PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1979
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 323
OCTOBER 1979
Keeps ComMO UP
WKEN TKe M±RCUrY D²OPS,
A Lot OF cmn³ s´µp¶-·¸
u¹lº»¼ y½¾ f¿ÀÁÂw ÃOÄÅ
BaÆIÇ ÈÉÊËÌ!
And, we mean basic. You know,
likE you don't work sO good on coLD
days 'tiL you've warmeD up a Little±
Your commo gear's the same way.
SHeltered gear needs some Looking
after, of course± But care is
²
criticaL Fr
gear ³Le´t outsideµ
Receiver-transmitters
´' rinstance.
CoLd soaks rIght through 'em± Smart
operators give 'em 10 to 15 minutes
warm¶up before they transmit. Go
easy on controL· knobs,
¸
too± They get
sluggish± Watch shock mounts¹ THey
get brittLe with the cold±
-±²
-
³´µ¶
CabLes and wire need more care DurINg º coLD sNap. »atch Fr kINKs± ¼f
you can, warm cabL½ up ¾¿Fre flexiNg It or reeLing. ¼nsuLºtion gets brittLe.
'Course, it's not just the outside that can ¾reaK± Those coLd wIres inside
can go, too±
Run cabLe and wire overhead iÀ you can. Áo sense ´reezIng 'em to the
ground± That just makes reeLing in that Much harder±
Repairing or splicing wire? Use
cold weatHer eLectric tape TÃÄ600±
ÁSÁ 5970Å00Ä240Æ06ÇÈ brings you a
30Éft rolL±
Connecting or discoÊnnecting cabLes
takes
a
LittLe
more
care
in
coLd
weatHer±
ËougH
stuff'lL
break
sometHing:
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