PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1977

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 301

DECEMBER 1977
PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1977 - Page 27 of 33
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Your improved float bridge-
ribbon bridge±has to be in the water
beFre it can do its bridge 'n² ferry job.
It gets to the job site with a modified
5-
ton M812 truck³
But the bridge is landloced if the
transporter can²t go because of dead
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batteries³ ThE battery cables can short
DON'T
CHAFE CABLES
out if they are wedged between the
running board assembly±battery box
topµand the battery box¶ They chafe,
fray, arc and burn³
There was an
EIR
fix back in 1973
for this bad battery cable sceNe·bUt a
lot of units must have missed it³ Para
2¸14i iN
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43¹0001¸39º2 Qu» 77) has
the latest info³
WheN you² re checking the cells for
electrolyte, don²t pass up the one that²s
sqUeezed between the hot line and
coNnector cable³ You caN²t unscrew th¼
filler cap to add distilled or clean
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the cables³ ½irst, though, ¾e sure tHe
ground cable is unhooked³ You d¿n²t
Àant a handful of hot metal ³ ³ ³ and
besides tHe fasÁ burn, Âou may short
thà batter cables³
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