PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-418
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 418
SEPTEMBER 1987
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Whether you're ready to craik up or
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down your generator set, the fIst
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Tng ±o do ²s oPn the load ContaCtor ³´µ³U!t breaker.
Start²ng your generator w²th the Load breaker engaged CreAtes a surge oF eleC-
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tr²Cal power Called a sp²Ke when the load ²s appl²ed to the generator. ·Hat sp²ke
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Carr²es a lot more eleCtr²C²¸ than the nOrmaL ¹wer prov²ded by the generator.
ºHe sp²ke surges throuG »he Cable to the gear your geneRtor's ¹wer²ng. ·h¼'ll
½¾k out ¿ag²le C²rCu²ts.
ÀLso, stopp²ng w²th Áe load breaker engaged
c
r²n Áe voltage regÂLator and
roÃt²ng d²Äes ²n your set's exC²ter system.
Åere are some s²mple sÆps to ÇLlow to saFely starÈ your generatorÉ
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Set the circuit breaker switch to
OFF
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Set the fuel selector switch to thE
or
OPEN´
That takes away thE load.
right fuel source. That's either your set's
tank or aN auxiliaR supPly.
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SeIEct thE right vol±ge on the volLge
output sElector switch²
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Tum the vo³Ge adjus´ing knob
T
µe
vol´age wanted bEforE apPlying the load.
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Ìr ÍE exaC± ÎEÏ ÐHat LeÑ
it
waÒ ±o ²tÓ Ôask or CÕL dowN ÖËad×aØyÙ
Stopp²ng ²s Úy, tÕ. ÛEMoVe Íe LoaD
by ChaNg²nÖ thE C²ÜCu²t BËEaÝeË ±o ±HE
Þß àá²âoN. ãoVe Íe VOLÃÖE adj×áänÖ
ÝNob baCk ±o tHE LeåÏ
µp¶RA·¸¹g º¸p»
ãake sure all Áe gEaË you're go²ng
to ¹wer ²s Þæ beÇËe you açpLy
a
Load
to ²t. èF ²t's st²ll Þé, a voLtage sp²ke CaN
buê ²t up.
éever CoNneCt or d²sCoNneCt ¹weË
CaBles wh²le equëment ²s opEËa±²NgÏ
·H²s'll Cause
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ì²ngJand BurNt p²ns.
YOu'll damageí
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nt ÇË suËe aNd
may
elE³rou³´
someoneÉyouò
éever move ±He voLÃge seLó±or sw²ôH
wH²le Áe geneRtor ²s oPrat²Ng. You'LL
buê up the sw²±Ch. ·o Change outpu±,
sh×t down õe geneRör, move Íe àweË
Cables to the²r Ne÷ load termønaLs and
then move the sw²tCh.
ùay oú the heavy hand on a star±
sw²±ûh or butÈon.
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Íe set Fa²ls to star±
²n about
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seConds, let the süer CooL
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Sta¶ the engine.
ÇË a
fL
m²ýu±e beÇre try²ng aga²n.
Àþer you sü your generator and ÿheCk your
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²t Ā²ls to sü aåer
bEÇre you shut ²t down, Let the se±
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gā your móh ö CHók
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Ăt.
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