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Gladhand & cable care a must.


Cables

Before installing cables, take a close look at the connectors and receptacles for dirt and corrosion. Loose dirt can usually be blown out with the help of an air hose.

Stubborn stubborn Vox populi → medtalk Refractory; unresponsive to therapy  dirt can be a little tougher. Try clipping (1) Cutting off the outer edges or boundaries of a word, signal or image. In rendering an image, clipping removes any objects or portions thereof that are not visible on screen. See scissoring. See also WCA.  off all but about 1/2 inch of the bristles on an acid swabbing brush, NSN NSN National Stock Number
NSN Nokia Siemens Networks
NSN National Storytelling Network
NSN NATO Stock Number
NSN New Substances Notification (CEPA)
NSN National Student Number (NZ)
NSN Never Say Never
 7920-00-514-2417. The shorter bristles make them stiff enough to brush dirt out of the connector and around the outside of the receptacle.

To remove corrosion, try spraying a light coat of corrosion preventive compound, NSN 8030-00-546 8637, and scrubbing See data scrubbing, memory scrubbing and audio scrubbing.  with that short-bristled acid swabbing brush. The compound also displaces water, which should help prevent further corrosion down the road.

When connecting cables, make sure the pins line up with the receptacle. Bent or broken pins are a sure cable killer.

Gladhands

Check the rubber grommets inside the gladhands for wear and tear. The rubber can dry out and crack, letting in moisture.

Use NSN 5330-00-172-1919 to order a replacement grommet grommet See Tympanostomy tube. .
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Date:Dec 1, 2003
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