PS Magazine - JANUARY 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 374
JANUARY 1984
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³ere're some tIps that´ll help keep the µ-pack ofF deadlINe:
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Use the bleed air hose
during seRice
periods
tO dR out each compa±ment
in
the unit±
•
²un your ³´pack 1 to 2 hours du ring
each service period to keep down condenµ
sation in the combustion compa¶tment±
•
Never be in a hurry to ·ut the water¸
proof cover on after shutdown± ¹he gas
turbine engine exHaust will melt the cover
every time º
•
²epLace the tiedown hardware for tHE
cover
with NSN 5340´00»764´2334
(bracket) and NSN 5320¼00´721½9062
(rivets)
.
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AFer you put on the cover ¾nD get
ready to move your ³´pack,
c²Iss-cross
the brake connectiNg and electricaL hoses
and run 'em thru the hoIst rIngs
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¹his'lL
keep the Lines ¿rom Hanging over the
sides, snagging on trees and other thingsÀ
¹ape the hoses together if necessary to
keep 'em on top o¿ the unitÀ
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³se an outside power sourceÁ
f'rinstance a 2Âüton truckÄfor easier ³µ
pack starÅsÆ Çaves yoÈr batteries, tooÀ
'Course, yoÈ keep yoÈr batteries ÈpÉtoµ
starting power like it says in youÊ daËh
12 ÌanÈaLsÀ
•
Keep a sharp eye on yoÈr Ai²esearch
model Í´pack'Î fÏel ÐÈpplyÆ YoÈ never,
n´e¼v´e´r want to let the pack rÈn oÈt of
¿uel± An empty day Ñank makes the fÈel
clÈsÑers a disaster aÒea qÈick¼likeÀ
If you see the
NO FUEL
indicator
lamp Light up, it's too late tO check the
¿Èel sÈpplyÀ ¹here's no warning that yoÈr
day tank's emptyÀ When ÓoÈ're out, yoÈ're
oÈt, and the fÈel cluster takes a beatingÀ
(Your Ôibby and AmeÒtech models have
a low´fuel cutOff switch and light in tÕe
fÈel suppLy tankÖ)
•
¹he original tÈrbine engine air inlet
venturi plastic screens have a bad habit
of crumbling± Get 'em off qÈickÄand ask
yoÈr ×dz to make a screen of 1 /8´in wire
Øesh or Hardware cloth tO cover the
venturiÀ ×o not Èse the NÇN in ¹Ù
5¼6115É590´20Ú fOr Ûtem 8, Üig Ý93À
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You' ÛI get a faster, better test of the
heating system dÈring hot weather if you
cooL the HeaT tempe²aturE sensors
in theÞ
sHelter return air systemÀ
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Be Sure THe SHO±³NG pLug ³s ³NstalleD
in
the
remOte
temperatÈre
sensing
connectOrÀ If it's missing, yoÈr Ènit will
cool but not heatÀ
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Ôifting yoÈr ³ßpack with a fork lifà?
³se fork extensions to be sure the forks
g
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aLl the way thrÈ the baseÀ 'Course, you
need a forklifà wiÑh over 5,000´lb capacityº
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