PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1979
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 325
DECEMBER 1979
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oO tigh±'s N²³ RIG H´
Word is, some folks still test tensio
on their TA-312 or -43 telephone
handset retainers by liFting on the
handset.
Don't! The handset doesN't need to
be that secure. The liFt just weakens
the springs or drops the telephone±
right in²o support For repair.
A better test is to set tHe phone on
end. IF the handset stays in place, the
springs are doing the job. IF it Falls
(catch
it
oF
course),
replace
the
springs.
Replace 'em with the new retainer
assembly shown in Change 3 to TM
11-5805³201 12 ´Un 67). It's µSµ
5805-01-025-8891. OrG mechs make
the switch.
Retainer
assembly
NS± 5805-01-
025-889²
ANother way to ad¶ liFE to those
springs is
t
know how to remov· the
handset. Push it toward the sprin¸s¹
Then liFt From tºe rear. Saves wear
and tear.
One Final telephone tidbit.
IF sensitive inF» is being passed, yoU
may want
¼
to add the set½s oFF-hook
light assembly. It lights when the
handset½s Not seated¾ Order it with
;Sµ 58¿³00³782³9210¹
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µeed to "seeÀ your TA-312 or ³43
²eleÁhone set ring ?
Âhen add a Ã-184/ÄT connecÅor
adap²er.
µSÆ
58Ç5-00³708-2203
bÈings yoU the neon Light indicator.
ÉCourse, you still get the sound¹ The
iNcoming ring lights the light while it
bUzzes ²he buzzer.
Âo use the Ã-184, remove the wires
Êrom your set's binding Áosts. StriÁ
awËy an extÈa inch or so oF insulation.
Ìeard tHe one aboUt tHe wiÈeman
who didn't keep ²Ëbs on his DR-8
cabLe reels?
YoU know, ²he sÁool tabs thËt hoLd
²HÍ enÎ ÎiscsÏ On some older reeLs, the
tabs are only bent over. They should be
²Ëck weLdÍd to the disc by sUpport.
Ðnyway, hÑs weren't welded. Òe
ÎÓopÁÍd
Ë
ÊÔLl
reel
one daÕ.
OÊF
poÖped a disc, oUt spit the wire, and up
went his Áu×ker Factor.
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