PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 327
FEBRUARY 1980
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ust MUfler F
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r/
250 CFM Air
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CompRessoRS
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Do's
Compressdr operators take note:
Pay
.
strict attention to the info on
sto±ping the air compressor in your
Operator's manual, TM
±-431²-³±²-
1±
or
±´431²-34±-14µ
Those DieseL Engines neeD ²ime to
cooL Down before YoU stop 'em³ So-0-0´
0µ "take
±"
anD run the engine for
±
fulL
minutes in a no´loaD fast iDle
(1²²²´
RPM) conDition after You close the air
outlet or service valves³
Idle at
¶000
·PM .¸.
Take Another 5
Never start a compressor if there's
Air in the system³ Starting the engine
when the compressor is unDer full air¶
line pressure ·racks compressor seals
anD vanes ¸³³ a baD maintenance scene³
¹oublecheck the receiver pressurº
gage ³³³ »f¼½¾ the engine stops ¸³³ anD
Bef¿¾½ you start it¸ Àe Double Áure
Â
there's no air pressure in Ãhe system¸
DoublEchEck
recEivEr
prE¹surE
gagE
If there's air in the system, check the
bLowÄDown Valve³ It's supposeD to
Å
aÆtomaticaLly release all the air fÇom
È
the sys teÉ after you cLose the air oÊtLet
valve¸
±
If the blowËDown valve is blinko,
Ìall your mechanicÍ
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