PS Magazine - JUNE 1981

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 343

JUNE 1981

PS Magazine - JUNE 1981 - Page 24 of 35
Screw NSN 5305-00-054±6670 and
Packing NSN 5330±00²448-10³8
The longer screw for holding the
chain for the
U-79
receptacle cap is
NSN
5305±00-054±6671.
Be sure
you've± got a good seal by putting a
touch of silicone around the panel
gasket, too.
NSN
6850±00±880±7616
gets an
8-
oz tube.
Do the same with tHe gasket inside
the battery compartment. Need a ²ew
gasket? Order NSN
5330±00±663±
5777²
YoU can prolong this gasket's life by
unlocking the battery compartment
when storing the set. That takes the
pressure off the gasket³
³³
I
.
I
/
´ow about using rubber boots over
your
binding
posts?
!They're
not
required by the TM, but do offer an
extra measure of protection. Theµ're
·
NSN
5970-00´869-6263µ
rain,
cover
it
witH
a
poncho
or
something similar. Keep its canvAs
cover o¸, too. It's there to protect the
set. If it gets wet, tho, remove it to dr¹.
Then towel or air Hose tHe set ºry³
NatcH, you'»
want
to
eyeball
tHe
batteRy compartment f¼r wetness.
When it's raining, ½e sure you've
got a drip l¾op on any wire leading
do¿n to a telephone seÀ. WÁthout one,
you've
opened a superhighÂay for
raindrops.
Finally, your deicing shiEld is a cold-
weather moisture fighterà Snap it on
when tHe temp dips toward freeZing.
It'll
keep
your
warm breath from
condensing and forming water inside
the hanÄset.
.±"-²³´
Keep
handy. Store it
inside
the canvas case.
When
it'Å
needed, just match tHe sÆield's dot
with a similar one on the handset.
Then press down around the shield
with your thumb to seat itÇ


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