PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1984

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 383

OCTOBER 1984

PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1984 - Page 24 of 35
Your voice gets no battery booSt from
a Sound-powered TA-I. ±t'S good PM
that letS yoUr meSSage reach the other
end.
Don't Crack This Case
PM StartS with careFl handling² The
caSe iSn't fine china, but you can crack
it by toSSing the phone around or leav³
ing it out where it can be Step´ed on
To Keep your TAµI waterproof, keep
the moiStureµpreventing diaphragmS on
the job. They go inSide both the
tranSmitter and receiver capS.
Other moiSture fighterS are the Stif¶
·nerS inSide both protective bootS.
/
/-±· .
.
They make Sure the retainer SealS the
boot evenly. Without them, the r¸bber
can bunch up, letting moiSture inSide
the phone.
The Sti¹enerS Should come with new
bootS. ±f they don't, remove Sti¹enerS
from bad bootS befºre
»
ou toSS them.
±f you need a Sti¹enEr, order it by
part number. ¼Se ½¾C¿ 80063, ¾M¶
B-169069 for the Small one and ¾M³
B-À69068 Ár the large. The Routing
±dentifier Code (R±C) iS B À6.
Protect your r¸bber bootS from the
Sharp edgeS of the generator and puSh³
toµÂlà leverS. Wrap a Äw layerS of Å´e
arouÆd both leverS beÁre you put on
the bootS² OtherwiSe, the leverS can cut
a good boot, leaving the phone opÇn to
moiSturÈ damageÉ
±f you've been loSing the Slotted
ScrewS that hold the connector together,
Replace
slotted screws
with recessed hex³
head screw
²
"
I
All it taÊeS iS a Squeeze to tell whaË
kind of Sha´e your commÌ iS in.
PreSS down on the generator Switch.
½eel muShy? Check Ár an open line.
Too hard? Probably a Short.
'CourSe, you can get that Hard
Squeeze if you 're trying to put together
a hot loop, too. Better uSe a battery³
´owered phone fºr hot loopS. The
Sound-powered Set doeSn't have the
oomph.
Íeep the wordS coming by letting up
on the puShµto-Îalk Switch when you 're
ready to liSten. You'll get only a Ïint
Sound from the other end if you hold
the Switch.
½inally, if you think your phone'S
dead, make a ÏSt SubStitution befºre
Shipping the Set to Support. Could be
juSt a bad earphone or microphone
element.


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