PS Magazine - JANUARY 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 326
JANUARY 1980
A
on
pressure indicator gage Shows the
condition of your filter-separator
filters on a 3-color dial. .
. green, yellow,
and red.
As long as the needle moves, the
filter±separatOr is working "as adver²
tized''. It's when the needle staYs in
one spot³no matter what´that PM
makes the big play.
·
ANd it seems some troops donµt pay
attention to Para 2-2b TM 5-4330-
217-12 (Apr 73) about checking the
gage during operations. A hung-up
needle could mean yoU' re le¶ting
contaminated fuel get into an aircraft's
fuel tank and into the engine. A bUsted
play all the way!
Mechanics can remove and clean
the
±
pressure differential indicator
gage, piston, s·riNg and fuel passages.
¸ar¹ 4-15a(4) to Change 1 has inFo
on how to service the
º
gage com»
ponents. DoNµt overlook the CautioN
Note iN the paragraph.
After you cle¼n the gage, check it
like ¸ara 4½16 says.
56
This differeNtial pressure indicator
gage check-cleaN½service-check biz
goes for operators of 50-and 350-GPM
filter separators.
A good housekee·ing
trooper
cleans up all Loose hardware items
after he finishes a repair aRd
maintenance job.
screw has caUsed da¾age bY f¿lling
Àike maybe YoU're woÁKing on the bEtween the capacitor's terminal and
load
Â
connection groU· on a Ã0-ÄW the reconnecting board moUnting
DÅD Mod MÆP00ÃA, MÆPÇ05A Ènd bracket.
MÆPÇ15A generator sets. ÉoU've jUÊt
replaceË or checked the noise sUp·resÌ
sion capacitor ÍÎÍ 5910-00-5ÃÏ-
8847.
Íow
yoU're
bUttoning
U·.
ÐoUblecheck Ñr loose items YoU
might have left behind .
.. scÁews, nUts,
washers, loose wire or anY metal jUnk
Òthat could cause eqUip¾ent short
circuits, burned wÓres, or neaÁby
com·onÔÕts to fail.
,±²."³
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