PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-438
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 438
MAY 1989
BEAKR rS
±eT²aNsMIt ³/W
mik´
lL
efore
yOu tuR in yOur ±T-524
receiver²transmitter Fr repair, answer
these questiOns:
³Is the X´mOde cap in place and
tight?
³Is the ±T set Fr X²mOde Operaµ
tiOn?
If the answer is "NO¶ tO either Of
these, then run this test·
1. Put On the X²mOde cap tightly¸
2. SwitcH On yOur ±T¸
3¹ TuM the light switch ºN¸
LIGHT
HiGH
POWER
LoW
OFF
µu¶n l·gh¸ ¹nd
powº» ¼w·¸chº¼ O½
»ut the squelch tO ¼LD ºN¸
5. ½ake O¾ the X¿mOde cap¸
If the call lamp lights, all's ºK¸
NO light might just mean a bad lamp,
Of cOurse¸ SO, nOw yOu use yOur ears¸
6. TuM O¾ the ±T¹
7. ±eplacetheXÀmOdecap¸ THe cap
has circuits in it yOur ±T needs tO OpÁ
erate when secure equipment is nOt
being used¸
8. Set the squelch tO NEW ºÂÂ,
and tUM On tHe ±T¸
9. If yOu Hear a rushing nOise, itÃs
ºK¸
10. Take O¾ the cap and tHe rUshing
sOund shOuld stOp¸ If it dOesn't, get
yOur set adjusted¸
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MAY 89
¾½¿ÀC-41 µºlºphonº Cºn¸»¹l .
.Á
±²f³´µ¶·
atteries in tÄe telephOne center dO
thÅir jOb day in and day Out bUt yOu've
gOt tO dO yOur part tO keep Ãem cleaned
and chArged and healtHy¸
If nOt taÆen care Of rigHt away, cOrÇ
rOsiOn (wHite stuÈÉ cakes On the battery
pOsts, cable clamps Or any metal Êarts
that tOuch the battery¸
COrrOsiOn gets Under the paint and
Other cOatings On metal partsË If yOU
can see cOrrOsiOn, yOU can bet yOUr
bOOts there's a lOt OÈ it yOU can't see¹
YOu've gOt tO take the batteries Out Of
the center tO clean up the mess ¸¸¸ nO
matter which batteries yOU have¹
MaY 89
43
±emember, Ìhen yOU're excHangÍ
ing tHe hOt weather BB²297 leadÎacid
Ïatteries Fr tHe cOlÐ weatHer BB²501
nickelÑcadmium type, tHey ÐOn't get
alOng very well¹
SO, keep thOse cats²and²ÐOgs ÒightÓ
ers in neUtral cOMers by ÐecOntaminatÁ
ing the battery bOx, like it says in Para
4Ñ19 Of TÔ Õ1²5805²693²12.
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