PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 371
OCTOBER 1983
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Good cold-weather PM extenDs
tO your handsets, headsets AnD
microphones.
±oisture fOm conDensation is
the big enemy. Moving insiDe, oUt²
Side aNd b³ck again maKes 'em
Sweat. You can equaLIze
temps
SomeWhat by Keeping accessories
inside your clothing, or WrappeD In
Something woolen.
You Supply Some oF the moistUre,
tho, when you speak into the
mouthpiece. ´Se the deicing shieLD
iF your gear haS it. That Keeps con²
densation fom getting insiDe the
geaR aNd shorting it out.
if
the shield is meant to go oUt²
Side, put it there. µOme troops pUt it
insiDe 'caUse the¶ thInK the¶·¸¹ Lose
It on the oUtside. But insidE It caº·t
Do Its job oF Keeping ¶oUr Hot
brea»h oUt. ConDensation Forms
anD can short oUt ¶our commo.
¼nstaLLeD correct¸¶, it·LL sta½ put.
JUSt Line Up the Dot on the shieLd
WitH t¾e one on tHe Handset. Then
preSs doWn evenL¶ aroUnD the shIeLD
to seat it.
·
¿o shielD? The cÀLLophane fom
a cigarette pack or the pLastic fom
a dr¶ÁceLL batter¶ WiLL do iF it·s tHiÂÃ
±
enoUgh to taLk tHrough.
You can heaD oFF another KÄnD oF
mOiSture probLem by nOt spitting.
µpitting into tHe connector, that is.
That might make connection easier.
¼t can a¸So feeze yoUr cabLe to the
receptacLe. Åse a Dab oF siLicone,
¿µ¿
6850-±²880-7616,
For easy
connections.
Æatch metaL or pLastic HanDsets
anD heaDsets, too. ¼F it gets too cold
anÇ ¶oU toUch that materIaL WiÈh
¶ÉUÊ sKIn, ¶oU might stick.
Winter Grounding
Cold, hard grounD maKes getting
a good, saFË ground a chore.
ÆithoÌt a gooD ground, tho, you
and ¶our gÍar coÎLD be in Ïor a
shocK.
¼F posÐible, drive your ground
rod near a heat source.
A
building,
or a geneÑtor exhaUst are both
good .
Ò
NO
SOFT EaRt
aR±!nD ?
³rY oNe
´µ
TES²
M¶·l¸D¹ :
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Use an existing ground.
³
grounded building Or underground
metal pipe will do
.
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Install
º
ground network±
That's a cluster of shorter rods
connected in series²
4
If you use an area both summer
and winter, leave a
3-f´
square metal pLate
buried beLow the
moisture line±
µaLt Water Improves a grounD.
YoU maKe ¶our own b¶ adDing one
pounD oF table saLt to a galLon oF
Óater.
Ôor more on coLDÁÓeatHer
grounDing, ÊeaD TC
11-6
GroUnD²
Ing TecHniqUes.
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