PS Magazine - JULY 1979
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 320
JULY 1979
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Maintenance
short-changing
is
2.
BypassInG THE GEnEraTOR sw±TC²
ruining
umPTeen
hundreds of baT-
bY
conneCTInG
THE
ElECTR±Cal
³luG
teries In A´µs. ¶t's causIng a hEaP of:
cONneCTor·s leaD
lA
TO LB¸
•
Slave starts
±
ELectrical connector repairs
²
Downtime
•
Costly battery replacemenT
¹ereºs
hoW
some
trOoPs
shorT-
change
maintenance
and
ru»
¼
batteries½
1³
¾amaGing
THE
elecTrIc¿l
pluÀ
cOnnectoR When thEY unhOok IT FROm
3±
ÁaiÂIng TO repaIR THE EÂectR±c¿l
THe GeneraTOr FIEÂÃ swITCh duRInG
Ä
plug ConneCtOR
NSN
5935-00²553³
secondarY fuel ÅIlter sERv±CIng (Æ¿R¿
3093
with ¶teÇs
3
thru
7
l±sTEÃ »
2´59,
T
9µ2300µ25¶µ20),
OR wHEN Èhange
´,
ÉM
9µ2300-257µ20P·
theY
trOubÂeshoot
The
CHarGING
sYstem¸
µ6
U¸¹ righT
ºarTs TO
r¹ºair ºLug
w1st»g
TÊË
Âeads
together doesnÌt hurt a thing at first.
Íou can stil cranK uP and move OuT¸
ÎroubÂe starts, Tho, When You shut
doWn Your A´µ ¸¸¸ then ThroW on THe
master sWitch so You can use Your
Ïommo equiPmentÐ
Îhatºs bad neWs¸
After
3-4
hours
under
commo
Âoad, the A´µÌs batteries Wonºt have
enough
KicK
to
cranK
over
the
engine¸ ÍouºÂ Ñave to go thru the
sÂave start routine¸
Òf You use Your commo equiPment
for about
8
hours, Your batteries are
comPÂetelY shot¸ Íou canºt even radio
for a toW!
¶7
¹ereºs
WÑY:
Óhen
master
sWitch is
On¸
the batteries are
draining thru tÑe generator fieÂd¸
And, WÑen You tWist the Wires
"
togetÑer the generatoÔ is draining
±
cUrrent from the batteries WhiÂe You ÕÖ×
cranK the engine¸
Îhis couØd maKe a big difference
in batterY PoWer on a coÂd morning¸
Another
maintenance
shortÙ
change scene comes Únto focus When
You
connect Âeads
ÛA and
¹B
together
and
Âeave
em
unProtectedÜuninsuÂated¸ Îhe first
time the bare WÝres bounce around
and toucÑ anY metal
m
the engine
comPartmentÜshort
goes
the
sYstem¸
ºÞoßrse, You never Wire Âeads ÛA
and
ºB
toÀether in the first PØace¸ Òf
You
breaK
the
eÂectrIcaÂ
connector
PÂug, fix it right aWaY¸ And donºt
forget to taKe it easY When You hooK
it
bacK
uP
to tÑe
generator
fieÂd
sWitch¸
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