PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 375
FEBRUARY 1984
Befre you put a cable into action,
gve it a once-over.
•
Clean the receptacle or connector
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Without 'eN, cables
c
Go on wronG,
mAnGlinG pins± In some c²es, cables
c
eve³ be frced on the wronG re´eptacle±
Shorted equipment is the result±
•
Replace missµnG 0-rµnGs± Thµs bit
oF rubber ¶ot o·lY makes cable connec¸
tions smoother, i¹ also insures a tiGht,
·
ºeatherprooF matL»G.
matinG surF¼ces AnD any corroded pµn½.
":±²!
¾hat's especially ¿portant on audio
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f
\
pins±
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ÀÁ you
c
stÂÃÄten bent pÅns Æith
'±
neeÇlenose
pliers, Èo it± Otherwise,
É
Get
a ÊEw cable±
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I
d
rot by GµvinG cables a thµn coat oF
siËicone, ÌSÌ 685Í-Î-88ÍÏ7616± Ðpply
it oFten µn hot, dÂÑ weÒthe± That baKųG
takes a tolÓ o³ Âubber±
•
StraiÔhten kinks and twists± They
C
break Õable wires± Ð heÖlthy lookµnG
cable can ×e the cause oF Âadio
downtiMe
when i³side wiÂi³G is
damaGed±
•
Øake su cables aÂe Ùut ÙÚ the
way± Ìever lay 'eM o³ the ÔÂou³d i³
ÒÂeas where fot or vehµcle traÛÜc is
heaVy±
•
See that cables ÒÂe o³ the ÂiGht
receptacles± IF each ³ew hÙokup is a
GuessinG Ôame, Get it ݵÔht and the³ use
a liÞÞle colored tape to coße the cable anß
con³ecto combo±
Mark
'em
with
coloreD
tape
A
STEA±y HAn±
àou can Go a lonG way towaÂd
keepµnG pás âd cãn³ectors µ³ shape by
usinG caÂe at hookup tµme±
•
Øatch the key o³ the co³nector ÙÂ
Âäå to iæç matµnG keyway. Sède the
2 careélÓy toGether, twist a³d seat 'em±
•
Ìever check your connection by
yêkµ³G o³ the cable± ëometHnG'll gve±
ìemember the lost messaGe?
•
Some biGGer and lonGer cables are
tÙo bulky o heaVÑ to íe hÒndÓed by one
peÂson± îo³'t be shy± ïet a buddy to
help you, or use a strÒµn ÂelµeF to take
the weiGht oð the connection.
ñither way is bette than GettinG the
co·nòtion cÂóÙkô or strippµnG tõreads±
IÚ you can't Get help, twist the cable
FeB ³´
µn short tU
ut
you'Âe suÂe it's mateß
properly±
•
öe÷Âe maki³G the co³³ectio³,
make sure receptacles are tiGht±
ø'Âinstance, the locknuts on tùe úo³t
pÒnel oF your ÐÌ/ìCû12-series Âadµo
sets can come lÙose± TwistinG on youÂ
Õable
µ
teÒÂ up wirinG üide the Âaýo±
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