PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-423
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 423
FEBRUARY 1988
Diesel GeneratoRS
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When it comes to generators and the jobs they do, you don't want any David-
vs±Goliath sitUations. You'll ²age either your generator or the equipment you're
tr³ing to Pwer if you use the wrOng size generator.
Common sense tells you a little generator like a 1.5±KW can't do a big job li´e
Pwering a communicaTions center. It's just not up to The tas´µ Commo gear over¶
heats trying to draw enough current.
WeLl, it's just
a
bad
t
use a big diesel
generator to Pwer somE li´e an
el·¸c ¹wRºr or »adio. A dieSl must
run at least at 6¼½rcent load to reach
o½rating tem½rature.
If it rUns with t¾ light a load, the
engine won't get up to o½rating tem-
¿ÀtÁ. You'Âl get weÃtacÄngÅa pÆy
buÇed oil and FeÈ
mx
belching Éom
Êe exaust.
Ëse little generators Ìr ÍÎttÍe jobs and
big generators Ìr big jobs. CHap 3, ÏM
20±31, tells what generator to use Ìr
the job.
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MAkE ±u²E yOu² dIE±EL gENE³TO²
´N± AT µEA±T AT 6-pE²cENT LOAd
FEB 88
1¶5·K ¸¹º¹»at¼» ½e¾ .¿.
Make Your Own HosE
IÐ you need a Ñ±Ò Fel Hose assembly Ìr your 1.5ÓKW generator set, you've
got to Ôa´e your own.
Õhe hose show as IteÔ 11 in Ïig 3 of ÕM 5±Ö115±323¼24× won't do the job.
NØN 4720±Ù±814Ú0321 is Ìr a 12¼Ò hose oÛy.
Üere are the parts you need:
YOu'µµ NEEd
ÀO AdAPTEÁ
ANgR-106 ±adio for HMMW
Ýse tÞe ßKàá5â iãstälåæiOã çiæ, èØè 58áéÚéÑàáéê±19ë, to iãstalÍ tHe Aè/ìíC±
1â() radio set iã tHe ÜigH ßoBiÍiî MuÍtiïðñse WÞòÍó VeHicÍe
(Hm)Â
You'Íl need a ÑÙïaÔô çit, NØN 2õ2éÚ0öàÑ÷±23õ3, æo øwer your Angry¼Ñâ.
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