PS Magazine - JANUARY 1987
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 410
JANUARY 1987
When you press
the push-to±talk
switch, keeP your thumb of the s²aker/
mIcrophone screen oN the opposite side.
TO mUch RBbing on
t
S³En will work
it loose. The screen wiL´ come of, µeav¶
ing your set open to moisture and dust.
Watch out Fr those spring c´iPs that
hold the sho·ting plug and a´ignment
too¸. ¹º the cµips are µoose, they'll drop
over the »at¼ery con½ectors.
C´osing the case wi¾h a c´iP on the
con½ectors wiµL short oUt the ba¿tery. Àt'l¸
cause an exP´osion Áom gassing.
BaTTery Care
ÂeFre a½
FX,
give that battery the
onceÃover. The battery shou¸d give yoU
cµose to 24 hours oº service. As µong as
the ÂA±1588/Ä, ÅÆÅ 6135Ç1È536,
reads no ´ess tHan 12 vo¸ts, it's ÉK.
Äse a mU¸timeter, such as a½ ÊÅ/
ËÆMÌ45, ÅÆÅ 6625±01Í139
±
2512
,
and
a44.2±ohm resistor, ÅÆÅ 5905Ì01Í102Ì
30±
as a µoad across the battery, ¾o test
¾he batte·yÎ
A ÂAÃ5588/Ï µithium »a¼tery, ÅÆÅ
6135-01Ð088-2708, wi¸µ Power yoUr bat
Ñ
¾ery µonger than a mercUry bat¼ery.
ÒememÓr
²
Ôke out Õe batÖ× when
your set's idle.
If
the
ba¾¾e×ØÙ
strong but yoUr
s
ig
n
al
Is weak, geT yOur repaIN1±an to aLIgn tHe
radio wIth an
AN/PRM-³4
test set.
YoU mIgHt waR your repai²³an to
watch oUT wHen aDjUstIng The
Li
t´nIng
sLUg on The antenna coUpµer moDU
¶
e
·
If
IT'S screwed In Too fr
¸
tHe sµUg can FLl
Into The seT¹ ºhIs means
a
trIp To sUpP»t¼
ºo Keep dIrt anD moistUre oUt o½ tHe
radio's handset co½nector, use a cover,
ÚÆÅ 5Û40±Ü±973±1732. Cut the double
cover in halº to make two coversÝ Éº
coUrse, itÞs Up to yoUr ¸oca¸ command
to get the cover
.
´´
Jµn 87
AN/PVS-5 .±²
Night Goggle GOodie:s
_
±
_
Always stow your nIght vision gogg´es
in tßeir case when your màssion's over.
That'l´ protect them Áom dust, dirt
and accidentsá Âut iº the monoculars are
stowed
¶
the
oprating ³ition, they'l
get damaged´
âoosen the lever claãp and clamp
änobs beFre yoU stow your gogg´es. ¹¾
takes ¾he s¾ress of whI´e you åæten the
¸id on the case.
Jµn 87
A´so çse the Fcus k½obs to draw the
objective ´enses back in¾o ¿he set as år
as they'´L go beFre closing up.
Wßen you take the gogg¸es of your
helmet, re´ease the VÌstrap assembly by
Puèg Up at the snap's dot marká Tugé
ging e´sewhere wi´´ strain and cracä the
åce mask.
'Course, you should äeeP the ¸ens
caps o½ wheê you're not Using your
goggles. That'´´ save 'em Áom scratches
and damaging brigh¾ lightë
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