PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-585
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 585
AUGUST 2001
PS 585
AUG 01
53
2-KW Generator.
..
Spark Arrestor PM
Spark Arrestor PM
PS 585
AUG 01
52
M17-Series Decons…
•
No fewer than four people should carry the M17, which weighs 360 pounds. When
loading it on a truck, use eight people. You’ll be wearing a back brace if you try to
transport or lift it with fewer.
•
Never operate the M17 from the back of a truck. That puts the decon’s exhaust at
eye level where it can do serious damage to an unsuspecting soldier. Operate the
M17 only on the ground.
•
Never run the M17 indoors unless you
have an exhaust hose that carries the car-
bon monoxide exhaust well outside. The
M17’s exhaust can quickly poison the air
in a closed motor pool bay.
•
When using the M17 to wash vehicles,
hold the hose, not the siphon injector,
while spraying. The injector gets real hot
and can burn your hand, even if you’re
wearing gloves.
A
hard-starting MEP-531A or MEP-501A 2-KW generator means it’s time to
clean the spark arrestor and diffuser discs. The TM is being changed to require that
the spark arrestor and its diffuser discs be cleaned after 50 hours of operation
instead of after 100 hours. But until the TM is revised, clean the arrestor and its
discs as needed.
Take the arrestor apart and clean the discs with an approved cleaning solvent and
a wire brush. Clean the entire arrestor, including the end cap.
When you put the arrestor back on the exhaust pipe, make sure you mount it with
the spark arrestor pointing to the side of the generator. That way, a metal plate
deflects exhaust heat from the gas tank.
The wrong mount leaves the arrestor pointing straight up. That lets too much
exhaust hit the corner of the plastic fuel tank. Take our word for it—you don’t want
that much hot air blasting your fuel tank.
Hold hose, not siphon injector,
when washing vehicles
Spark arrestor should point out…
…not up
I
can
take the
heat!
But I
can’t!
The
M17-series
decon
can
hurt
as well as
help…
…if you
don’t pay
attention to
safety.
585. 52-53 (C)
6/28/01
4:08 PM
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