PS Magazine - MARCH 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 388
MARCH 1985
1:
NEVER CARRY TH PhONE
BY TH hANDSET
or the handset
.
cord± You'll damage the cord or bang
the phone on the ground±
Remove the handset by pushing fr-
ward and lIFIng the rear end out ²rst±
Don't pull IT straIght out or yaNk it±
You'Ll weaken the retaInIng clip±
Push foraRd
³o test the spr´ng fr proper tension,
stand the phone on end± µ¶ the handset
holds, you're OK± ³esting it by li·ing
the phone by the handset can damage
the springs or the set (i¶ it drops)±
Stand on
enD to
check
clip
tension
Replace the handsEt aFer a call± ³he
hook switch must be depressed befre
someone can bUzz you± Get an o¸¹
hook lamp assembly, ºSº 5805»00¼
7829210± ½t lights up to tell you when
the lIne is open±
³o install the lamp, ¾sten its te¿mi¼
nal lugs to the phone's BA³ binding
Psts± Run the wÀre across the ³A¼
312' s
fc
and ÁtWeen the Line bÂndiNg
posts and the handset cradle± Remove
the case reÃg screw beside the Line
binding posts± Secure the lamp assemÄ
bly to the case with that screw, keepÅ
Æg the lamp snug agaÀnst the cradle±
COLD WEATHR MOISTURE
pROTECTION
fr your handset is
provided by the deicing shieLDZ Snap it
on the outside o¶ the mouthpiece when
temps dip below ÈeeZing± ºever put it
on the inside± ½t won't do the job there±
CoLd
weatheR? .±²
Éhen the temperature drops, so does
the power o¶ your batteries± Êeep
extra batteries in your pocket where
they'll stay warm and ready fr use, or
switch to the cold weather BAË3030's
when the temp drops below Ìeezing±
IT'S NOT The CRANKING
tAT
KL
your ³A¼312 telepÍoneÎs
ring generatorÏit's the sudden stop±
³he craNk is mated to the generator
with plastic± A hard craNk, a sudden
stop, maybe a reverse motion to cut
the ring short and you snap the plastic±
³hat spells a trip to support±
Keep cranking hard enough to get
your ring, o¶ course, but let the
generator roll to a stop±
³Uck the handle back Ðush with the
generator wheN you're through ringing±
LOST YOUR iENTIFICATION
pLATE?
Ñollow the good words in
SB 11Ë631, whicH tell you to let your
support order them fr you with inf
you provide±
Ò
TH U-184 aA±ER COnNEC²
TOR
that lets you "seeÓ your ³A¼312
telephone ring is ºSº 5805¼00¼708¼
2203± ³he neon light indicator goes
on the ²eld wire leading to your sÔtÕs
binding posts±
Hook-up
U³184
Like so ´´.
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