PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-553
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 553
DECEMBER 1998
SINCGARS .±±
PULl A SWITCH ON BATTERY DRAIn
W
hen you go to crank up your tRuck
and all you get is The cLIck-cLIck±cLIck
That sIgnals a dead baTTery, who you
gonna bLame?
²e culpr³T may
b
your S´NCGAµS
rad³o. BuT you'Re an acce¶¶ory to the
crIme·
You musT tu¸ of the RadIo¹s CB
I
swItch when you shut oFº
youR
t»ck¼s eng½ne¾ ¿À you don't, the radIo
keeps drawIng poweR FRom your
TÁUck¼s batteR½esÂ
To
many drIveÃs are just ÄÅIppIng
the RadIoÆs FunctIon sw½Tch to OÇ.
BuT thaT won¹T stop The batteRy draInÈ
SomET½mes, when you do Éhe cÊËme,
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52
youÌve got an accompLIceÍ He's Éhe Last
guy who drove the veh½cLe durÎng
bLackout condIϽon¶ and d½mmed The
CB L IndicaToR LIghtÂ
Ðhe Ind½cator LIght can
b
adJusted
ÀoR bRIghTnessÑ ALl the way To the R½ghÉ
and The LIghT goe¶ outÒ Your accomÓ
pl½ce dimmed The ÔIght ºoR bLackout,
but ºÕrgot to TuÖ IT back To brIghT
when the mIss½on was oVeR× So the LIght
looks oØÙÚ but Is st½LL onÛ
MÜke It SOPÝwhen you geT In your
truckÚ make sure the IndIcator lIghT Is
TuRned aLL Éhe way to the Leºt. When
you geT out oÀ youR TruckÞ maKe ¶uÁe
The CB
1
swItch Is OÇÍ
Make sure
Lßàhá
is
tUrned
cOmple±ely
²³ Lef±
DEC98
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