PS Magazine - JUNE 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 247
JUNE 1973
I.
VIBRATiONS BUGGiN' YOUr GEnERaTor?
CUT 'EM DOWN TO SiZE
A generator set sure gets weird fom too much vibration.
It'll roCk 'n' roll, split at the seaMs-or even creep away fom the
scene.
Putting a le±h on ²t won't help much either.
You have to get rid oF tHe excess vibrat²on or cushion the sHocK.
It's especially true oF the fame³mounted types up to
15 KW.
HOW'Re THe iSOLATORS?
´heck µr worn or missing vibra¶
t²on isolators. They·ve got to be in
good shape to keep tHe v²brat²on
¸o¹ go²nG to tHe fame. Runnºng
a »²G w²t¼oUt 'em Could C»ack, break
o» Da¹½Ge ²ts Components.
¾sing metal washers as subs¿itu¿es
wonÀt hack it. Á²ssing, painteD or
cracked isolators should be reÂlaced
Ãst through your direct support.
COLD SHOULDER KillS
Operating you» set on tHe ColÄ
ground, hardtop or concrete can
shake it to p²eCes. THese surFaCes
won't aBsorB tHe vibration shoCK.
It'll just go down tHe fame, tHen
bounce right back up ²nto the unit.
Th²s can move your set around witH¶
out your Knowing it.
i
CONCRETE
IS NO SOFt
TOUCH
72
.
,•
So, choose the right spot or maKe
a soFt bed År it. IF necessary, loosen
some dirt. Æetter yet, put boards
Çnder the fame or skid. Èhey'll picK
É
up the vibrations and send them away
µr good.
ÁaKe Êure any padËing you use won't catch Ìre fom the exhaust.
Always remember too: Keep your unit as level as possible.
'Íourse, most b²g vibrations in any generator vanish aFter
al
PÁ care
²s taken.
Îet the hang oF it År your set and your hang³ups wilL be gone.
Engines liKe it cool, too. Especially
the Áilitary Standard type you Ïnd
on generators and other small equi¶
Ment itemsÐ Èhey should wear a decal
reMinder. And extra decÑals Can be
had fee fom:
¾SA Áobili¿y Equipment ÍoMMand
AÈÈNÒ AÁSÁEÓÁγS³ÈO
4300
ÎoodFellow Ælvd
StÔ ÕoÖis, ÁO
631±0
Just dr× 'eM a note.
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