length of tape of the same thickness and width
as that of the broken tape. When a tape is
repaired, it is best to use a good section of the
tape for calibration (matching a whole-foot
mark). Place the section used for calibrating
beside the broken section to make sure that you
will maintain the original length of the tape after
rejoining it.
In splicing a broken tape, first align and rivet
place the repair stock on the face of the other
section of the tape by using the calibrating section
as a measure for the break splice. Insert one rivet
at a time and arrange rivets in a triangular pattern.
Do not place rivets closer together than one-fourth
in. from center to center. Now use a three-edge
file. File partially through the surplus stock
diagonally across the tape. The segment of the
surplus will readily break off, leaving a clean
the repair stock at one end of the break. Next,
splice.
Figure 12-23.—A microwave distance-measuring device (Model 99).
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