi± that mess is to disconnect t¶e
CaB³e as soon as you get tHe ·ord to ro²².
When you¸re removing the connector
¹Roº »¼e ½e¾e¿taCleÀ ½eÁeaSe the lock toÃ
gether and lift even³y. Angling can cause
Äamage to the plugsÅ
Another bet you can win is the one
against dirt and dust if the connector or
Æ
receptac³e cover is aLways in place over
»he
U-185( )/G, U-186( )/G
or
U-187( )/g
And after you wind the cÇble on tHe
reel, yoU can Èet added protection Éy
tying tHe plug to the inner section oÊ tHe
reel rim witË a piece of Ìeld ·ire or
Í
Îtrong twineÅ It¸³l keep it from getting
Kicked aroUnd Or stepped onÏ
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WHen the caBle's HooÐe± to a van, Ðeep
a safety CLamp on. ÑHe clampÒLL HeLp proÓ
tect the plug and connector if a veÔicLe
runs over the Cable or someone trips over
it.
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