PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 395
OCTOBER 1985
Too hot's not cool inside your radio teletypewriter set-even when icy winds
aRe bLowing outside. Sure, you want to stay warm as toast. But you'll burn up
an AN/G±C²106 radio set or a PP³763
pOwer supply if you keep temps too high
inside your shelter.
Keep
That gear puts out as much heat in
inlet
winter as it does in summer. So it still
cover
needs moving air to st´y in good shaµe.
OPEN
Keep the shelteR door inlet cover open
enough to let cooling air into the shelter.
¶i·ewise, don't plug exhaust vents
behind the radio or power suµply. ¸hey
let hot air out¹
Give your º106 a little extra cooling help. Keep the heat exchanger clean per
the instructions in TM 1»²5820²520²10. Keep the clothes and other gear oF the
set, especially its blower vent.
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OCT 85
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WHen cold weather sets in, your dry²ce¼l batteries need a little extra attention
to make sure tHey deliver the µunch you expect ½om them.
You're supposed to replace some batteries with cold weather substitutes. Check
your TM's and SB 1»º6 to ¾nd out whicH ones. ¿or instance, most oÀ your
BA²30²usiÁg gear Âke a BA²3030 alkaliÁe battery when temps dip below ½eezing.
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ÃÀ course, even coldÄweather Åatteries need a hand to keep tHeir punch until
you need thEm.
Store them between 35° and 70°¿. When they're warmer tHan that they start
to lose tHeir power.
Ãnce you t´ke the batteries outside, protect th m until tHey're in your equiµÆ
ment. Keep dry cells warÇ until you're ready to use tHem. Inside your clothing
or insiDe a sheÈter or vehicle is Åest.
Carry as many extra Åatteries as you can. Éhen you can swap tHem with the
oÊes in your gear wHen those lose tHeir Ziµ.
IÀ you warm uµ batteries in a heated place, watch Ër sweating. Wipe away
any moisture you ¾nd or it'll tuÌ to ice in tHe cold. Then it'lÈ tuÍ to moisture
again inside your gearÎand start corroding.
OCT 85
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