PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-620
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 620
JULY 2004
PS 620
JUL 04
47
3-KW TQG…
T
he muffler on the 3-KW tactical quiet generator takes quite a shaking while the gen-
erator is running and shaking like that doesn’t create “good vibrations.”
In fact, those vibrations loosen the muffler mounting hardware. With loose mount-
ing hardware, the vibrations will crack the exhaust pipe.
A crack in the pipe or muffler could lead to an exhaust system failure.
More smoke and louder noise is not what you want out of your generator when
you’re in the field.
Put a trained eye on the
muffler’s mounting hardware.
If it’s loose, tighten it. If the
mounting bolts have suffered
thread damage, replace them.
Do this check every time you
run up your generator, because
the last time it ran could have
loosened the mounting hard-
ware. Keep in mind that some
of the mounting hardware is
underneath the muffler on the
back of the engine and is hard
to see. For more help see page
4-89 of TM 9-6115-639-13.
3-KW TQG…
I
f you’ve been using NSN 2920-21-910-1201 to order a starter for your 3-KW tactical quiet
generator (TQG), stop it. That NSN bit the dust because it brought a 12-volt starter and your
generator needs a 24-volt one.
To get a 24-volt starter for your 3-KW TQG, use NSN 2920-01-452-8409. So, wherever you
have the old NSN squirreled away, unsquirrel it, pitch it and replace it with this new NSN.
If your unit has 2-KW TQGs, you may already have the starter in supply. The same starter
is now used on both the 2 and 3.
Stay on your toes, though, about this issue. There are plans in the works to obtain an addi-
tional starter for the 3-KW with a new NSN. If and when it happens, we’ll tell you about it!
the old
nsn is
bad
--
it has been
changed!
order
it,
jones!
whatever.
we need that
generator
working.
Look!
it’s the
NSN that’s
wrong!
I
didn’t
screw up!
This is
a 12-volt
starter!
Jones!
where’d
you get
that!?
from the 2-kw
supplies. the
same
starter
works for
both!
yes,
sir
hey!
be right
back!
tah-
dah!
2-3
weeks
later…
shhhh!
I w-w-would,
b-but my
ex-exhaust
p-pipe’s
cracked!
we need a
new 24-volt
starter
for this
generator.
Mounting
hardware
for muffler
620. 46-47 (C)
6/6/04
10:11 AM
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