PS Magazine - MAY 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 402
MAY 1986
TACFIRE Tips .±²
Before you reload your Electronic
Line Printer (E±P) with paper, be
sure you've Tossed out the paper's
cardboard backing.
If you don't, the PAPER LOW
light w²³l never come on´ µhat extra
th²ckness added by the cardboard
makes the ELP think it still has
paper to ¶rint on´
Once the paper·s gone, tho, the
¸LP ²s print²ng on a ¹are he³²x. µoo
much of tHat º²ll ru²n the pr²nt²ng
surFce»
CLEAN THE ELP
When you·re ³oading paper-or at
least every
8
hours¼give the ELP a
Good clean²ng´
Carbon dust created by the pr²nt½
ing process can jam the he³ix bear¾
ings and stop your pr²nter´
can jam
printer
±p Y -acFI² fit1 ³nO
yoUR eGu´µM¶·¸
WIU.
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mT¼ NEEDS A ½¾rm HAND
Seat the tape cartridge firm³y when
you load your Magnetic µape Un²t
(Mµ¿)´
If it's not seated, you'l³ get an iNdi½
cat²on of a fault in the system´ YouÀ
and your supportÁwill waste time
looKing for a problem you don't
have.
r¿ÀBÁl¾Ng D¿v¿lÁÃm¿NÄ
Some ÂÃÄÅÆRE she³ters are shy
the bolts ÇhaÇ ho³d tÈe aiÉÊcoNdiË
tioNing uniÇ ²n place´
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µhat coulD let Çhe unit s³²De off its
racK onto tÈe trucK's caNvÌs Çop anD
iNÇo the cab´
Íyeba³l your mounting. !f it needs
bolts, te³l your ÎS. µhey·³³ ²nstall
the hardware shown in µM Ï ÏÐ7440Ñ
242Ð23P´
Other Òasteners to watch are those
thÌÇ hold yoÓr componenÇs in their
cÌses´ Even the vibratioN from un²t
moves can loosen these captive screws´
KeeP screws
snug
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mAPP¾NË mA¾NTENANCE
Ôeep tÈe plastic overlay oÕ your
digital pÖotter map smooth´ Ã ripple
or bubble can snag Çhe ma¶'s write
ÈeaD assembly´
µÈat can damage
your equ²pment or give you wrong
plotting data´
BE A SÁÌT ÄÁ¼Ch
Sharp obJectsÁ³ike fingernails or
¶ens×are noÐno's on the commun²½
cations coNtrol unit and digital mesØ
sage device keyboards´
µhe soft membrane cover²ng the
board is meant for finger touchesÙ
not poKes by sharp objects´ Once the
pad loses its sealÙ moisture can get in
anD damage the gear´
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