PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 396
NOVEMBER 1985
WARNING
SWITCH
OFF
CIRCUIT BREAKeR
BEFORE STARTING GENERATOR
Wh±n th± circuit br±ak±r is l±ft on,
surg±s of curr±nt can damag± th± g±ar
th± g±n±rator is pow±ring.
CAUTION
MAKE SURE THE F²EL LINE
GASKET IS PRESENT, PLIABLE
AND FREE OF NICKS AND
CRACKS BEFORE YOU PUT THE
LINE IN T³E GENERATO´'S
FUEL CAµ
A damag±d g¶sk±t can ·±ak wh±n it
rains¸ If wat±r g±ts in th± ¹±·, th±
g±n±rator wi·l b±com± slow, sluggish
anº stop, anº can l±ad to ±ngin± ruin.
Three
,
Prongs a problEm?
You say your t»¼±±-prong ½lug won'¾ go into a two¿t±rminal ±l±Àtrical outl±t?
You'r± righ¾Á But don't try to mak± it Ât by ÷i½piÄ oÅ th± round prong. That's
your ground in a t»r±±Æt±rminal out·±¾Á
Inst±aº, g±t a twoǽrong ada½t±r, NSN 5935Ç00Ç99È
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Ç2421Ê It com±Ë with a
ground l±aº ̼ conn±cting to a grounº±º outl±t.
50
NoV 85
GRouNding a G±Ind²
Driving and r±moving groÍnd rods Îay not b± ¹nÏbÍt it sÍr± b±ats b±ing
tÍrn±º Ðnto a Fr±nch Ñy or losing a pi±c± of g±ar b±caÍs± of a poor groÍnºÒ
Th± º±±p±r you ºriv± th± roº, th± b±tt±r th± groÍnº, of coÍrs±Ò YoÍ g±t a big
hanº in this "Órounº-poÍnºingÔ
bÍsin±ss with a sliº± hamm±r, NSµ
ÕÖ20×0Ö×0Ö3ØÖ676.
Th± hamm±r's 20-lb w±ight mak±s it
±asi±r to ºriv± Ùnd r±mov± Úh± 3¿s±ction,
9ÇÛ rod that com±s with most g±n±rator
s±ts.
Don't want to sp±nº th± mon±y on a
stor±¿bought roºÜ Mak± Ýour own with
th±
if i
TC ÖÖ×6. Th± pub also shows
Ýou how to us± th± hamm±rÒ
1 1/2-HP Mil Std Engines .±²
BaD Ca³le
Won't Scra´ µngIne
NoV 85
A SLD
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MaKt' GI1T±g
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