PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 396
NOVEMBER 1985
CONCTIOnS.
Line up the con-
nector
and
receptacle
befre
you
squEeze them together. To protect con±
tacts when you secure the connection,
Fsten the top and bottom ²ocks at the
same time.
Faste±
top a±d
bottom
locks
at the
same
time
COVRS.
Use them on botH the con±
nector and receptac²e when the cab²e
isn't being used. That keeps dirt and
moisture out and protects contacts.
CORDS.
I³ you've lost the cords that
keep connector covers handy, hAVe your
org shop make new ones. They can get
rope
by
the
³oot
with
NSN
4010´µ´222¶·82. Swaging s²eeves Are
¸
¹SN
º030´00¶º31¶5536.
»
com±
pressing too² to criMp the sleeve is ¹SN
·
¼120¶00½323´2292.
»ppendix
»
o³
CT » 50¾970 is the
²K
to order these
i¿ems.
CAS.
I³ the p²astic caps
³
your con±
nector or
receptAc²e are
broken
or
cracked, get them rep²Aced. Without
good contact your communications su³±
Àr. Your org shop makes the switcH.
» replacement kÁt (with enough caps fr
10 connectors) is NSN 5999´01´073¶
Â507.
48
´o
craµks,
pLease
¶·v 85
CUTS.
I³ you see cÃts or damage to
cable, tape them. » taPe fr the job is
NSN 5970¶Ä¶685¶9059. ÅxceÆsive tap±
ing, or cuts c²ear throuGh to tHe wires,
usua²²y means a new cab²e, tho.
COVRUP.
Çrotect your cab²e Èom
fot or vehic²e traÉc when it crosses
roads or busy Êe²d sites. The heAvy
Dzugging a coËee pot or spAce Ìeater
into your »N/ÍRC´142 or ¶122 radio
te²etypewriter set's 400¶watt inverter
wi²l ²eave you power²ess.
Those recepÎc²es are convenient, but
they're not up to hand²ing any extra
wattage.
The inverÏers are taXed to the mAX jÐst
sending power to your te²etypewriterÑ
set's gear.
»ny extÒa power drAw puts them over
the edge Ónd can buÔ up rectiÊers.
So, i³ you have to have tHat cuppa,
Ênd another out²et fr your app²iance.
¶·v
49
tread o³ a vehicle can breAk the insu²a±
tion and crÐsh tHe cable. Bury the cab²e
or cut a trench fr it. » step can pul²
on the connectOr and breAk a connecÕ
tion, too. » strain re²ie³ made Èom Êeld
wire can stop that tug.
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