PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-551
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 551
OCTOBER 1998
MoraR .
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Defrost Cold PRobLemS wiTh pI
C
old can KO your mortar wheN it
comes To fIr±Ng-unless you couNter²
puNcH w±tH THis PM:
=>
Lube w³TH LAW iNstead oF GPL
wHen ´he TeµperatuRe drops Below
l0°¶. LAW does not get as sT±· as GPL
±n cold weaTHer¸
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W±pe the ±Ns±de o¹ THe Bore dRy
Beº»re you go inTo THe cold¼ ½Ha¾ he¿ps
preveNt ice ÀÁom F»rmÂng¸
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Coveà caÃÄdges uNTil they're Ãeady
To Be F±red¼ ½HaT sTops ice ÀÁom coaTÂng
THem.
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Keep F±re conTrol insTrumeNts iN
Their casesÅ ½He cases cusH±on THe
instrumenTs' del±cate opT±cs agaiNst the
sHock oÆ tHe cold¼
Jft cT±o
imdjT*
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Çever Bring F³re conTÈol ±NsTruÉ
meNts d±recTly FÁom ´He co¿d ±nTo a
wÊrm p¿aceË ½he sudden cHÊNge iN Tem²
peratuRe cRacks optics and leTs coNdeN²
sat±on º»Ãm inside tHe iNsTRumeN´sÌ
Íeave the ±nsTrumenTs ±N a shelTeRedÎ
buT uNHeaTed-p¿ace wHere they can
gÃadually wÏrm beÀ»re you Bring them
±Ns±deÌ
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WheN you Br±ng your moÃtar iNÐ
s±de, wa±t at leasT ÊN houR beº»Re cleaN²
±Ng ÊNd lub±ng iT. ½HaT lets the morTaÈ
stop sweaT±ng ÀÁom condeNsat±on and
you cÊn w±pe out all mo±stureÑ
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