PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 347
OCTOBER 1981
Here's how you help them dO the
job Tor you. First, if you have cold·
Weather batteries, keep 'em stored at
temps beloW 70° F. ±hey lose some zip
if stored aboVe that for long.
²arm up only as many spares as
you think you'-11 need and keep t³e rest
st´red somewµere below 35°F.
Keep spares in your clothiNg, or in
your commo s³elter, or truck, or
someWheRe out of the Wind and chill¶
A
Wind break is better ¸han out in the
open, and next to your body is t³e best
¹
place of all to keep dry
º
cells ready to»
go.
Car¼y as many extra batteries as you
²hen you warm up those dry cells
in a heated place, Watc³ for sWeAt.
²ipe it off W³En
½
you see it¾or it'll
later change to ice.
Finally, any time
¿
you install a
battery in a piece of gear With battery
plUgs, like your back pack radio's, go
can, of course, so you caÀ sWitch 'Áem
When they quit poWering your equipÂ
ment. Ãhen, put thÄse from t³e
equipment in the warm pLaÅe. Ãhey'll
I
probably regain enoÆg³ oomph
t
do a
±
.
job Çor you later.
l
'CoÈrse, if yÉu wÊn't be needing
-:²
your gear for aW³iLe, don't instalË
batteries. Keep Ìem Warm as Íong as
possible.
Weather doesn't
stop your ÎaÏer
;
WorÐ, bÈt iÑ should
bring it to a sloW craWlÒ
Óike When you advance that frigid
film. It gets BrittLe in freeZing temps,
so advance Ôt sloWly from oÀe frame Ño
another Ò
Õ
Advance fiLm sLowLy
If yoÈ go too fasÑÖ you get Bro×en
sprocket holes and staÑic marks on the
filmÒ Øroken sprocket hoLes also LeaVe
chips in the camera BoX.
FasÑ reWinding can leave static
marks on exposed filmÙ too.
If you haVe a motorÚdriven camera,
sloW down a little toWard the end of a
rollÒ Ãhat could save you the hassle of a
break. Motors will also sloW a bit iN
cold Weather.
Ão head off some problems, leave
the camera in its case and film iN the
package until you're ready to Ûse 'em.
Ãhen, to keep condensation from
ÜoUling up yoUr
Ý
photographic efforÞs,
load and unload yoÈr camera iN the
cold.
Dry Cell StoragE
ßf YoÈ sÑore YoÈà DàY ÅeLL BáÑÑeàies iÀ á reâàigãàátäàÖ
b
a LåÑæçe èéoosYÒ PåèÐ a
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