PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-448
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 448
MARCH 1990
Power GeneraoRs
GeneratoRs need youR help to
make Su±e They get clean fuel And
²iR. D³aIn Fel ´µLte¶s da·ly¸ Eye-
ba¹º the a»R f¼lteR d²»ly½ When »t'S
Rea¾ duSty, cleAn »t¿ oR Replace »t
»f ItÀÁ clogged toÃÄ oR d²m²gedÅ
Cut condenSat¼on by topp»ng
oÆf the Çueº
t
at Shutdown
.
CheckÈand fÉelÈengIne o»l
daIly
Ê
HeAË ÌauSeS O»Í
T
bReAk
down moRe qu»cklyÎ Ïand damÐ
ageS Ñhe eng»ne. ÒÆ you ÓÔel gRit
on the d»pSt»ckÕ get youR mech to
change Öhe o»× and ´¼lteRØ
ClOSe dÙo±S and
ShRoudÁ
to
keÚp the gene¶atoR cÛlÜ W»th the
dÛRÝ and ShRoudS Shut¿ a·R »S
funneÞed
to
Ëhe
PaßàS
of
the
geneRatoR Öhat neeá câl»ng¸ ãhey
alÁO keep Sand out of the eng·ne
compaätmentå
NeveR blæk oçn the Rad»atO³
ShutteRÁ on the 15èKW o¶ laége³
dIeSel
geneRato¶S,
eITheRå
êhat
keÚps the geëerAToì ´íom îeachï
ðng OñRAË·ng temç¶atuRe, eVen
ðn Ëhe deSeòàó Òf Öhe geneRaôÙé ³unõ
cOldö »tS o»l Öu÷õ to õludge ÜÜ
å
and »t SlobBRSó
MAke SuReÕ though
ø
The Shutte³õ
dO Óù»P oçn when the geneRatÙR
éúacheÁ
oûîAt»ng
temûrAtuRúü
ýtheþÿĀSeā the geëe³AtoR oveRĂ
heată »n no tImúÅ
Ïmalº geneĄatoîS wIth "splaSh
tyąĆ ÞubR»cat»on muSt B level
dur»ng oçRat»onć Òf theyÀ³e Ĉn
on an »ncl»ne¿ o»l wonÀt B p»ckúd
upĉ MOv»ng paĊS donÀt get luB¸
ċeaR»ngS get hot and Se»zeČ
34
.Et
Back to TopBack to Top
