PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-671
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 671
OCTOBER 2008
44
PS 671
OCT 08
45
PS 671
OCT 08
Dear Editor,
The crankcase oil cap on 5- and
10-KW TQG generators is held in
place with a lanyard made of metal
chain. The lanyard is there to keep
the oil cap from getting lost.
However, on some generators,
the lanyard is too long. In those
cases, the chain hangs down far
enough to contact the battery
terminal and cause a short.
The fix is simple. Just take
a few links out of the chain to shorten it. Make sure you leave the lanyard
long enough to still be able to remove the oil cap.
SGT Philip Nagales
226 Maint Co
Ft Sill, OK
T
he AN/TRC-190 line of sight (LOS) radio system is an automatic RESET item.
Units are required to turn in the AN/TRC-190 to the SWA RESET team as a
system.
The system consists of the shelter, the prime mover (M1037), the antenna masts and
the generator with trailer (PU-797A or PU-751/M).
Too many units are turning in partial systems. Others are shipping their systems
directly back home.
Turn in the complete system to RESET!
There is a 90-day repair cycle time at Tobyhanna Army Depot. The line item
numbers for the AN/TRC-190 are L69306, L69442, R90451, and R90587. Units
should make sure their plan is loaded in the Army RESET Management Tool
(ARMT). You can access the ARMT on LOGSA’s LIW website:
It’s located under Queries
and Reports. Click on RESET
Management Tools and then
select the tool you need.
5-, 10-KW
TQG…
Keep Cap on Short Leash
AN/TRC-190 LOS…
Long
oil cap
lanyard
can hit
battery
terminal
what
was
that?
my oil cap
lanyard just
shorted out
my battery!
keep it together,
then
reset
it!
whoa!
Editor’s note:
Looks like you brought that problem
up short. Just be careful that you don’t shorten
the lanyard too much. It can take three or four
revolutions to remove the oil cap. That twists up the
chain and shortens it even more.
An even better solution is to make sure the battery posts have terminal
covers, NSN 5940-00-738-6272, in place. Then install a plastic cover,
NSN 6160-01-420-8960, over the entire battery. With all three covers in
place, even a long lanyard will be less likely to cause a short.
671.44-45.indd
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8/25/08
6:31:02 PM
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