PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 387
FEBRUARY 1985
Hold the Water
Moisture's yoUr matching ±nit's big-
gest enemY. ²o±'ve got several defenses, tho.
One is to re³ove the drain pl±g per ´o±r TM. Do
it as often as yo± need to in wet or h±mid Weather,
of co±rseµ
MAke s±re yo±r ¶X·6707 's anti·capillary gasket
is in good
¸
shape. ¹ cracked or compressed gasket
is little protection.
¹nother moistºre fIghter is the reinforcing ring.
»t heads oF cracks ¼om too½tight ³o±nting bolts.
Org shops sho±ld tigHten bolts to 100 lb·in.
Paint's a big no¾no on yo±r matching ±nit. »t'll eventºally
¿
crack the
p
lastic.
¹ll these
À
protectors, tho, Won't keep o±t WateRÁ ¼om a higH·press±re hose.
Keep hoses aWay. Then WHen yo± remove the
Â
Whip, protect the top contact With
a cap, NSN 5985Ã01Ã135Ä2307.
Cable Hookup
²o± can źin all ´o±r good contact Work by making a sloppy cable hook±p
Æ
Ç
È
É
on the botto³ of yo±r MX·6707.
Connectors
are Hard to see and Êins are fragile, so ËÌke it sloW and eÍsy.
²o± can save yo±rself a little tro±ble
by having yo±r org shop position the
±nit With the connectors to the o±tside
When they install it.
BeÎre making the connection,
be
s±re the radio
is
Ï
oÐ
¹rcing
Will
damage pinsµ Same goes fÑr discon-
Ò
necting cables, of co±rse.
Óook ±p tHe bigger cable Ôrstµ Then
yo± can't ra³ the little connector into
the bigger reÕe
P
Ëacle's pins. Öeel Îr a good matcH betWeen ×e´s and keyWays
Ønd tHe connection sHo±ld go s³oothly. Protect pins on the J2 recepËacle With
./
IL.
a cap, NSN 5985·01Ä091Ù0655.
-
·/± 0
To be
ÚÛ
s±re yo±'re hooked ±p cor¾
>
"
•.
recÜly, tºrn on tHe ÝTµ SWitch ¼om ¹
to B band. ²o± sho±ld hear Þhe MX
sWßtch, tooµ
Once
yo±' re
transmitting
like
a
champ, ×eep yo±r
mt
oF the ante
n
¹ n
R
b±rn is tHe only thingàgood or
badáthat can come of it.
FEB 85
OE-254 ANT±NN² c³BL± .´
Take the Weight OfF
âo±ã aätenna gãoup's
80½ft CGåæ88ç ÝÖ cable
asseèbly p±ts a bié strain
on Ýê connectors.
·
âo±'re the one Who has
to spell relief ëor
ì
theí.
Óere's hoW yo± do ît:
ïð ¹t tñe the feedcone
enò,
go
óy
the
±
book.
That
³eans
±sing
a
PÖ·2æô
sÜraiä
clamp,
õSN 5ç75½0æ¾072½44ç6,
pör
Paãa
2å4p
of
TM
ææ÷5ç85·357øæù.
ÖolloW Ühat up by Ëapú
ing the cable to the masÜ
abo±t once ever´ 5 ûeet.
üape, NSN 5970å0ý·41ç·
42ç1, is listed in ¹ppenþ
dix
E
of the TM.
61
ÿĀ ¹Ü the ãeceāVeã·transíiÜteã (Ăü)
endă ±se an elóoW conäectoã aòapÜeãă
ÖSCM ç2æ20 Põ üĂĄ¾2064. Oãdeã it
on DD êoãm æù4ą¾6. The ÝĆC is
B
ô6 .
ć
elbow
ĆÜ gives relief in tWo Wa´s. Oneă it
makes
the
connector
easieã
to
p±t
on and Üake oĈ
TWoă
it heads Ühe
cable doWnă not o±t.
The straight connecÜoã lets the cable
and connector extend past the ÝT's
panel g±aãd. The elboĉ keeps the³
both inside the guard.
Ċċ ²o± can also ãelieve the strain
by t´ing the cable to the ÝT's g±aãd.
This keeps the Weight of the cable oF
the connector. »t can also keep a sharp
Čgálike
somebody
tripping
on
a
cablečĎom p±lling the connector o±t.
NoW both enďs of yo±r CG·æąą9
have been giVen some ãelief. »n Ühis
case, no strain is yo±r gain.
n
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