PS Magazine - JANUARY 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 374
JANUARY 1984
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Take 2, It's TalL
Be sure to use a budDy when it's time
to raise your OE-254 antenna goup.
The lGhtwei±ht mast neeDs the
support of An ex²ra p³ir oF h´Ds to kµp
it ¶om buckLin±·
Station your pArtner at the ¸eD cone
enD. WhIe you pu¹L on the ±uys, he
moves towºD you, "waLkin± up» the
mAst as he comes.
Stay in sync, tho· ¼F he ±oes FAster
tHAn you, you'LL ±et a reverse bucKLe in
the mast·
OE-±54 Guy ²i³
Next time you r½se YoU ante¾a ±roup, put
a
tie
-±² "'³r
--
´
in the cabLe behinD the stake assembLy·
Some troops have F¿unD out the harD Àay that
some cabLe crimPs ºe baD· The cabLe ÁuLLeD Â
Ãhe stakeÄAnD the mast ¸LL.
SuppLy has soLveD the proÅLemÆ StakÇ
È
assembLies,
ÉSÉ 5985-01Ê73-6103, rËÌiveD aFter June 83 ÍhouÎD
Ï
be OÐ.
Unt
you neeD new ones, use the tieÆ just puLL a
Len±th oF cabLe throu±h the eyeLÑt anD tie it oFÒ. Tests
show thÓs
:
f
easÔLy hoLDs the mastÆ
42
Tie knot
for
sAfety
JAN 8±
g´ve µt An ¶lbow
ÕaVÖ×± troubLe ±ettÖn± a hA×Ø
Oi
your RC-2ÙÚ antenna's ÛÜÝÚ55 aDapter
conÞector? Try ßn eÎbow.
àhat aDapter sáts â× the enD oF tãe
a×tenÞa's
R
cabÎe. änce it's co¾ecteD
to the åæ/çRCÝè2 series raDio set,
there's onLy a ¶action oF
a
inch LeFt ér
a ãanDêoÎØ· àãat makes
.µ
tou±h
con×ections·
Some troops use pLiers or turn the
whoÎe cabLeë This ìou±í stîï can break
the cabLe, co×nectoð or pin that mates
ñith tãe raDio's receptacLe·
The strAÖ±ht ÛÜ-255 aLso Îets the
cabLe a×D connector extenD past the
raØio set's paneÎ ±uarDs. Tãat Lets a stray
²
or Le± or the strAÖn oF the ò8-Ft cAbÎe
Do the breakin±.
óou can ôeaØ oõF these probÎems bY
aDDÖn± an eLbow sãapeD ÛÜ-30ò, öSö
5Ù35÷0è÷03ÚÝ5404·
The eLbow not onLy ±ives you more
oF a ãanDhoÎD ør connectin± anØ
Disconnectin±; it aÎso keeps the co¾ecù
tor ¶oM
extenDÖ×± past the pa×eÎ
±uarØs.
Rin· Up PM
CabLe connections ±iúin± you a ãarD
time? ûhecü your ýþÿin±s·
Smooth hookups ±et rou±h when tãat
rin± is missin±. óou won'Ā ±et the ±ooD
seaL that commo neeDs without 'em,
either.
¼F your ý÷rin± is missÖn±, check your
pArts pub ør a repLacementā óou can
aÎso keep a seLectÖon on hanD·
A
kit oF
'Course, even wãen the rin±'s oĂ the
ăĄb, connections may turn harDą
A
LÖttÎe
moisture can heLp·
Éot spÖt, tho· That ÖnĆÓtes corrosio×
ć
or shorts· ¼n coLDer weather, it ca×
¶eeze·
¼nsteaD, aDD a
lghT
coat oF siÎÖcone,
öSN 6850Ĉĉ÷880÷7616, to the rubber·
å Dab on the connector
c
ĊeÎp, too·
3ĉ comes your way with öSN 5330÷ĉ÷
·³´µ¶¸¹º
Ù6òċ8657.
lightLy Lube coNnectoRs
J»N 8±
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