PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 375
FEBRUARY 1984
•
Go easy with hard-to-geT±at con²
nections, too. Like the cables on your
MX-6707 matching Unit. Hook the
larger cable fIsT, so yoU won't be
jamming the smaller one into t³e pins
of The bigger receptacle.
• P´t drip loops in cables that feed
into receptacles Fom above. Wit³oUt
loops, rain drops roll right down t³e
rUbber
"highwayµ
into
yo´r
connections.
A Little Hardware
YoUr hAnd and eye c¶ protect cables
only so mUch. Here ·e a ¸w other little
protectors yoU shoUld have on hand:
• ¹f yoUr connectors and receptacles
are sUpposed to have covers, Use 'em
when the cables ·e noT hooked Up. ºhe
covers keep
D,
»it ¶d moistUre Fom
silencing yoUr Traf¼c.
Cover missing? ½se a plasTic bag.
ºie it, tape it or Use a rUbber band to
sec´re it.
•
¹nstalla¾ion kits h¿ve cable shields,
grommets and strapping to keep cables
sa¸. Shields protecT cables which snake
across cargo or foot traÀc areas.
Grommets protect cables Fom sharp
meTal edges w³ere cables have been
roUted throUgh Áoors or vehicle walls.
Âinally, sTrapping keeps cables off the
Áoor and oUt of the way of feeT and
other heavy objects that can mash 'eÃ.
• Änother cÅble saver
I
a strÆn relieÇ
YoU can rÈg yoUr own oUt of ¼eld wire
or check yoUr pUbs Ér a ÊsToreË
boUghtÌ model.
• ½se cÍble labels to identify positive
and negative leads to yoUr veÎicle's
batteryÏ Ð positive label is NSN 7690Ñ
Ò-477-3714. Negative is Ó3715.
•Need t³e terminAl lUg, too? ½se
NSN 5940-Ò-838-2984.
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FEB 8
CX-465± C²b³E .´´
Tie
It Down
Ð little sTrÈng mÈght save a lot of
downtÈme Ôr yoUr OÐ-3633 AmpliÕer²
power sUpply groUpÖ
½se t³e string to tie the CX±4655
cable assembly to the receiver²
Transmitter'× panel gUard. OTherwise,
the 11-Ènch cØble is an aÙcidenT waÈTing
to happen.
'CoUrse, be sUre yoU remove the
sTring and disconnect The cable beÚore
removing the RÛ
Änother cable saver Ès To ´se the cable
locking ring, not The rUbber insUÜation,
As a grip when yoU disconnecT the
CX-4655. YoU'll jUst twist the inside
wÝring if yoU t´rn the cable.
-±²³´µr¶·:1
Þ
Store the cable in t³e clips provided
ß
on the back of the Oб3633. ºhaT'll
keep it handy and safe.
PUlàÈng oUt Táe Rº Ér backpack
operaTion? Be sUre to Use the shorâÈng
µ
.±²³´µ¶·
ã
äå
plUg. OT³erwise æoU won'T get porTable
¹n some Ènstallationsçèke in an
M151-series é-toê trUck with a ëW,
The cable sticks oUt like a sore thUmb.
ìe íîer's chï, a Ôot or a stray piEe
of cargo hits it, And Snap! çT³ere goes
one or both connecTors.
commo.
Use the shorting plug foR
backPack oPeRations
AB-15 Cap
Ð rUbber cap to protect yoUr R-442 receiver's ÐBð15 mast base ñrom mòistUre
damage is NSN 5999-00ð264-9213.ó ¹t's listed in the base's pUb, ºM
11-5985-230±14ô
Ground WIrE NSN
Âorget the NSN in the Note Ýn Para 1-3d of ºB 43-0125. õrder yoUr green
6 ÐWG groUnd wire by t³e föot with NSN 6145-Ò-6÷2±9058.
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