PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1974
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 264
NOVEMBER 1974
Cool, clean and dry .±. and no fddlin' around²
That³s the
PM
deal For Your ´ADAC (feld aRtillerY
puteR)
M18
gun direµtion µomputer.
I¶·s s¸Mple woRk all the waY¹ BUt ¸ºs a
You'Re
•
±2
-First off, before yOu pull any
pm
checkS, maKe sure thE com±
puTEr'S circuit breaKer switch is ²FF.
_±
-IN wet weather or daMp cLi³
Mate ruN your coMpuTer at leAST
²
hours a day to Make sure it stays
dry iNside´ If you NegLect the daily
warMµup, Moisture will fou¶ uP THE
coMputer's guts, or short it out´
-CleaN t·e coNsoLe paNeLs daiLy´
Us¸ a soft, cleaN Do¹h aNd a DeaN,
stiffºBristLe» Brush´ CleaN carefulLy
arouN» switch¼s, ButtoNs and KeYS½
If Matrix ButtoNs stick or BiNd, us¾
a »a¿ of ÀLcohoL oN yoÁr Âoth to
wipe ofà t·¼ sticky griļ arouNd
theM´
ÅÆever forc¼ kNoBs or switches
Çast their stoÇs´ Èou'LL Bus¹ É·eM for
sur¼´ ÊNd, Nev¼r ÃiddL¼ wit· stiff
But¹oNs or keysË È¼LL Ãor yoÁr orGaNÌ
izatioNaL M¼chaNic w·eÍ you have
qNy oà ¹h¼s¼ ÇroBL¼MsÎ
ÊÏso, yOu're Not authorized to
reMove th¼ coMÇÁ¹er's cÀs¼´ It's Áp
to you, though, ¹o chaNge iNdicator
LaMps oN the coNtroL ÇaN¼L´ UNÐ
screw the tiNy LeNs froM the
p
aNeLÑ
eaSy³Like´ ÒaSe out the burNed laÓp,
sLip a good LaMp iNto the leNs AÔÕ
screw the LeNs Back iNto the paNel´
ÅUse a soft,
I
iNtÖfree Doth to
wipe the wiNdows aNd r¼ÀdÖout dis×
play´ Æever use a cleaNer
(
pasTe OR
liQuid) oN '¼M´
-ØaNds
off the tape³reader
housiNg wheN you're MoviNg or liftÐ
ÅIf you're graBBy with the cOM±
puter case latches you'lL breAK ÙEmÚ
ÊLways press the Latch catch out of
t·e way wheN th¼ covers are off´
ÛaMe go¼s for th¼ coMputer's ho¶d±
dowN DaMps oN the table´
iNg the coMputer´
grouNd jack aL¶ the
way iNto the coMputer's grouNd
coNNector, aNd siNK the grouNd rod
iNto the grouNd under or neaR THE
table´
±3
-WheN you're out iN the OPEÜ
it's Best to rig up a good s·eLter of
soMe kiNd to protect t·e coMputer
ÃroM dust, suN, raiN, cold.
Ý
Þeep its
covers oN wheN the coMputer's NOt
iN useÚ Cap aLL cable coNNectors
you're Not uSiNg´
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