PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1980

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 334

SEPTEMBER 1980
PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1980 - Page 30 of 35
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Take
a
look
at
the
auxiliary
generator mounted on your MS
77-
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series command po±t carriers right
now! You could be riding herd on a
±afety hazard!
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Here're some tips that²ll prevent
tank damage. Focus in on tIe PMC³
check li±t for your generator set-
Table 3´1, TM 9µ6¶15·202´14 (Dec
68).
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Be sure you
have appRoximately
'H-in clearance
beTween each
pulley assembLy
and the fuel tank.
•
Make sure the driVe key does not stick oUt beyond the enD of either shaft±
•
After every
100
hours of coNtiNuous opEration²or monthLy if the seT is
noT run on a regUlar schedule²check the keys, bushings, pUlleys and belts
for tiGhtnEss aND right alinement±
•
After
600
hours²or
6
moNths²of opEration, eyebaLL these items for
Looseness/alinement± If none of ³em are loose or out of line, make a noTe to
check ´em again just every
6
months±
•
Any Looseness of the belts gets the adjustment treatmeNt Like it says in
Para
4-13,
µM
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9±6115±202²14³
If the Drive keys, bushings or pulleys are Loose
or out of Line, gEt help from your
DSU´
Save
Those
±tarters
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Burned¸Out ±tarters stop 5´ and ¶0·
KW
diesel generAtor± set± c´o´¹¸d! Be
sure you prime the set before you turn
º»the master switch knob to ³¼½RT¾
Follow he poop in Para 1´L¿a (2)
(b)ÀÁperating Ânstruction PlateÃin
TÄ 5Å61¶5¸584´¶2 Æul
77)
and TM 5´
61¶5´ÇÈ5´¶2 Æul
77)
for the startÉup
storyÊ ËEad it .
.. and save your±Elf A
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Pr±me²then tuRn knob to staRt
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bundle of bucks and downtime.
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For ±ure, you never ±tart or run the
·¸¹º
±ets at idle speedÌ ³tart ²em upÀand
»
shut ²em downÀat ¶,800 RPÍ. ½fter
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the sets are runniNg, use the speed
:
1±
²
control to get the exact Generator
³
frequency output you need.
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