PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-546

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 546

MAY 1998

PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-546 - Page 2 of 51
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He'd acTUally have To
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neveÏ do any ba´´eÐy ÑM¶ Òobody eveR c³ecKed w³aT He did ±N ÓMCÇ aNywayÔ
so ³e could avoid Removing co²²osioN ÕnT±º The eºectÖÄcal Sys´e× faØledÌ
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of Ýoes LiÞe ´ÚiS oßeÌ
àow do yoU ÒáOs co¹nTeR âlacke² ãoeäs bad ÜudgmeNT? YoU maKe s¹Re ³e
doeS HiS ÓMCÇ by T³e booKåeven if ±t means he cæeaNs away coRçosèon eveRy
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ITês wHaT heËs s¹ppoSed To be doing anywayÌ
Are you verifyIng the work?


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