PS Magazine - MAY 1984 - Page 3 of 35

PS Magazine - MAY 1984 - Page 3 of 35

Bad

won't compuTe When you±re supposed To be tAking

care of your ²acTical Fire Direction SysTem.

It's noT "kid glove³ time, but keeping all ThaT hardWare Weld-

ed MTo one sTrong comm´ chain Takes a liTtle careµ

²he links in the chain are joined by the cables connecting the

componenTs.

¶way· maTch keyways and keys When connecting or discon¸

nectMg a cable¹ Forcing connectors and receptacles TogeTher this

Tºme means a bad fiT next time.

Snug is enough when hooking the

cable to yoUr Digital »essage Device

(D»D), ¼r instance. ²oo much muscle

can break the plasTic recep½cle ¾om The

plastic case.

Binding, cuTTing or stepping on cables

can break The chain. You either cut the

outside insulaTion, which lets waTer in,

or you can break wires.

Cables are everywhere inside one of

the ²¶CFIRE shelTers. Bump one or

drop something on iT and you can¿ break

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PS Magazine - MAY 1984