PS Magazine - JULY 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 392
JULY 1985
60
KW
GENERATORS:
Wet
power cables hooked fom generators
to conTrol boxes on HA
w
compOnents
scorch the pins and even buM out the
boxes. Dry 'em OF-hook 'em up.
Hard±starting can be caused by water
in the ²el. ³uel pumps are damaged
by
water. ´O prevent it, drain the
primary and secondary µlters weeKly.
´o drain primary µlters, just open
their draincock valves. You need a
7/16¶in wrenc· ¸r The secon¹ary µlters.
CABLE CAUtIONS:
When yOu
have to pick up
a
power cable, do not
grab it by the connectOr. It could still
be hooked up and "hot,º and thereby
shock
»
or burn you. Best bet is tO grab
it at least a ¼ot back fom the connec½
tor .
.. well back on the insulation.
ICC DRAWERS:
¾¿ Àou yanÁ ÂÃem
out, Äey'Ll bust Äeir sÅopsÆ ´he drawers
hit the Çoor .
.. and you head ¼r main±
È
tenance. Pull the dRawer out easy±liÁe
until you either hear it clicÁ .
.. or ÉeeÊ
the stops. ´hen, stOp!
Pull drAwer
eAsy till it
clicks
YoU NEED A GUIDE:
BacKing a
deuce±and±a±halÉ up to a launcher wit˽
out a grOund guide is an invitation to
damage. Ìost cOÍon victims are the
sector covers .
.. or A or C ears. Get a
guide. Îhe odds are in the truck's
Ïvor, since you can't see enough oÉ
tËe
Ð
launcher to prOtect it.
HYPER
HIPIR:
´he
onÑy
cable
going into the cooling cabinet makes
an inviting ¼otrest or step. Cool the
urge, because iÉ the cable's damaged,
it means replacement OÉ the cabinet,
cooler, hoses, etc.
24
·
•
Secure tÒe ÓoNt door oÉ your HIPIÔ with twO hinge pins. IÉ you use a pin
on one side only, it can breaÁ or slip Out. ´Õe doÖr can
be damaged,
compOnents
can
be
damaged .
.. and you and
your buddy can ×e hurt iÉ
it Ïlls on you.
±
DIGIT AL
PROBeS:
When
yØu
use
digital
proÙes
on
your
PÚP
boards, use the right ones.
´Ì 9Û935±542±12
spellÜ
'em outÆ IÉ yOu use oversized pro×es, you can bend pins and strip cards.
ICWAR
GEARS:
Wipe
oF
old
grease fom the drive gears be¼re you
put new lube on.
Ý
Þld grease caKes and
can bind tËe gears.
²
gReAse
LOADER HANDLES:
ßhe 4±way
valve handles On
your loader±tràns½
porters must be saáty wired to pre½
vent them fom working loose. IÉ they
do work lOose, you'll hâve trouble
with yOur crane azimuth and elevation
control levers.
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