PS Magazine - JUNE 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 355
JUNE 1982
nicate.
First, keep things neat. Extra TA-50
.
equIpment, spare radio sets or loose
-
'
roLLs of teletype paper are aLL p±ten-
tial comm± KILlers.
THe gear that belongs in your
s²eLter Has a sPecified place. ³eep it!
t²ere. Your best bet for those other'
lIttLe extras you ²ave to take wit² you
to tHe fieLd Is to stack ´em away neatly.
THe equµpment itself sHould Be
secure in its racKs. ³eep screws tight.
THen, when word comes to move out
ASA¶, you won´t have to worry about
components bouncing around.
You can Prevent other damag· by
buttoning u¸ gear. Use covers on
equipment tHat has ´em, like ¹Dº660
multiPLexers and
CV±1548
telephone
signaL convertors.
Without
a
cover, fusehoLders,
switches and printed circuit boards are
easy targets for damage.
Wh»
you
p
rotect your gear from
bumps and bruises, protect it from
power surges, too.
¼iKe, if your power suddenly fails,
off circuit breaKers or main
Then, wh½n Po¾er Is
restored, surges can´t damage tele¿
tyPewriters aNd radio sets.
Àn fact, once power is restored, wait
untiL voLtage levels stabilize before
powering up your gear.
There´ll be some aLiNement and adÁ
justments to maKe, sure. Âut, it sure
beats sending equipment for repair.
Another zapper is cranKing up a
new genera tor set ÃIthout checKÄng its
²6
.
t
fl I
i
output setting .Å Âe extra careful witÆ a
set just bacK from the s²op. Çt may be
on too high a setting for your gear.
Another way to protect your
components is to Keep ´em cooL. ³eep
coats, pubs and spare parts ofÈ fans
and blowers. Âe sure you´ve got an
Be sure youR
antenna's connecTed
antenÉa hooKed up to an operating
transmitter,
Ê
too. WitHoËt it, an
amplifier´s output wiLl stay in tHe set
Ìand burn up delicate cIrcuits.
:a³´µ.¶·,
±²³´
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feet and ve²icles
When
"
Í
must run throug² ²eavilyÎ
l
traveled areas, bÏry ´em or string ´em
J
over head.
Âe carefuL whÐn connectIng and
disconnecting, too. RougH ²andÑing
can break plastic receptacles or conÎ
nector casÒs.
When maKIng a quicK move, be sure
to disconnect all cables.
Óext, Look at your s²elter. Às it
properLy seated on the veHicle? SÂ
11Ä
640 gives you t²e dunnage info for
sevÔral common shelters.
MaKe sure tiedowns are tig²t. Õot
overtight, tho. Tighten all the turnÖ
bucKles equally. When t²ey´re as snug
as you can get ´em by ²and, slip a bar
t²rouGh the bucKLe and give another
half turn.
²7
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