PS Magazine - APRIL 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 329
APRIL 1980
If "say it again, Sam± is topping
CoMMunicatinG now? No? Well
your radio's play ²ist,³t´stiMe to change then .
..
the tuneµ
Eyeball cable connectionsµ They
First, scope ouR auDio receptacle anD shoulD be snug. ¶ake sure they're
cable connector contacts. Carbon coupleD riGht anD not just MasheD into
builD-up kills coMMoµ
place.
If you've got it, get riD of itµ Use a
rubBr eraser. ·o lightly over the Pinsµ
¸e sure you blow away the eraser bits,
of courseµ
4±
Cable connector 0¹rºngs
m
the job?
They snug up connections. Watch
antenna hookups, tooµ
0-ring
In shape?
If you're PowereD by Dry cell, Make
sure batteries are »ooD. Turning a
raDio in fOr ¼epair when all that½s
wrong is a bad battery wastes tiMe.
¾¿rGet ¾ºg 3 of À¶ 11Á2546 (Sep
44), ÂeDlegsµ You ÃAn½t Get Äew
Åea¼inGs fOr you¼ ¶XÆ155connectinG
anÇ swºtcHºÄg Kit wÈthout orÇe¼inG tHe
ÂLÁ39 ¼eeÉÊ
˶ ÌÍÁ3895Î2ÏÐÁ24Ñ (Òpr 76Ó
DroÔpeÕ Ö×e Øearings As A seÔa¼ate
itemµ ÙrÇÚ¼ tHe reel wÈtH ÛSN 389ÜÁ
ÏÏÁÝ98Þ8ßà3
±5
If you½re áot sure, substitute a gooD
battery anD try to talk. ¶ake sure the
batteries are seateD snugly, tooâ
Use the olD erasinG trick to ãrighten
up battery contacts as well.
Finally, before turniÄg any coäpoå
nent into supPort, troubleshoot it by
the T¶. Saves time, money anD repair
shop tempers.
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