PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 346
SEPTEMBER 1981
you an your radio set
need to do your job?
Air, of course. And lots of it.
Once you've got yoUrs, make sure
your radio gets its cooling share by
keeping a cLean fiLter in Your T-983
transmitter.
Change the fiLter FrequentLy, too.
The TM says weekLy, but more often is
better when temps and dust are hIgh.
±ou get those fiLters with NSN 4130²
0³²879-2280.
it by the book. That mea´s a blast from
an air hose (no more than 30 PSµ) or a
cooL¶ di· in cLeaning co¸ ¹ound, NSN
6850²³0-597º9765.
µf your set's not staying cooL, at Least
according to a fLickering OVERHEAT
aLrm Light, maybe the fa» has Let you
down. Give it a test.
Get a ¼iece of ¼ap½r big enough to
cover the air fiLter. HoLd it over th¾
frame.
µf it sticKs, you're probabLy getting
¿
enough air to keep the set cool. Àf it
faLls, it's Áime to tur» your radÂo in for
repair .Ã
µf the ¼aper does stick, r
Ä
emove it
Åight away. CÆÇting off the air sup¼Ly
toÈ long couLd do damage.
µf you turn the set in, your sU¼¼ort
will instaLl a new centrifUgaL fan if
that's the ¹roblem. µf the Light aLarm is
fauLty, they'LL appLy ÉWO Ê1²5820-
540-40²1 (May 74).
-±²³´
-
·,µ
\:,
01-NO·±o' BRUT²
³AHEM IS G´ing
TO
maK µ C¶L¸¹
;sºuD»er
')»¼½
Roughing U¼ the door on yoUr RT²
7Ë3/ÌRC²103(V) receiver-transmitÍ
ter oÅdeÅ wiÅe is doUble troÎBLe.
Ï
One, yoU breaK the door. Two, Ðt
goes to sU¼port for repair. ±oUr door
is not stocKed, so the froÑt paneL, NSN
5Ò20²01Ó³69-48ÔÕ, has to be replaced.
±oU Keep the door iÖ ×Usiness with
careful
handling.Ø Never yank the
handset oUt when yoÙ need it, and
never sLam it bacK in when yoÙ're
thÅoUgh.
is to keep it handy
when yoÚ'Åe working. Hang the handÛ
set on the door's cradle. Pack it awayÜ
carefUlLyÝwhen you're done.
ig StandinG (Too) Tall?
¼
Sure, you want yoUr AN/ÞßC²Êààá or -Ê4àá radio telety¹ewriter set to
stand taLL. Not so taLl it wonât fit throUgh a C²Ê30 or C²Ê4Ê's doors during
Loadouts, tho.
µf your M884-moUnted sheLter has a roof rack for storing the Aá²Ê55 mast
assembly, it's too taLL. ±ou'LL have to take the rack off before yoÙ can get the rig
inside the air¼Lane.
No sweat. Just remember to take oUt the corner boLts first. ãhen, remove the
racä. Tape over the Rivnut hoLes to keep water from damaging yoUr gear.
When you've off²loaded, repLace the rack by reversing theå¼eration. Don't
tighten the roof bolts UntiL the corner bolts are snug, tho.
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