PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-428
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 428
JULY 1988
Wor out isolatoRs can't do the job.
NeITheR can isolatoRs caRRyi±g a load
that's Too heavy fOR them²
So, eyeball youR bIRd's IsolatoRs of-
ten, noT just DuRIng Phase i³specTions ²
´
Make suRe they'Re matcheD to THeiR
loads²
CompaRe µe RaTed weighT of
each isolatoR to the weighT of The equip-
menT it's suppo¶Ing²
·he Rated weighT FR each isolatoR is
usually pRinTeD on µe casi±g²
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JUL 88
CRewmen,
theRe's
jusT
not
enough Room in ¸he RadIo pocket
of youR suRVival vesT to stoRe an
extRa batTeRy¹oR anyµing
º
else
besIdes youR RadIo²
When you put an extRa baT»eRy
in theRe, you have to bend ¸he
ante¼a too much to make IT fIT²
½aT's when The wiRes i±sIde ¾he
anTenna get a pe¿manent kiÀk²
·he Result is lImITed Reception
on youR RadIo²
½at could be
cuRTai±s foR you in a suRVival
situatIon²
So fORgeT ¾he
exTRa batTeRy
unless you've got a betTeR place
to stoRe it than in youR RadIo
pocket²
JUL88
I
you ca±'t fÁ±d Âhe Rated weIghT of an
IsolatoR oR the weIghT of Its suÃpoRTed
equIÃmentÄ use a thickness gage oR RUleR
to measuRe The cleaRance beTween The
isolatoR anD The equipment. ·He cleaR-
ance must be at least
1/16
I±ch²
Also check ÅR loose RIvets oR holdÆ
Down scRews by movIng µe equIpme±t
oR mou³Ted panel To exTReme posITIo±s
in eveRy diRecTIon.
WhIle you 'Re at It, eyeball the sÃonge
RubbeR oR metal mesh pads FR deTe¿ioRa-
tIon oR seÃaRaTion of RubbeR Çom ¸he
metal²
Èf you fInd any, Replace µe
isolatoR²
PeRfoÉing µese checks will tUÊ
baD vIbes inTo good vIbes²
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