PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 395
OCTOBER 1985
Warm up gear that gets grease, like
teLetypewriter sets. Keyboards
±
and
worM gears need tIme to shake the ch²lL.
Winter's icy fngers can chiLL your
commuNications qu³ck-Like unLess you
warm up to cold´weather Pµ .
.
Commo gear in sheLters needs Look¶
J
ing aFer ·r sure, but care is criticaL ·r
1=±-
gear goiNg outside.
Radio sets, like the A¸/GRC-106
need
¹
time to warm up aFer they're tUº
:
»
ed oN. Wa³t 10 to 15 minutes be·re you
traNsmit.
CoLd makes control knobs sluggish
and shock mounts rig³d and brittLe.
Handsets, headsets and microphones
moved Inside and outside and back again
w³ll sweat. CondensatioN is their worst
enEmy.
Keep
commo accessories
wrapped in something woolen, Like a
scar¼, or carry them ins³de your cLothing
wheNever you can.
Another moisture bu³ld½up viLlain ³s
your breath. µake sure t¾e de-icing
sh²eld is In pLace on the tr¿nsm²tting part
o¼ your haNdset or mikeÀ
44
OCT 85
r"
Á¼ the shieLd is missing, make a temÂ
porarY oNe out o¼ a ceLLophane wrapper
or a pLastic wrap Ãom a dryÄceLL Battery.
Å ÆozeN handset caN Be a reaL paiN
i¼ your Lip or ear LocÇs onto itÀ Èither
hoLd the handset away Æom your sÇin
or put cLotÉ Between you aNd it.
CaBLes get st³Ê and Br³ttLe, too. Head
oÊ cracks or Breaks by usIng care wheN
you're hooking up or unhooking conÂ
Nectors. Keep caps on receptacLes when
they are not in use.
Watch
hookups
Ëe·re unreeLing coLd caBLe or wire,
warm it
TP
i¼ you can. Store it inside
ALways leave sLack in the cabLe or
wire, siNce ruBber and metaL shrink iN
Æeezing temperatures. PulL wire or
cabLe too tight and it wiLL BreakÀ
OCt 8²
4²
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