PS Magazine - JANUARY 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 338
JANUARY 1981
Cord care is another pNoNTy.
Dragging your CVC outside a Hatch
and laying it down puts that cord at the
mercy of a falling hatch. Cut and
crUshed cords don't Make it.
Be sure your breakaway connectoR
will break away. EyebalL that connec-
tion. Wipe away dirt and dust with a
soft ±rush. If the male plug's 0²ring is
dry, wet it wit³ a little Silicone ´S´
6850-00±880²7616.
µook for yellow band¶. One's on the
connector, the other's o· the coRd.
¸atch 'em. ¹f the bands are gonº,
ReMember to hook the long coRd to the
left receptacle:»
When you disconnect, be suRe to do
it at the control ¼ox. ½h¾ neXt box you
hook to might not have the cord you
need.
Switching the cords (long to the
right) will give
y
ou a "hot mike¿. ½hat
fouls up everybody's commo by leÀting
you oveRride when you key your
helmet's switch. A quick test to see if
Á
you're hooked up right is to move the
swiÂch forward. ¹f it keys the radio,
you're OK.
PV HERMANn haS ± LITtle
prOB²b Wi³´ FUµGus g¶ow·¸
¹º»¼D½ H¾¿ Cv<, mÀcÁÂ
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T'
ÑÒK YÓÔ ÕÓÖ ×dØÙÚÛ .ÜÜ
-
it wit³ a clean Ãoth, daMpened in mild
detergent.
µook over the opÄnings in the Mike
and earphones. Åemove any foreign
.±
"
:!Ý
matter. Keep sharp tools away, tho.
½hey can puncture moisture seals.
½he liner and protective pads can be
removed
and
washed
in
mild
detergent and water, too.
Finally, a big help is now available
for finding repair parts for the ÆKÇ
1697
headsetÇmicrophone kit. ½hÈ
latest edition of ½¸
11±5965-286-23P
(Aug
79)
has many that were hard to
come by before. Get a copy.
Éor more on Maintaining the
helmet itself, see Chap
5
of ½¸
10³
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