PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 347
OCTOBER 1981
That's good
for
cold cable, too.
Before
coiling
it,
warm
it
up
if
possible. Cold wires inside can break.
If you have to splicE or repair Wire,
get a tape thAt±ll hold in the cold. TL-
600
tape,
NSN
5970²00³240´0620
does µhe job¶ It comes in a 30´ft roll.
· final word on cables: Go easy on
receptacles
and
connectors
when
attaching cables¸ One or the other or
both will be cast metal or plastic and
brittle froR the cold¹
Good cold weather PM extenDs ºo your hanDsets, heaDsets and microphones.
Moisture from condensation is ºheir biggest enemy. Moving insiDe and
outside and back again makes »em sweat. ¼he best proºecºi½n is ºo wrap ºhem in
something woolen like a scarf, or carry them insiDe your clothing as much as
possible to equalize the temps.
The biggest soUrce of moisture, tho, is you. Your bre¾th on ºhe microphone
condenses inside ºhe set anD can short it ½ut¿
¼he best Defense is to use the Deicing shielD ºhaº comes with the component.
If yours is missing, use a substitÀte until you can geº another.
WTtAYa ME±N lIS C²BL'
.
³Oo c´w µ¶ UnR·e¸, m¹º»
The cellophane wrapper From a pacK
of cigarettes will Do the shortÁ
term trick The plastic from a dryÃcell battery will too, if it»s thin enough so
you can still be hearD.
·
word
to
the
wise
on
those
accessoriesÄ If yours don»t have rubber
ear
p
hones, watch where you put your
ear. · metal or plastic surface can
attach itself to you and make For a
painÅl separation.
.
±
'
./· ±
If you can»t keep a thin layer of
;
±
clothing between you and the earpiece,
±
i
²
³
hold it a fractioÆ away from the skin.
·o
²
A
Reel
B
²
el
-:
t
Can»t
f
the positive drive belt over ºhe groove pulley on your dz207È
reeling machine?
Éon»t go hunting fÊr a bigger belt. Have your support get the right pulley.
Some reeling machines have an over´sized Ëulley. The right part is Item 11
in Ìig 12 of TM 11´3895Ã209Í24PÎ It comes only by part number, SC´C´5 5 593 7,
with Ìederal Supply Code fÊr MÏnufacturer of 80063Î
The belº you need is Item 11 of Ìig 2. The number»s not listed, so jot Ðt down.
You need NSN 3030Ñ00´892Ã4575 to Do your reeling thing.
RaT
Rig Re²dy?
'l
To be ready, your ·N/GÒC´142 or ³122 raDio´teleºypewriter set must have
at least 2 of its 3 power sources availablÓ. Thaº»s the worD in CÔCOM Msg
ÉÒSÔL´MÔÃPCS 091230Z May 81Õ If you»ve g½t one ·Ö anD one ÉC power
source, or 2 ·Ö power sources available, you»re in. If not, your set is n×Ø ÙÚbat
ready.
aN/PRM-32 C³lIbr²tIon
You don»t have ºo send in your ·N /PÛÑ32 or ·N /PÒM´32· radio test set
for calibration anymore. TheÜ heaDsheD says the test sets Don't need to be
calibrated to make the GO/NO´GO checks on the ·N/PÒC´90 Ýadio set. ¼he
neXt issue of
¼
43´180Ã1 will say so.
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