PS Magazine - APRIL 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 365
APRIL 1983
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Keein
To get thE word out, you havE ±o
have a good contact. OnE ±roublE
spot is betwEen tHe tHrEaded coppEr
s±ud of tHE AT-1095 and tHe FEmalE
Ma±Ing sEc±Ion in ±²E AS³1730. ´F
Ei±her is loose, rEplacE ±HE wHolE
ElEmEnt.
Of coursE, both Muµ± bE clEan ±o
givE you a good connEction. To clEan
Wa±Er damagE, ±Ho. ¶akE sURE ±²·
antIcapillary
gaskE± b·±wEEn ¶X
sEc±ions is doing Its joB. ¸F I±'s
crackEd, or so comPrEssEd I± s±Icks
ing and zap ±he connEc±ion.
A bore brush can bE ¹sEdº
gEntLy»
to clean inside tHe femalE
sec±Ion.
OncE tHey're clEan, coat 'em ¼i±h
sIlicone. Tha± improves thE connEc½
±ion and can keep ±He ElEments From
freEzIng together. (Ano±Her way ±o
Head off thIs s±icky situatIon Is ±o
snug up the sEc±ions, and ±HEn back
'Em off Just a lit±lE).
Don't use any old grEase you seE
lYIng around, ±Ho. ChancEs are you'll
End up wi±h an insulating com¾
pound.
Good con±ac±'s a mUs¿ b·±w·En
your wHIp and ±HE ¶X³6707 ma±ch¾
Ing unIt. ÀIgH rEFlEc±Ed power ±o
your ±ransmIttEr's ±HE rEsult If con¾
±ac±'s poor.
ÁyEball tHe horsEsHoE con±act InÂ
sidE ±HE base oF ±HE AS-1730 ElE³
UsE
rEINforcINg
rINg
±HE InsIÃE, I± Pro±Ec±s ±H· oU±sI÷ by
dIs±rIbU±Ing ±HE
PInc² From ±H·
moUntIng bol±s.
THE Plas±Ic casE and ±HE rUbbEr
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ScrEws gone? OrÄEr NSN 530Å-00Æ
054-5635.
NExt, ÇoÈk the but±on con
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±ac±. ʱ
should push In ·ËsIly, ±HEn r·±Urn
ÈyEball
tHE HÉrSEÊ
sHÉE ANd
bËttÉN
cÉNÌactS
untIl I± s±icks out aboUt
Vs
IncH From
±HE basEplatE.
ÊF yours won'±, scrEw ÃoWn ±HE
basEPla±E snUgly. A ±IPoFF ±o a loosE
basEpla±E Is b·Ing ablE ±o s·E ±H· rEÃ
Ì-rIng whEn ±HE an±Enna's scrEW·d
no good. THE resultIng High reFlEct¾
Ed power can scraÍch a transmitter,
too.
'CoursE, EvEn a propErly-tightEned
basEpla±e is no guaran±EE agains±
damage. OvErtightEning ±he an±Enna
can also zap commo.
TherE's no need to overtigHtEn ±HE
AS-1730 ±o kEEp It in placE. Îse
safEty wirE ±o protEc± agaInst ±he
ÍAfEty wIrE
HÉlds IÌ
tÉgEtHEr
down on ±HE ma±chIng UnI±.
normal vEHiclE vIbration wHIcH can
ÏoosE basEPla±Es can lEad ±o morE sHakE ±HE an±Enna loosE. SafEty wIrE
sErIous problEms. ÏIkE lE±tIng ±HE Is NSN 9505-00-293-4208.
²orsEs²oE con±act grind oFF ±HE M·±al
Ðinally, kEEp bo±H contac±s clEan
coa±Ing on ±HE ¶Ñ³6707's InsUlatoR. and sHiny by rubbing ±²Em wI±H a
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OncE ±Ha± coatIng's gonE, ±HE UnI±'s RUbbEr ErasEr.
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gaskEt suFFEr iF ±HEy gE± Paint·d. So
Ãon'±. ÊF you do, ±Ho, lEavE I±. ÒaIn±
rEmovErs will do as mucH Harm as
±HE paIn±.
Ano±HEr way ±o s±op moIs±urE
damagE Is ±o kEEP HigH-Pr·ssUrE
Wa±Er oFF.
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KEEpIng a lId on ±HE ±oP con±ac± Is
DËst cÉvEr
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gÉNE? MAkEsHIft
cÉvErs ÐÑ.
anothErÓ Êf you don'± yE± HavE ±HE
Plas±Ic dust covEr provided by C6 ±o
T¶ 11-5895-262-15 (Ò/N 9Ô1110Õ2
ÐSC¶ 80063), usE a HomEmadE
covEr.
Òro±EctivE cUps From ¶203 grE¾
naÃEs do thE job. So do aErosol can
lids. DUst cap NSN 5340³00-342-5577
Is OK, too.
Ên a pinch, a s±rIp of maskIng ±apE
ovEr ±HE con±act Will kEep I± dry. ÖE
sure ±o gE± all ±HE glUE ofF wHEn you
REplacE ±HE antEnna, ±Ho.
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