PS Magazine - MARCH 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 400
MARCH 1986
make your own. Here's one quick 'n' easy method:
First, pick the bulk wire you need from thIs chart:
NSN 9505-
002A
003A
016A
017A
018A
021A
022A
023A
026A
112A
015A
00±804²3814
L³G
.042 inch
01±049±0144
L³G
L³G
´0µ0 inch
00±596¶1668
l·G
¸051 inch
Cut off about
¹
Inches of the wire±
Cut the wIre short enough to keep
the clIps from touching another ter-
mInal or the generator frame in the
open or closed posItion± Slip the wIre
through the hole in the terminal±
Hold the terminal like this and
bend both ends of the wire straight
up. Keep the wire in as straig±t a
line as you can with the terminal
body²
Bend the wire into back-to-back
90°
angles. The legs of both angles
should be about one-±alf inch long³
L
G
º»
l³G
G
l·G
l¼G
L
½
l·G
G
¾=¾oad TermI¿aÀ
gÁgrouÂd termÿaÄ
Bend the ends of each
90°
anGle
down and around into a U-shape²
Oone properly, the homemade
clip will neatly hold the nut when
you unscrew it to install the cable´
Å
tIp to Keep your power cables
handy and ready is to leave them
hooked up to the load termInals
when You Pack uP to leave the fIeld±
CoIl
them and store them under
²
cover when you ³acK your generator
away±
-
Å
jammed shutter assembly won´t
cool down your generator setµs engIne
when thIngs get hot±
Many generator sets come wIth
thermostatIcally coNtrolled shutters±
They o³en wheN the engIne needs a
shot of coo! aIr to ¶eep runnIng±
·f the control ¸
or the shutter
Itself ¸ jams¹ tho¹ there Is no cool
aºr±
»hecK t¼e shutter often± ON a
¹Æ
K W
generator¹ for InstaNce¹ make
sure the shuttEr moves easIly anD
theN
sprINgs
BacK to
Its
orIgINal
³osItIon±
On larger sets¹ gIve the control
lever a smooth o³eN½and½shut checK
to
maKe
sure
the
shutter
Is
not
BIndINg¾
MÇR »È
ºÉ
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