PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-492
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 492
NOVEMBER 1993
SINCGARS .
..
Pads Make Covers Snug
A
common prOblem with the metal
connectoR cOveRs on the ±T-1439's au²
diO anD retRansmIt cOnnectoRs and the
A-
723³ 's aUdiO/data, data and speakeR
connectOrs ´s the Rubber pad µnside each
coveR ¶ends ¶O woRk Loose and fa·· ou¶.
W´thou¶ ¶he pad, ¶he cOver doesn't
f
tight¸ Then dirt, dus¶ and mOisture ge¶
into the connec¹Or and knock out your
coº mo»
¼eplacement pads aRe not avai·ab·e½
¾nly ¶he ent´Re metal cOveR is in ¶he
system¿
Bu¶ you can make yOur Own pad and
glue ´t ´ns´de ¶he coveRÀ HereÁs what you
need:
Item
nSn
'
rubbE± sT±ip
5347±²7
LEaE± pu²ch
³110.182´
GluE (box of
µ¶
·¸µ¹º»9µ9¼
1½z
bo³´Es)
ANd hereÂs hOw to make ¶he padsÃ
:
Äay the Rubber s¶R´p on a wOrkbench½
±
Åse ¶he ÆeatheR punch and a hammer
¶o cu¶ out a 5ÇSÈin diame¹er pad½ É ham-
Make your
ÊËn
"'±²³
´µ
•
mer OR malle¶ with a p·astÌc or rubber
head woRks bestÍ it wOnÁt damage the
punchÀ
IF
yOu canÁt boRrow a hammerÎ
oRder a plastic-headed One wi¶h ÏÐÏ
ÑÒÓ0-01-04Ô-ÕÖ1×Ø
Glue pad ins¾de
the
µvE¶
²
_
Glue the pad ins´de ¶he cover½ ¾ne
drOp of gÙue is enoughÚ Be sure not ¶o
ge¶ glue On coÛtac¶s¸
You can make about Ü8 pads frOm
each RÝbbeR strÞpß
Cap Flap
TM
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âçáCGA¼â RadiO cOnnectOèS¸ éf yOU wêNt a metal coveR, get it with áâá Ñ93Ñë
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