PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-439
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 439
JUNE 1989
60-KW Diesel Generators
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top problems that generate generator troubLe by doing these checks befOre
you go to the field:
LoOk fOR Shiny spots aRound fRamE
bolts, especIa²ly the ones for ThE fan
ShroUd and the panels. ³hose Shiny
spots MEan you need to tIghtEn bolts.
³he 60-Kw vIbratEs so much ´hI²E It'S
RunnIng That IT shakes bo²ts ²Oose. µf thE
fan shRoud BOlts cOmE out, thE shROud is
che´Ed Up by thE fan b²adeS. µf panE²
bolts ´oRk ouT, thE panelS eiThER fall Off
Or can't bE clOsed.
¶ake SurE bolTs havE ´aSherS, tOO.
³hey he²p bO²TS sTay Tight.
ChE·k thaT ThE gRounding stud's Safety
cl¸p Is In placE± µT Often disappEars. with¹
ouT thE safeTy clIp, the geneRatoR losES
ItS grOund.
µf yOu can't FInd a rep²aceMEnt, a PapER
clip is a gOOd tempoRaRy fIx.
NevER tRy tO make up foR a mISSing
SaFety ·lip by tIghtening The Stud'S nUT
exTRa TIght. YOu'²² snap Off The STud.
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ºyeba»l the lug ¼rench usEd On the
lOad teRMinals for cracks. ³he fibERg²aSs
´Rench cracks Easily and ThE cRacks gEt
´Orse faSt. µf you can't uSE the ´REnch,
yOu can't hOOk up cablEs tO thE genERatOR
and the gEnERatoR's uselEss½ µF yOU spOt
any cRacks, gEt a ne´ ´Rench, N¾N 5120-
00-808-5006.
CRank up the gEnERaToR and makE sure
ThE Shu¿ERs opEn ´hEn thE gEneratOR
REa·hEs OpERating tEMpERature. Àf ThE
ShU¿ERS dOn't OpEn, the gEnERaTOR OvERÁ
hEatS and ShUtS dO´n. ÂhaT damagES
EquIpmEnt ²IkE RadaR ThaT thE gEnERatOR'S
PO´ERIng.
µf the shU¿ERs aRE STIckIng, MOvE ThEm
UP and dO´n and blO´ a´ay dià ´ITh an
aIR hOsE. µF That dOESn'T dO THE TRi·k, TEl²
yOuR ME·h. YOU'vE pRObab²y gOt a bUm
ThERmOSTaT.
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DC CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER
PULL FOR EMERGENCY STOP
LoOk OvER cables and ´IRES fOR baRE
spotS and cra·ks. ¾pOtS and ·Racks can
causE
evERyth¸ng
fROm
gROUndEdÄOUT
STaÃers tO buRnEdÄOUT ba¿eRIEs tO ElE·Å
TROcUTion. ChEck EspEcIally thE ´iREs
a·ROSS thE toP Of thE fuel Tank. ³hE 416
vOltS runnIng ThROugh thEm can buRn
thrOugÆ ThE tank.
wrap elE·tRical TapE aROund bad pla·ES
If yOu can't gET thE ´IRE OR cablE REplacEd
ImmEdiaTEly±
AÇER yOu rEmovE thE gEneratOR's lOad,
and aÇeR you shUt dO´n ThE Engine, pUll
OuT The DC circuIt bReakeR. µf IT's leÇ
pushEd In, theRE ´i²² bE sOME ba¿Ery
dRaIn.
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