PS Magazine - JULY 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 332
JULY 1980
Shelters with caulking along the
floOr at the wall, such as for tHe
AN/TSC-58 telegraph terminal, ±eed
a fRequent c²eck. The
cauLKing
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separates from the wall, moistu³e
drips dOwn through the floor, and the
floo´ rots.
WhetHer the raiP's falling Or the
humIdityµs up, check the caulking as
often as the weatHer demands. ¶f i·µs
separated, get it ³ecaulKed.
Another floor killer is tHe ³Ubbe³ mat in a
vans.
Moisture conde¸ses under tHe mats, and mold, mildew and rot gO tO wO³k
on the floo³.
The simplest solUtion is to roll them up and stOre tHem for tHe wet
season. ¹ut the mat back wHen itµs dry.
AnotHer way is to rolº tHe »ats Up once a day and mop tHe floo³ ¼nd tHe
unde³side of tHe »at dry. ½tHe³wi¾e, air tHe mat till itµs d³y.
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·Storing
Gear
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²³´ AN/TRCµ1¶5
±²
²³
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¶f local S¿À ÁerÂits, store sÃelter
The
ANÄTÅÆÇ145,
another
dry
gear on
HE roof in tHe wetÈ season.
sHelter c¼ndidate (ai³ vents open, d³y
That saves damage such as you get by
rubber mats, etc.) has a diffe³ent kind
storing gear on wet Ér damp g³oUnD.
of high Humidity problem. Êumidity
cause¾ it to ¼rc between the ËA tube
and t²e c²a¾sis.
Your cÌm»Í repairman can help by
ÎuttiÏg a ³ubbe³ gasket between the
¹A tube and the cHassis.
¿therwise, when tHe cor³osion
"catÐ pounces, beat it back wÑth ¹M
beFo³e it »akes a meal of your
The tension unit on yoU³ ½ÒÓ6A
_
ÆayUseµs AÔÕ sense antenna
c³¼cÖs under p³essU³e.
l'I,
¶t st×rts wHen st³ongÓa³» types ove³tigHten tHe cap.
ØH¼t fo³ces tHe capµs rim ove³ a raised ridge
on t²e insulator body.
THe crack gets bigger, and t²e³e goe¾
yoU³ AÔÙ ¾y¾te».
Ùinge³ tigHt is enÚUgH fo³ tHe capÛ Øo be ¾U³e Üt wonµt Ýo³Þ looße, put a d³op
of glUe on tHe tH³e¼ds. àáà â040Ó00Ó142ã9ä93 b³inGs you ¼n oUnce of
adHesive.
Be ¾U³e to wipe aݼy ext³¼ GlUe once tHe 2 p¼³t¾ ¼³e toGetHe³.
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