PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 339
FEBRUARY 1981
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The top shop is stilL wrestLing witH
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a goof prooF way to keep the baLL FirmLy
.
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hi.
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f
ey do,
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they offer ±he o ow²g tape
1x.
³atch on ´to some Y2-in µape NSN
75¶0-00·¸90-8034.
THe number's
good, but isn't yet on the Army ¹aster
Data ºiLe (A¹Dº). Wrap6Layersofit
around tHe wHip, ¸ incHes From the»/¼½¾¿=
À
ÁÂ
_Ã
top.
Taking care of tHe sections means
making sure gooÄ contact is maÄE.
One troubLe spot is tHe tHreaÄÅÄ
copper stuÄ at ±He bot±om oF tHe Aµ-
¶095 and tHe mating section in tHe ASÆ
I
Wrap
6
layers
'/
of tape
Çow, force the cap over tHe ±ape.
With the same tape, star±ing just
beLow the firsR banÄ of tape, compÈeteÉ
Ly cover the tip.
Completely
cover tip
Then, witH some Ê-in µape NSN
5970·00·4¶9·4¸9¶ cover ±He baÈL once
¶730 eLement.
±²KeEp
$tud
.
cle anD
t±ghT
IF Åither is Èoose, rÅpLace tHe sectiËn.
B˱H must be cLÅan to be gËoÄ
conÄUctors. µo cLÅan tHe maLe sectiËn,
use a penciL eraser, notÅbook paper Ër
a "pot scrubberÌ. No sanÄpaper Ër
steeL wooL. µHey'LL take ±HÅ copper
coating oFF anÄ make an insuLa±or Ëut
oF Íem. CLÅan your FemaLÅ portiËn wi±H
a bore brusH.
Once ±Îey're cLean, coat 'em thinLy
Ïith siLiconÅ. Don't ±ry any oLÄ grease
yoU Find Lying arounÄ ±He mo±Ër pÐÐÈ.
CHances are gooÄ yoU'ÈL jÑst insuÈa±e
The AS-Ò730Ós contacts need care,
aÔÕo. Önsp×ct the horseshoe contact
freqØentLy. Öf ÙtÚs Ûad, get a new one
Üith ÇSÝ 5999·00·9¸¶·0630. The
screwÕ are ÝSÇ 5305·00·054·5635.
EyebAlL
²H³ HOrs³-
sHOe and
bu²²On
cOntAc²s
Þe sure the button contact ßoveÕ
freeÔà. Öt áhouÔd push in easiLy, then
return ØntiÔ it stÙcks oUt about
Y
inch
froß the ÛasepLate. Öf it doesn't, screw
the ÛasepÔate down snugLy. Öf you can
see the red â·ring ÛetÜeen the AS·
¶730 and the ßatcHÙng unit when the
antenna is ÙnstaLLed, you probabLy have
a ãooÕe baÕepLate.
³oose ÛasepÔates Ôead to a nØßÛer
of other probÔeßs, too. ³iKe sqØäÕhed
horseÕhoe contactÕ. Öt aLso aÔLows the
contact screws to Grind on thå
ßatchÙnG unitÓÕ contact.
ºÙnaÔÔy, the AS·¶7 30 eLeßent rockÕ
on the sprÙng aæd ruiæs the threads on
the eÔeßent and the ¹X-6707 .
çLean Ûoth contactÕ Üith a rØbber
pencÙÔ eraÕer.
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