PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-526
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 526
SEPTEMBER 1996
Even when you have all new
coupLiNgs, It's a gO idea
t
cHeck
T
nozzle dUr±ng PMCS
± m
suRe the new coUpling
is instAlled. ²n old coUpLing
may have fund its way From
Te back oF a supply shelF
²
you³ nozzle´
²lsoµ when yoU Use the
²e¶·uip CC¸ nozzle¹ Always
ºaKe suRe that »He coUpling yoU
a
¼½t±ng ¾t to was Also
made by ²e¿Àuip ÁoÂpà ÄF yoU
tÅy to connÆct An ²eÇÈip CC¸
nozzle to a coupling made by
AnotheÉ manUÊctÈre¹ yoU may
noË get Ì gÍd lock ÎÏd the
noZzle could dÐsconnect dUring
Ñel¾ngÒ Óen Ò.Ô
F!
ÕÖ a» all possiBleµ do a×l coU-
pLing chØks And ÐnspÆctIonsµ
visual And meÙhaNicaÚÛ beFÜ¿e
you reach the ÝuelIng siteÞ
ßhe second villain in this
àáoÉy is âã ºaiätÆnance on the
coUp×±ngÔ
During no³mal ³eÖueling syså
tem PMCSæ check a×ç youè
Unisex coupÚings FÜr damageé
Eye áhe ×êking áANgsæ mAáing
su¿Faceë and
ìhí
seals and Ma³Ng Suracs
sealëî ïollow
your
´
fr
damage lim-
iásð When in
douñ˵
µ
áhe coupling
inò
ón nonô
vaÚved cou-
plIngsæ maKe
su¿Æ the couô
plõng ¾nteÂå
löKIng pin
moves ÷øeely
when áhe
split è¾ng is
pulLed And ÂeleAàùð
O
valved coUplingൠmAKe sure the va×ve
moves úeely´ ²lsoæ maKe suèe the coupling
InteÂLoûkÐng pin eXáÆnds ürom the Öace oF áhe
coUpling when áhe Flow conýRol hand×e is
moved þom áÿe c×osÆd to the opÆn pĀsItionā
Ăăe F×ow contÅol handle must move ÷Ąąly
wiáÿ only a Ćw pĀunds oF Applied FoćĈe´
ĉever UëÆ tooĊs oF aNy ýyċ áo move the
Ččow control hAndle on VÎçvù coUplingsĎ ßools
appLy áoo much FÜrceÞ ďoo mUch FÜèce cauàÆs
damage to the saFeËy ÐNtÆèlöK¾äg mØhaä¾smÃ
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