PS Magazine - JULY 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 380
JULY 1984
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The last thing you need when things
start to heat up is fr your AN±RC-12²
sEries radio to shut down.
Clean Up
Keep your radio cLean. That means
removing the side and rear paneLs and
brushing oF³ the heat exchanger vanes
and power transistor assembLy´
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Clean the vanes and
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poweR TRansistoR assembLy
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Do it at Least weekly i³ you're in a
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dusty area´ You may need to do it even
more o³ten´ ¶Lways replace the paneLs´
They heLp the ·n direct the air where
it¸s needed to cooL things down.
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When the sun¸s beating down, use
any shade availabLe´ ¹¶ vehicle¸s canº
vas top» a tree, even some cardboard
will heLp.
Some units use wet rags´ Another
puts a Layer o³ sponges on the radio set´
A piece o³ pLywood or ³iber board with
smaLL hoLes drilled in it goes on top o³
the sponges´ Water poured on the wood
seeps onto the sponges and helps keep
the set cool´
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Keep other things oF¼ radios ´´´
like those frm-³itting canvas covers Uncle
Sam provided years ago. Now they¸re a no-no´ Shirts½ pubs½ ³ield gear too½
can overheat a radio set´
Good coverups? Use soLar heat re³Lecting ³Orest green paint at touchup time¾
Get a gaLLon with NSN 8010-00¿111À7937¾
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You build up the most heat when
talking´ So keÁp transmissions Âhort.
When you¸re transmitting Less than 15
miLes,
use the ÃÄW power setting´
That¸Ll draw less current and generate
Less heat´
Åinally½ keep your Æet alined. Your
org shop can give iÇ the once²over with
their test equipment´
PuLL pOweµ
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check with
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Stay on »¼W foR
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When you need longer range» use
HIGH. Turn back to ÃÄW when you¸re
done´
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Èeeping the seÇ within ³OrwarÉ anÉ
reÊËected pÌwer ËiMits Íeeps it cooler
and heads oÎ Éamage¾
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