PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-428
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 428
JULY 1988
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Dirt and mud work into the audio connectors of youR ±T-505 oR ²841 portable
radio set, keeping ³he electricaL con³acts Fom touching.
Clean ´he contac³s wi³h a damp clo³h.
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´he contacts are dull, shIne ´hem wi³h a penciL eraseR. Blow eraseR µakes away.
When ´he coNnectors a¶ not being used, keep the coveR on them.
This keeps out
moistuRe as well as diRt· ¸f the dumbbeLl coveR is missing, protect the connectors
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with a piece of waterpRoof tape,
NSN
5970º00-419-4291, until you get a replace»
ment.
Contacts dull?
Clean wiTh eraser
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Keep cover
on contacts
JUL88
Fold Antennas Right
The long and short of it is to fold the short AT¼892 antenna toward the concave
side oR it'll kink and go limp.
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Fold short antenna toward º
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AT-±92
Start fold
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from the top
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A»¼271½
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concave (curved) sIde
Folded wrong¾
½ntenna kinks¿
A dRooping antenna gives
you littLe he½p in sending oR re»
ceiving a Radio signal.
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When you collapse ¾he long
AT¿271Aantenna, ÀÁd the top
section Ârst to take ´He tension
oà the spring and coRd insideÄ
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you Àld ´he anteÅa staRting at ´he
bottom, you'll stretch or break ´he
spring in ´he bottom of the anteNna oR
snap ´He coRd. Then, you'll lose anteNna
sectionsÆ
¸f Çe coRd breaks, get youR unit re»
pairman to Replace it wi¾h
NSn
4020¿
00-281 -8439.
Cord broken?
Get it ÀEplaced!
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