PS Magazine - JANUARY 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 398
JANUARY 1986
TIME'S tHE ENEMY when you s±ar± ±uning. Ge± a head s±ar² by using ±he
numbers on your ±une and load char±³ Remember, ±hese are "fc±ory´ numBers.
You s±µl have ±o go ±hrOugh ±he proCedures
i
your pub³ ¶u±, ±hey'll ge± you close.
I FOT WHIP ATENna
5 oM DUBLeT ±t²n³
0
IF your char± is missing, you can order a new one by par± number. Use ·S¸M
8±±63,
PN SMD
5±8586.
the Rou±ing Iden±i¹er ¸ode (RI¸) is ¶L6³
Se± ²he ºequency on your Rt's ¹rs± ¹ve dials only. the las± dial-10 Hz-is
»sed ¼r ¹ne ±uning onCe you're in ½PERAtE.
¸lock wa±ching is a mus± when you ±une a¾d load¿ Àe± ±he se± warm up ¼r
1±
minu±es be¼re you s±ar±Á tha± sudden blas± oF power needed ¼r ±uning Can
K½ a cold se±.
½nce ±uning s±Âr±s, you ge± only ±wo
minu±es³ Go beyond ±ha± and you can
blow a ¹nal ampli¹er ±ube.
ÃF you hi± ±wo minu±es bu± s±ill aren'±
done, pu± ±he HV RÄSEÅ swi±ch in
½PERÆtE and your Rt's SERVI¸E
SEÀE¸t½Ç swi±Ch in St AND ¶Y¿
Wai± ¹ve minu±es ¼r cooling³ then
Èepea± ±he ±woÉminu±e drill³
²
³N´
Keep in
Ê
mind ²ha± you
Ë
have ²o ±une and load no± onÌy when yo» ChanÍe ÎeÏ
quenCies, b»² daily³ вmospheric condi²ions aÑec² ²he processÒ
'Óourse, even iF you use ²he same ºeQuency ¼Ô a Ìong ²ime, you sho»Ìd ²»Ôn
²he dials. tha± keeps con²ac²s shiny.
If
your ±»ne and Õoad me±er needles aren'² Cen±eÔing, ²Ôy ²urning ²he kÖobs
slowÌy a± ±he same ±ime and in ±he same diÔec±ion you wan± ²hem ²o go³ they
should cen±er³
Don'± ±Ôy ²o se² any speed records when you'Ôe handling ²he con²roÌs.
If
you
roaÔ pas± a s±op, you can ±hrow ±he ±»ning gear oÑ ²he Co»pler assemBly. Yo»
won'² Be aBle ±o ±une³
½nCe you move ±he diaÌ ²o ½PERA tE, give ²he se² a min»²e ²o CooÌ down³
tha² ge±s rid oF ²he hea± ×uil± up during ²uning.
Your ¹nal ±ime ²riaÌ is ±o pu± ±he Rt in StAND¶Y ¼r ±wo minu±es Be¼re
shu²±ing ±he Ôadio down³ tha± cools ±he se± be¼re you sh»² down ²he hea²
exchanger³
to make sure ²he se² will s²ar² again, pu± ±he ØÙ RESEt swi²Ch in ½PERÐ tE
×e¼re you swi±Ch ²he se² oѳ ÚeÛ in tUNE, ±he high vol²age rese± reÌay won'²
eneÔgize, leaving you wi²h a dead se± when you ±ry ²o s²ar² again.
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