PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 313
DECEMBER 1978
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There's a word for operators
wHo treat tHe tune and load cHaRt
oN tHeir RaDio sets as gospel. ±Hat
woRd is lonely.
BUt onLy oN tHe airwaves² SUp-
port sHops kNow ³em well. Work´
bencHes sag witH bUrneDµUp AMµ
3349
raDio Fequency ampli¶ers
tHat weren³t ready to operate. Im·
propeR loading and tUning traps
tHe radio³s power inside tHe
ampli¶er. If tHis load is not being
sent to an antenna, tUbes blow.
±His puts yoUr amp oUt of bUsi·
ness.
50
¸or tHe record, tHe nUmbers on
tHat cHart are only a starting
point. Once yoU³ve set tHem on tHe
tUne and load dials, yoU³re ready
¹r ¶ne tUning²
YoUr goal is to pUt tHe tUne and
load meter needles in tHe green.
±Hat³s dead center on tHe meter.
±Hen yoU³re ready to oPerate.
Keep in mind tHat yoU³ve only
got
2
minUtes to do tHis tUning. ºf
yoU Hit tHat time »imit, ¼M
11-
5820-520-12
(¸eb
7±)
says tUrn
yoUr
HV
½ESE± s¾itcH to O¿À
E½A±E Ánd let yoUr set cool doÂn
¹r
5
minUtes.
THIS COoLl²6 D³Wt
PERi´d
WILL
Keµp
M¶r· ¸UB¹s
Fº»m
BLOWING/
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