PS Magazine - AUGUST 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 309
AUGUST 1978
i
I
\,
i
'.il
',I±
±
I
,±
²³
i
In the meantime, you.can repair any str±Pped
cables in your system (partiaLLy or fULly stri²ped,
that is)³ It'lL keep you going tilL you get ne; ca-
bLes´
First, remove the cabLes liKe µhe ¶20·1 TM on
your system teLls you to¸
Tag each connector with the cabLe number on
the metaL marke
¹
r nearest to it´
Reºove the metaL markers
anD keep them sa» ¼r Later½
Re¾nove the beat¿up covering
Àom the cabLes ³ ³ ³ careÁLLy, so
you DonÂt Daºage the wiring³
When the covering's strippeD,
checK Ãr oLd or new damage oN
the wiring³ Äix damage, iÅ
necessary³
WiÆe the wires and connec-
tors cleaN with aLcohoL and a
At the point where
the wires enter, seal
each potted connector
with seaLant ÇSÇ
8040¶00¶701¿9546³
Èet
É
the seaLant DÊyË
Get a heLÆer to
keeÆ the cabLe wiriNg
stretcheD tightÌ
26
Starting about 8 inches Àom a con
nector, tightLy tape the cables with
eLectricaL tape ÇSÇ 5970¶00¶788Í
490Î (3/4 inch wide)³ With a 1Ï2¿iN
'±
·•²³.
overLap, worK towarD the coNnectorÌ
:t;±
MaKe severaL wraps at the rear oÅ the
²
³
.,
connector anD work the tape back to the
conNector (or juNction) oN the other
Ð
enD³
Ñake severaL wraÆs at the rear oÅ the
secoND coNNector Ò˳ anD work the
taÆe back to your startiNg pLace´
Three Loose wraÆs (no taÆe
stretchiNg) and a sNip oÅ the taÆe
at your startiNg point wiLL Do
Óhe job³
IÅ there are junctioNs
Ôtransitions) aLoNg the
cabLe, treÕt each
Ö
JuNcÍ
aNd taÆe
×
to it as
tion as a coNnector
poiNt³
you wouLd a coNnecCor³
ABout those metaL marKØ
ers you tooK oÙ: ÚÅ theyÛre uNÜ
damageD, put them bacK oN
³³ over the taÆeË
IÅ you NeeD new markers, use
ÚdeÝ ÈabÞiNg ßit ÇSÇ 9905¶00Í
618¶4950³
Èast steÆà áut the cabLes bacK oN, the way
your TÑ teLLs youË
27
´
Back to Top Back to Top
