PS Magazine - JANUARY 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 302
JANUARY 1978
l
hen±-²³´µ¶
are off your
MX-6707
matching unIt,
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the matching unit is expoSed to dirt
and moisTure.
.
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P
-
R
-
OT
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E
²
C
³
T
·he contact on top of the unit's
TOP WITH
sprIng section is one of the parts thAt
AErOSOL
needs protecting the most¸
CAN Lio ´´´
·here ¹re several ways to do thisº
One way Is to latch onto some
protective »Ups that're used wIth
M203
grEnades¸ Find some without
holes In the top¸ ¼epara½e the c¾ps by
cutting BtweeN them w¿th A hacksawÀ
·hen, drill a
Á
hole through the
extended sectionÀ You can put a strIng
through the hole and tIe the strIng to
the vehicleÀ You mIght use Ân extra
Piece oà rope from an antenna tiedown
KitÄ
Ånother way to protect the
MX±
670²
contact is to cover It wIth
an aerosol paint can lid.
Æunch a co¾ple of holes In the LId anD wIre It to tHe sprInG base. Çhen,
wHen yo¾'re reaDy to reInstall yo¾r antenna sectIons you already haVe
your safety wIre handÈÉ
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Êr,
you can get a protectIvË dust cap
̼Ì
5340³00´342±5577
and snug it
onto the top of your matching unit for
keeping ou
Í
S
m
C
o
f
isture.
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:
µµ¶·¸¹º»»¼¼
0.
1±
Wµll GET
j
I
YOU A
.
,
i
DUST CAP´
.
You can also use the plastic cap,
called the closiÎg plug, from a
105-
MM
HE
M±1
rÏund. Ðiscarded when A
fuse is inserted, the closing plug Is a
i
hatÑshaped plastic cAp used to protect
the fuse well of the round durIng
shipmentÒJust sn¾g down the cAp over
the connector when the antenna
element Is removed.
STEEL RING
NSN
»98»ºµ½¾
µ½¹º»¸¹»
TO KEEp
P¶ASTIC
BOW¶ FrOM
CRACKING ´·
POKE Out
DRIVE BUshiNG
AND FIT
STEEL RING
ON WITH
¿
HEX bO¶TS
ÇhenÓ fÔt tÕe steel reInforcIng rÖng
̼Ì
5ÀÁ5±0Â-012-5425
over th× bowl
and lock the rIng In pLAce wIth tHe
4
hex bØlts that fAsten tHe bAse to tHe
Ùf cups And caps are o¾t of your
reach, you can protect the
MX-6707
contact top wIth tape, LIÚÛ It says In
para
2-Ád(2)
of Change
1
to
T
11-
5Á20±401'Â2
(žg
72).
AntÜnnA MountIng brÝcketÀ
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