PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-601
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 601
DECEMBER 2002
PS 601
DEC 02
51
15- ,30- ,60-KW Tactical Quiet Generators…
Dear Editor,
Every time it rained, the ground
fault circuit interrupter on our 15-
KW tactical quiet generators
(TQG) would trip.
The problem was the J16 plug
located on the bottom of the out-
put box assembly, just below the
voltage reconnection panel. When
the door to this compartment is
bent, when it has a worn seal or
does not close properly, water leaks
and collects around the J16 plug.
It doesn’t take much moisture to
short out the input wires.
I solved the problem by insulating
the plug with RTV.
First, make sure the plug is
com-
pletely
dry. Then apply the RTV at
the top of the plug where the wires
are exposed.
SPC Carlos Torres
Ft Hood, TX
Fine job, Specialist. This is also a problem on the 30- and 60-KW generators.
CECOM is aware of this. New production generators will have heat shrink around
the J16 plug wires and should solve the problem. RTV is fine for those generators
in the field with the problem. Just make sure the RTV fully covers the electrical
wires from the wire insulation to the J16 connector.
Also, replace the seal on the access door to the compartment or get a new door
if the old one won’t close.
PS 601
DEC 02
50
5-, 10-KW Generators…
“Y” B
atteries
From the desk of the
Editor
oog! I’m
feeling a
bit water-
logged.
Specialist
torres will
fix you
right up!
Rain trips
breaker
Water comes
down wires
and collects
around plug
What’s
with the
“Y”?
This may be the
question
you’re
asking yourself
as you search the
AMDF or FED LOG
for the 12-volt,
lead acid batteries
that get your
generators up
and roaring.
That includes
the ones
recommended
by your TMs:
the 6TN, NSN
6140-00-057-
2554, and the
6TL, NSN 6140-
01-210-1964.
And
it
includes the one
recommended to
take their place,
the 6TLFP, NSN
.
“The
only
battery now available to
fill your 5- and 10-KW generators’
lead-acid battery needs is the 6TMG,
either dry charge, NSN 6140-01-446-
9498, or wet charge, NSN 6140-01-
446-9506.”
the battery is
low maintenance.
it can be checked
and if needed filled
in hot weather by
the maintainer.
“Seems like one
recommended battery
after another has a
supply code of “Y”
which means it is a
TERMINAL ITEM
and
no longer stocked.”
you’re
all
terminal
items?
‘fraid
so.
GROUND FAULT
CIRCUIT
INTERPRETER
CONTRACTOR TRIP
RESET
SHORT
CIRCUIT
PUSH
TEST
OVER
LOAD
RESET
LAMPS
TEST
6TMG
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