PS Magazine - APRIL 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 389
APRIL 1985
W1 ±
Whether you' re cranking up or
shuttIng down your generator set,
the frst step Is the same-take the
load oF.
You'll head oF a lot o± dowNtIme
²r
your generator
an
²
the gear It
powers I± you lock that step Into your
memory. Take the load oF frst.
StartIng your generator wIth a load
attached creates a surge o± electrIcal
power called a spike³ That spIke carrIes
a lot more electrIcIty than the normal
power provIded by the generator³
The spIke surges through the cable
to the gear you're powering. That's
bIg trouble ²r ´agIle cIrcuIts³
LIkewIse, stoppIng wIth a load conµ
nected can ruI¶ the voltage regulator
and
rotatIng
dIoDes
In
your
set's
excIter system.
44
Set that load on the vol·age out¸
put selector s¹Itch³
º
5.
Turn the voltage adjustIng knob
all the way to the le». Move It back to
the rIght only wheN you're ready to
aPply the load to your gear³
2±
Set tHe ¼el selector swItch to the
.
D
:
=
±
²³´C-µ
¶·
rIght source. That's eIther your set's
tank or an auxIlIary supply.
APR 8²
4²
. ±² then make
sure the knob
is all the way
to the left
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