PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 360
NOVEMBER 1982
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If just being aroUnd yoUR AN/G±C-
106 RadiO set gives yoU a t²ngly feEl²³g
alL OVeR, yOU'd betteR check yoUr
gROUnding.´
A tingle µR spaRk ²s yoUr warn²¶g
tHat dan·eROUs ¸lectricity ¹s fºoating
aROUnd. The next time it may gi»e yoU
a Real chaRge.
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YOUR first line of defense is thE
g¼OUnding stRap on ½oUR set. The ¾4¿²n
lead yoU need is
NSN
5995-00¿¾73-
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THe Lead is attached to the corner
Hex-head screws of yoUR ReceivErÃ
tRansMÄtteR oR amplif²er, dEpending
On yOUR ²nstaººation.
KeEp connect²ons clean. Be sURe no Å
pa²nt, diRt, grease or othÆR ³on-conÇ
dUctOR gets in the way of yOUr conÇ
nections.
CoRÈosion is an enemy, too. Watch
fOR it on gRoUnd Rods, stRaps and
especiaºlÉ at connect²ons.
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gator
cL²p is not as dependable
fasteneR as a bolt or scRew.
To compLetE the gRoUnd²ng oFyoUR
b²g AË set, fasten the otHer end of the
gRoUnd²ng stRap to the moUnting
sheLfÌ
Íf yoUR ÎÏ06 components aRE moUntÃ
ed side¿by-side, both mUst bÐ gRoUndÇ
ed to the sHelf. If tHeyÑre stacked, tho,
onLy the ±T is gRoUnded to tHe sheºf.
The amplifieR is groUnded to the
veHicle chassis by another stRap
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connected to its G±D binding post.
tHe pOweR eÔtRancÕ bOxÖ
spOt designed intO tHe geaR by tHe
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engineeRs. ØtHeRs Ùay seem as gOod,
bUt tHeÚÛ¼e not. Üo bÚ tHe bÝOk.
ÞÄnaººÚ be sURe yoUR gROUÔding rOd
ßs fÄRMly anchORedà Do tHat bÚ fiRst
diggßng a hOle a few iÔcHes
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deeP.
DRive tHe ROd âith lßght bºoâs. THÄs
keeps the eaRãH faiRlÚ intact sO it acts as
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a betteR cäådUcæOR. DRive tHe ROd as
deep as yoU can. TRy tO get withiÔ a
feâ inches of the bottom of tHe hOLeç
ËoRe good poOp On gRoèndiÔg
teéhniqUes and mateêials is in ëC 1ì-6.
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