PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 382
SEPTEMBER 1984
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5-
and
10±KW
Diesels.
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Generator ShorT Stop
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Give your
receptacle And geneRAtor
cAbLes some breAthing
room-or the spArks mAy
fLy.
There's not much room
between the stArter soLe±
noid And the Air shutter
AssembLy² It³s tight enough
so thAt if the cAbles Are
routed too cLose, the ter´
MinAL Lugs cAn short out²
•
First, remove the negAtive cAble
from the bAttery² Then, disconnect the
positive LeAd, slAve cAbLe Andµ
DC
cir¶
· cuit cAbLe froM the solenoid stud.
•
¸eroute the sLAve cAbLe between
the s¹rter And the engine housing. Posiº
tion the bAttery cAbLe Lug so it»s bAckº
to¼bAck with the sLAve cAbLe lug. ½Ake
sure both Lugs cLeAr the Air shutter AsseMbLy.
•
FinAlLy, reconnect the negAtive cAbLe to the bAttery. YoU¾re now reAdy fOR
spArk¼free operAtion²
24
SEP
8µ
1
3²KW
GenErator Sets ±²³
CovEr Up Shorts
¿Asten An oLd¼styLe contRoL box cÀver And you might shoRt out yoUR voLtAge
regulator.
Set sometHing heAvy oN the cover And you increAse the chANces ÁoR A shoRt.
Those oLder cAÂes Are An inch shALlower thAn the new boxes with hinged covers.
Ãdd A wiring diAgrAM pLAte to the inside And the cover cAn eAsiLy hit the teRº
miNAL boArd when yÄu Åsten it.
If you stiLL hAve the reMovAbLe, oLdÆstyLe coveRsÇ hereÈs A solution to thE shoRtiNg
hAzArd:
ÉrdeÊ A sËeet of insuLÌ
Ation
pAperÇ
ÍSÍ
³97´µ´´¶³ I 9·968´.
TAg And remove the
generAtor leAds. Îoosen
the mounting screws on
the terMinAL boArd And
rAise Ït sLightLy² SLip the
bottom Lip of the sheet
between the terminAL
boArd And voLtAge regÐ
uLAtor cAse
Tighten the mounting
screws And reconnect
the generAtor leAds²
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8µ
r-
3"
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along dot¸d Lin¸
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