PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1972
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1972 SERIES, ISSUE 241
DECEMBER 1972
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MilItary
Design GeneratoRs, 1.5 thru 10 KW
.
,±²
³´µ Q
)
most
gasoline-engine-driven
pieces of equipment, the MiLitary Design
generators ·also geE a warm±up period aC
tHe sCarE²and a coo³ing period aC shUt´
down.
WarmµUp Co assUre a smooCh rUnning
engine before it's pUt Under Load ¶.¸
And Chis is done with the engine run¹
ning at id³e speed ºith circuit switch
OFF.
Idling
RPM
bloºs the Rotating rectifier
diodes and the regULator if load Re»ains
connecTed.
w
i
se
.
4±
P
l
a
ce
throTTLe
conTro±
in
S²AR²
t
6
²
Put Thrott±e
coNtroL iN
RU³
posiTioN´
8³ Adjust voltage
rheost´t foµ
needed voltagE
ouTput¶
.,
9
·
If Frequency meter does Not show
61
Hz,
adjusT
The thrott
l
e conTµoL/
governor unTiL ¶T does
·
¸0¹
¸hrow The
c
¶
µ
CuiT breaker
switch O³
¹
lOTDN
Lº
Remove ±oad-
FLip circuºt
Breaker to O»»
or OPE¼½
3»
PLace ThrotT±e
coNtro± iN
ID¾E positioN
and ±¿T
À
,eNgine
run For
3
to
5
miNutes at
idLe speed·
alL¼oPr½¾e ¾he geNera¿oÀ iÁ ½
weL veNtó½ted spo¾Ä ÅHe engine is
Æ
½Ãr
cooled aNd c½n Use aLL the fresh air iÇ
l
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