PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 339
FEBRUARY 1981
MXRX
The middleman in this operation
Needs a special looking after. Since the
MX-6707 ma±ching unit stays on the
vehicle when others are safe and
Keep it dry² That means remoVing
the drain plug at least ³onthly like the
operator's manual says, but more
often in Wet or hUmid Weather²
Drain it
monthly
If you get Water each time you drain
it, chances are you've got a bad MX´
6707² Turn it in.
You keep creeping corrosion from
zapping your Unit in a coUPle of other
Check the anticapilLary gAsket
betWeen the Rop and bOtRom sections
of your matchiNg unit² If it's µtick¶ng
oUt around the edges, it may be
crushed a·d not doing its job.
Don't
paint
plastic
top
If yoU're Using the neW ¸einforcing
CoVer ¹S¹ 5985´º1-012´5425, be
sUre the driVE´oUt bUshings haVe been
remoVed² »he neW coVer he¼p½ ke¾p
Water from the Unit and distribUtes the
pinch from moUnting bolts eVe¿ly
ÀÁVer the case²
¹oW, about oÂertÃghtening. Äse the
Rorque WÅeNch in your org shop's ÆÇÈ
101 tool kit for ±he job. Its max
readingÉ100 lb´in ÊDoes the tricË
Finally, lay oÌÍ yoUr commo gear
With highÎpressure hoses² That'll fill
your MX With Water for sUre²
To keep your unit's top contact
clean and dry, keep it ÏoVered. C 6 Ro
TM 11Ð5Ñ95-262-15 (Mar 69) added a
plastic dust cÒver With a retaining
ring. It has no ¹S¹ yet, so ask for Ó¹
911110´2 FSCM 80063²
stitutionÔ²
Äntil it arrives, you can Use a coUple
of homemade toppers, like the protecÕ
tive cups from M203 grenades or
aerosol can lids² Ö pair of ×ust Caps
¹S¹ 534º-0º-342´5577 or 5340´00-
811´5959 Will also do.
In a pinch, use masking tape to
coVer the contact² Øhen you take it
oÌÌ, b¾ sur¾ to rUb an eraser oVer tHe
contact to remoVe th¾ sticÙy stUÌ̲
GErT±UDe WANtS
TO
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p¹ºCH»¼ In ½ow¾
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gÍÎ ÏÐy ÑÍÐÐÒÓÎÔÍÐÕ?
Keeping that middlÚman Working
means taking care of the plugs oN the
Û
base, too.
They're hard to see and harder Ro
get a±, buÜ roughhousing a cable
connector onto them Will bend or
break pins and pUt Ýou out of bUsiness.
Before Þoing any hooking up, be
sure your radio eqUipment is off.
Örcing and burned pins are likely if
you don't²
To make it easy on yourself, ßook
the big cable Up first. That should head
off damage from rubbing the smaller
CX-1773 into theJ2 connector²
Ma±ch keyWays and keys and you
shoUld have problem-free hookups²
To protect plUgs When not in use,
cap 'em.ThàJ2 cover is ¹S¹ 5985Î01-
091-0655²
If you Want to be sUre you' re hooked
up right and both cable connecRors areá
seated, turn on yoUr radio set. SWitch
â
the reãeiVerätransmitter from Ö to B
band² You'll hear the matching Unit
sWitching.
ÖlWays hook the cables Up before
you turn on the set,
å
tho² æikeWise,
·
t
çon't disconnect cables With the poWer
on² Same burned-up plugs or connec-è
tors are likély.
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