PS Magazine - JUNE 1977
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 295
JUNE 1977
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How far is it from here to there?
Your laser rangefinder knows!
the rangings far enough apart so the
Treat i± righ± and i±'ll give you the
laser has time to cool off.
correct target range.
If you thumb the rAnge button too
HERE'S YOUR GUNnER±S
"BOTTOM LINE² iNFO
How do you know when you're
±rea±²ng it right? You sure can't pet its
ruby head.
fast you'll damage the equipmen± and
either the high voltage power supply
or the flash tube will fail. Spa1:ing the
rangings
correctly
is
your
bes±
protec±ion-but ±here is also
a
circui±
that shU±s off the laser when the cavi±y
overheats³
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´Oµ ma¶ hate figures But
·in a BiKini¸
_.
_± ²
±hey¹Re no±
you ca³
use
a susta´³ed rate w´thout resµ per´ods
of
³ot mo¶·
t¸a³
3
las´³gs per m´³u¹e.
builtºin fil±er so you can look ±hrough
it. Likewise, the M»27 ¼» telescope is
safe if you have ±he
½
safe±y f²l±er in
posi±ion (full clockw²se) before you
lase. If the safe±y filter is no± on, ei±her
don'± look or wear laser saFe±y glasses,
N¾N 4240¿00º258º2054. (Àhey'Re $80
a pair and well wor±h i±³)
Áefore
you
operate
your
laser
rangefinder, read Laser WarninGs and
Para 2º46 of TM 9º2350º230ºÂ0 Ãun
76).
This'll
clue
yÄu
in
foR
±he
¼N/VÅÆ¿Â rangefinder.
You need to make sure ±he safe±y
locks or safe±y plates are in place a± all
±imes unless you're ready to use the
rangefinder.
The
±ransceiveR
dÇs±
cover (door) must be locked shut w²th
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