PS Magazine - JANUARY 1976
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 278
JANUARY 1976
MUD CLOG
CRIPPlES miKe
NsN For
AT-271
CoRD
If
the
cord
in
your
AT-271()
antenna breaks, put in anotHer one.
Use
NSN
4020±00±281±8439 to get an
11±ft replacement² The cord is on the
AMDF (Army Master Data FiLe) and
autHorized by Appendix A of CTA 50±
970 GuL 74)³ Remember to adjust for
tension before you tie tHe knot at the
base of tHe antenna²
Dear EditoR,
Here's a word of caution on the BA-
4386
battery,
used
to
power
the
AN/P±C²25 or -77 radio set³
.
Never remove the cardboard casIng
&
the magnesium battery fOr any
´ro
m
µ
re¶so·¸
The battery can be real
dangerous when it's tampered with ¹º»
l¼ke, it'Ll explode¹
½
¾
We found a BA-4386 in a radIo that
had the casing¿ cut away and incoÀrectÁ
ly wired to the
Â
radioà When it was
remÄved the wires shorted and the
battery blew up¹
So, if the connector is broken, throw
the battery away and get a new one¹
Albert Kane
AMSA 73
Worcester, MA
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