PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-672
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 672
NOVEMBER 2008
44
PS 672
NOV 08
4. Cables hooked up wrong.
Before you
pitch one as bad, make sure it’s hooked up
correctly. Far too many cables can be forced
to ±t a connector they were not meant to ±t.
3. Nothing clean.
Vacuum it out,
sweep it out or blow it out—before,
during and after operation. Wipe and
brush it off. In the commo world,
cleanliness ensures communications.
5. Cables not repaired.
Cables
don’t need frays, breaks, busted
connectors, or broken pins. Check
‘em out regularly and replace
them as needed.
2. Air flters not clean.
You must start
your mission with clean ±lters and you
must monitor the ±lters to ensure they
stay clean. Just like a human being,
there’s a lot in the air your equipment is
allergic to.
You must
±lter it out!
1. Missing parts.
Every time a part is missing—
even one that may not be essential to operation—
a hole is created where sand, dust, dirt and debris
can ±nd its way into your equipment. Make sure
all your equipment has all its caps, knobs, bells
and whistles and that you’re Johnny-on-the-spot
to replace missing ones.
I just
don’t
fit in!
here are 10
commo killers
that can be
prevented…
you have enough on your
mind in the sandbox that you
don’t need to worry about
whether your communications
equipment will work.
heat and sand are going to
do their damage, but there
are some things you can do
to reduce that damage.
the biggest
thing you
can do is
preventive
maintenance.
there are
plenty
of
problems
that can be
avoided
if
you just stay
up with the
needs of your
equipment.
THE commo
Killers are
here… and
they mean
business!
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