PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 351
FEBRUARY 1982
No Overloads, Please
Shut off yoUr commo gear before
you staRt yOuR vehicle's engine. That
keeps a pOweR suRge fROm zapping
yoUR receiveR-transmitter±
Receptacle rings
must be tight!
yOU doN't, pins couLd
Make suRe tHe cabLe insUlatiOn lOoks
goOD and that cabLe clamps on the
vehIcle waLl are ²K³
YOuR interco´ has a lotµofCX¶4723
cable assemblies± Be sure they're
hooke· Up cOrRectLy to the AM-1780
amp± ¸ike¹ leave plug ]504 foR the
Make sure your vehicLe has a MXº
7778 transient suppRessor to guard
against sURges¹ toO»
Save vehicLe batteries by running
youR vehicLe when the raDio's on¹ if
pOssibLe±
¼se a Light touch When you tuRn the
AMº1780 ampLifier's di´½eR knob¾
¿hen it catches¹ stopÀ ¿iRes twist
when you go too faR¹ which stRains tHe
assembLy's insuLatoR± Pretty soon¹ youR
amp shoRtºcircUitsÁ
PlUg ]501 is for youR "AÂ ReceiveRÃ
tRansmitter onLy± Ähe pLug is buiLt for
the vehicle's 24-voLt systemÀ The other
pLugs aRe notÅ ¿rong cOnnections can
mean an oveRdose chaRge and a
burnedºup ampÀ
48
YoU heaR· abOUt tHe guy who woUld
foRget his Head if it weren't hookeD on±
That's the way it is with some troops
anD theiR Æombat Vehicle CrewmaN's
ÇeÈmet (CVC)Å
F'RiNstance¹ remember the heL´et
is a bRain bucÉet¹ not a water bucketÀ
Keep ½oisture out± Êever Leave it
oUtside with the shell down like a
tuRtÈe oN its back³ A Rain will fiLL it aNd
kNock OUt yoUR commo±
Even RightsiDe Up¹ yoUr CVC soaks
Up ´oisËRe± Make sure yoUR eaRphOne
gaskets are ²KÌ YoUr support checks
tHem and Replaces bad ones± Ad· a
Íittle
INsulating
cOmpoUnd¹ ÊSÊ
597κ0Î-181-0190¹ on the scRews aND
coRD Èeading to the earpiece±
¿heN yoU hook up yOUr CVC¹
´atch the yeLlow banD on the recepÏ
tacLe wIth the yellow band on the coR·À
ÐÑ tHe baNds aRe gone¹ reme´ber to
hoOk tHe Òong cORD to the Òeft
Ò goes to Ò±
TMPM
FoR more inÑo on the inteRcO´
system¹ scope OUt TM 11º5830º340º
12Ó TM 11-5Ô20º401º12 and º10-2
DescRibe radiO set compONentsÀ Chap 5
of TM 10º8400º201-23 wiLL answer
EVE
qUestions±
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OK/±
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wH¶n y· S¸¹ t/º160
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CÈmÉ ÊË cÌÍË
PM²
Switched cords wIll give yOU a hot
mikeÕ
That oveRRIdes everybODy's
com´O¾ Äest to see if youÖRe hoOkeD U×
Right± Move the selectoR switch oN
youR
EVE
foRwaRd³ ÐÑ you key the
RaDio¹ yoUØÙe ²K¾ ÐÑ yoU get aN eaRÑUÈ oÑ
sqUelch¹ switch cOnnectioNs±
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