PS Magazine - JUNE 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 331
JUNE 1980
Sealed connectors and inclosed
connectors, such as in the MT-1029
mount (VRC-12 series, etc.) corrode
too± If you troubleshoot a fauLt to them
and clean them, give the outside edge
of tHe connector a lig²t coat of si³´cone
compound for good measure±
MX-670± Matching Unit
Moisture is murder on the MXµ
6707 antenna matchinG unit± The
unit's expensive, and many Get washed
out (for sure,
many)
because troops
don¶t use the unit¶s handy drain screw
·
to let the moisture out± Do it as often
'.
as necessary when the weather¸s
4
humid ±±± daily in some rainy seasons,
}" ,
even±
UnderLine
thought on the
matching unit: drain it as often as
necessary± Make a checK± If water
drains out¹ each day, drain it eac
º
h day»
Radio sets, intercoms, controL
boxes, all are vuLnerable in inclosed
areas such as tan¼s and carriers± That¶s
extra true when you wash the vehic³es±
Best bet when you wash them
(especially ½in an APC where you¶ re
liKely to really spread the water
around) is, first ±.
. remove the radio.
Then, Let the trac¾ dry thoroughly
befOre you reinstall the radio±
¿therwise, corrosion wiLL have a
ball± Commo gear c³osed up in a hot,
damp tracK is liKe damage waiting to
happen±
4²
ThrougH?
ReMove
bAtteriEs!
matter what you¶ve got,
Àelephone set, multimeter± ». you name
iÁ ±±± remove the batteries when you¶re
throuGh operating the equipment»
Âhat goes for flashliGhts, too±
Ãn high humidity areas, batteries
corrode quicKly and then corrode
everythinG they touch± Âhey¶re bad
enough just about anywhere, but in
high humidity, they¶re murder on
equipment± TaKe ¶em out±
SuppLy types may be more invoLved
in tÄis, but the coolest storage possibLe
is a
mUS±
for dÅY-cells± ¿therwise,
wheN they come out of storage, there
may not be enough juÆe left in them to
flicKer a flashlight bulb±
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