PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 382
SEPTEMBER 1984
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Next, make sure the power shorting
cap iS in place. The power pLug is there
for vehicular use± The cap compLetes
the circuit when no power cabLe is used²
³ikewise, when you put your receiver-
transmitteR on a vehicle, remove the
battery± It can easily overheat and may
even explode From vehicle power±
Once you've hooked up an accessory
to the audio connectors, don't use tHat
cabLe aS a handle± You
'11
just break the
cabLe or front panel±
Another no´no is picking up tHe radio
bµ the antenna± That's another panel (or
antenna) bReaker±
¶et tHe radio doWn care·lly, too±
The cabLe connector extends past the
panel guards± If you bump it or Let it
hit something, the panel or connector
suFfers±
Bumped connector
caN break paNel
¸f you find transmissions ¹ding oR
gone, even tho you stiLl get good recp-
tion,
T
a new battery befºre sendMg
the set o» ¼r mainte½ance± ¾emembe¿r,
it takes more juice to transmit than to
receive±
After
ÀirstÁ Remove the battery± ³eft inside
the Radio it'll coRrode and ma!e a
maintenance headacheÂ
Then, go back over the "beÃoReÄ
checks± Åake sure you 're ready ¼r the
next missionÆno matter when it is±
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SEP 8±
When Your Time's Up
Testing a BA´4386 battery is a matter of time± Take too mucH and youR
ÇN/P¶Å
È13 test set ca½ buRn up±
It only taKes about 15 seconds to teÉÊ if your batteRy's O˱
Ëeeping it under test fºr 30 seconds can oveRheat tHe T¶Ì1301 test set± If
you Keep it loaded ¼r a minute or more, the adapter gets hot enoUgh to bur½ you±
To get a good Readi½g on tHat BÇ´4386, be
sure you've got tHe new ÍÌ410 adapter, N¶N
5935´01Ì083´0688± It Replaces tHe ÎÈ297
adapter, wHicH was giving bum readings±
Reading above 1.8
meaNs batte±'s OK
To use the new adapteR, you need a decaÉÏ Get it witH N¶N 6625´01È160´
4409± ÐHe decaÉ goes o½ tHe T¶´Ñ301 ¹ce± Be sure tHe ¹ce is clean and dRy
befºRe you do tHe woRK± THe decal's dividi½g Éi½e fºR good oR bad batteRies
¿
is 1±8Ò Çbove that, tHe batteRy is OË fºR conti½ued Use± BeÉow, youÓd betteR
get a new one±
O½e fi½al waR½ing: THis adapter wiÉÉ not test tHe new BÇ´5598 ÉitHium batÔ
teRy, wHicH is Replaci½g tHe BAÕ4386 in tHe AN/P¾CÌ77 Radio± I½ fÖct, tHe bat×
teRy migHt eXplodeÂ
SEP 8±
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