PS Magazine - MAY 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 378
MAY 1984
Mapping Maintenance
Your Digital Plotter Map (DPM) sucks a.ir to hold the map in place,
When you put tape over the air holes± you'll eventually gum them up enough
so they can't do their job²
If holes clog up± clean them with small wire²
Prevent tape buildup by using an overlay big
enough to cover the air hole surFce²
Cut the paper to ³it² Doubling it over won't ´oµ
There won't be enough clearance ¶or the write-head
pen²
Out o· Mylar? Any overlay paper will substitute²
Keep it4 ¸et square± though± because the writE-Head
goes to within 21 inches o· each side²
I· the pen won't write± check your paper² The
¹
pen
wonºt write on Mylar»s sHiny side²
Drying Out?
Don't let the pen cry "how dry I
am±'' either² It dries out pretty Fst² I·
it hasn't been used in an hour or so± a
little patience will get it writing² Then±
when you're ³inished ·¼r the day± re½
place its plaStic cover²
Once the in¾ is gone± toss the pen
away² Get a kit o· 24 pens with N¿N
70À0Á0ÀÂÀÀ2Â0À27²
Another part you may need doesn't
Ã
have a part number² That's the writeÄ
head eye lens² Make your own± or have
your training an´ audiovisuaL support
-±
center Fbricate one År you² Æind a piece of cLear material and trace the
current eye lens² Cut out the new lens and draw cross hairs on it²
Keeping your writeÇhead assembly healthy starts with locking it into place
whenever you move and unlocking it be·¼re you use itÈ Then± when youÉre
through± let it down with the hand controL be·¼re you turn the power oʲ
It drops on its own i· you don't² I· it drops± it can get dama
g
ed² I· you hear
it dropping± you have to grab the spline to stop it² That Ëuts dirt and oil ·rom
your hand on the spline ²²È not to
Ì
mention the possibility o· damage to
YoU!
Watch the DPM bridge± too² It moves Íon its own²Î It can do you real damage
i· it catches you²
Keep the spline lightly oiled²
LIGhTlY.
I· you can see oil± it's on too heavy ²
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The ÏrtilLery Control Console keyÄ
board is not a table ÅrÐsnacks oR sodas²
It's not aÑ arm rest or a hanger År your
heLmet²
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Òi¾ewise± yoU
have
¿uËerman to eÓit or tyËe out a ·ire misÔ
sion² Take it easy on the keys²
NeeÕ to connect or disconnect
cables? Öse the handy± padde× plieØs
in your tool rolL ·or the Job²
Be sure you're using the right lamps ·¼r your switch ËaneL² The ones you
need± Lamp number 3À50± are N¿N 6240Â00Â433Ù770ÚÛ
Üust snug the new bulb in the socket when you replace itÈ Too much muscLe
makes it hard to remove² Quit when you meet a Little Øesistance² It's probÝ
ably seated²
·
I· you ·ind a bØoken bulb± you might try this removal procedure: Put a droË
o· glue in the lens and put it back on the Lamp² Òet the glue dry and then remove
the Lamp²
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