PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 312
NOVEMBER 1978
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PTTelephone ±²³
That might be wrong. The frst
±hing to check is the²handset wiR-
ing ha³ess´
Cords are easily cut or crushed
by the raised plastic ridge on the
inside oF the handset´ IF that's your
problem, the telephone needs to go
back to your support´
IF necessarY they'll replace the
harness, NSN 5805µ00µ392¶6857´
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Then, they'll ·ile or grind thP
ridge.
Here's a tip ¸r the transmitter
element oF the handset: W¹en
temperatures start dropping, iº»
stall your de¶icing screen´ That'll
Keep your ¼ot breath ½om ½eez¾
ing on the microphone element.
The screen is NSN 5805µ00µ¿92µ
À628´ Áou'll Ând it in the Hµ60
handset pub Ã
ÄM 11¶5965µ224µ
14Å (Mar 75)´
Guard your telephone's other
"oisture Âghters, too´ Æor in»
stance, watch the disc (NSN
5935µ00¶566Ç3859) in the aUdiÈo
ÉaÊË It shrinks with use and can
slip out oF the caÊ when the cap is
oÌ Glue it in.
Íse either adhesive and sealing
comÊouÎd NSN 8040µ00¶2Ï0µ8150
or adhesive sealant NSN 8040¶
00¶877¶9872´
AnotÐer gasket that Îeeds care
is the one ¸r your Battery com»
ÊarÑment´ It's NSN 5330µ00µ663Ò
5777´
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One way to prolÓng the ÔÕbber's
liÖ is to leave the ×ompartment
unlatched iF your telephone set
will be
fO
storage´ IF you t!ghten
the lid down, it compresses tØe
gasket. This kills the ruBber
which rÙiÚs the Ûeal´
And, as lonÜ as you're looking at
the seal, eyeball the compartÝ
ment, too´ CoRrosioÞis the enemy
here´
A ßnal way to wateàprooF your
telephone is to be sure you're
using
the
right
screws
and
washeás ¸r the set's cover´ NSN
5305µ00µ054µ66Ï0 Brings you the
screw. NSN 53¿0µ00¶448¶1018 is
the âight gasKet to keep moisture
ouã´
Oäe åricK some troops use But
shoÙldn't is puttiÚg silicoÚe on the
handset threads´ It might make
the disconnectæçg easier ¸r awèileé
But it eventually turns to a glÙe.
Then it takes a man and a boy to
get the cover oÌ
You
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r
e
the ShoR STop
êall player or not, yoÙ can Be
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the short stop ëìr your AN/TNS¶10
sound ranging set's íicrophoÎe´
It's easî Just be sure a couple oF
ï¶161/ÄNSµ10 microphone Bat»
tery holders aren't too close to
each other. IF they are, the Bat»
teries can shoð out´
Ähe culÊrits are the 2 holders
nearest
the
ampliÂer
card´
Eyeball ¸r an ñ8¶in clearance. IF
you don't have it, spread 'em´
òke a óµin screwdriver like the
Don't
ôet
over
the
other
one in your Tõµ101 tool kit´ ÅÙt it
holders, tho. They woÎ't cause
between the tops oF the holders´
trouBle.
Give it a quarter turn´ That
öo your checking and spreading
should g÷ve you the spread you
while the batteries are iÎstalled´
needø
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