PS Magazine - MARCH 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 388
MARCH 1985
Keep your small GED generators
cool. Overheating causes eNgine koc±,
extra noise, oil use, vapor loc±, early
parts filure aNd downtime.
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Your set needs plenty oF air over,
·
uNder, around and thru to stop heat
buildup. Keep your geNerator cool by
± ²
²llowing these guideliNes:
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µ¶
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Give generators lots
room.
Try to put
4
³et between the set and
the shelter wall in all directions.
O
Pipe engine exhaust outside the
shelter. The hot ´mes are deadly to
you and the geNerator's engine.
O
µt no more than oNe set in your geNerator's sandbag or permanent-¶pe
º»¼ ½
shelter. The eXtra eNgine just adds to heat buildup.
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IF you need ·exible tUb¸g to pipe the
exhaust, here are some comMon sizes:
NSN 4720¾00¿
17ÀÁÀ668
278Á8030
278Á8027
278Á803Â
Â7ÀÁ6ÃÂ8
Â7À¾À66À
Â7À¾À67Â
Inside Diameter
 inch
¾VÄ ÅncHes
Â¿Æ Ånches
2 inches
2ÇVÄ inches
3 inches
À inches
Be sure you get a snug ¹t.
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ºever put your set into a hole.
What damage the extra heat doesn't
do will be done by water that might
pool up.
0
Give your T»'s a good once¼over
²r more iN² oN settiNg up iN the ¹eld.
A
good secoNd source is ½»
2²³31,
ElectriC Power GeNeratioN iN the ½ield.
Remember, the oNly way to preveNt
heat stro±e¾to maN or machiNe¾is
with cool aid.
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