PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-439
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 439
JUNE 1989
Electrical ConnectoRs .±²
ircraf maintenance manuals
For many electrical cOnnectOrs tO be
lOck-wired. But they dOn't usually
speci±y what size wire tO use²
Use Only ²020 inch diameter cOrrO³
siOn resisTant, steel lOck wiRe, NSN
9505´00-596´5101µ unless yOur ¶M
says tO use sOmething else² Get a 5´lb
rOll and keep iT handy in yOur tOOl bOx²
Here are sOme Other
DOS
and
DON'TS
·r lOck´wiRing electrical
cOnnectOrs:
DO
Twist wire abOut 9 tO ¸¸ tu¹s
per inch by hand Or wiºe twisTer plieR²
DO
twist wire clOckwise sO it wilL
have a tightening e»±ect²
DO
replace wire i± it geTs kinked OR
nicked during twisTing²
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dO´'T
AnchOR wiRe TO a scRew OR
OTheR ObjecT T¼aT cReates an AngLe mORe
than 60 degrees²
dON'T
back O»F mOunTing head
scRews tO ALign hOles ·R LOCK wIRing½
¾nsTeAd, iF The hOles d¿n't ALign, TIg¼TeÀ
The scRew ¼eAd TO T¼e neXT ¼OLe t¼AT
dÁes ALIgn pROPeRLYÂ
Flight
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Commander
Defense Personnel Support
CenteR
ATN: DPSC-FOD±
2800 South 20th Street
Philadel²hia, PA 19145³8419.
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TÇe ÑEMÓÔÕS ÖLOcK a cOÅpLeTe de³
scRIpTIOn ÁF T¼e ITem a×d InCLude yOÃR
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dO
·Rm a pigTail OF 4 TO 8 Twists
wiTh pliers²
dO
bend T¼e PigTaiL bAck TOwaRd The
ÖOdy O± The cOnnecTOR As A sA±eTy PRe³
CauTIOn²
Ben¶ pIgtaiL for pRotectIo·
dON'T
eVeR lÁck´wiRe eLeCTRicAL
COnneCtORs TO Øel, ÁIL, ¼ydRaÃliC ÁR
OxygeÀ LInes²
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prates
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