PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-711

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 711

FEBRUARY 2012
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-711 - Page 25 of 33
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PS 711
FEB 12
L
oose gear banging around in the mechanical room of the containerized kitchen can
wreck equipment. The air conditioners
especially take a beating. The slide
hammer, the ground rod and the jacks
ram the condensers and bend the Fns.
Once the Fns are bent, the condenser
can’t let heat escape. The air conditioners
won’t operate. And because they work
in tandem, if one goes down, the other
one won’t work either.
To prevent damage, pack your gear
like it says in WP 0006 of TM 10-7360-
226-13&P (Aug 01, w/Ch 4, Mar 07).
±or added protection, put a metal
shroud
over
each
air
conditioner’s
condenser. Ask your metal shop or
Feld maintenance shop to fabricate
two shrouds. Here are the tools and
materials:
•±Tools:±
cutting grinder or metal cutting shears, measuring tape, hammer and
screwdriver
•±Materials:±
sheet of steel mesh, NSN 5680-00-551-3810, 8 feet long x 4 feet wide;
twelve
1
/
4
-in inner diameter washers, NSN 5310-00-463-0268 (six washers for each
air conditioner)
1.±
Cut±out±two±shrouds±from±the±sheet±of±
steel±mesh.±Each±shroud±should±measure±
40±inches±long±x±20±inches±wide.
2.±
Bend±both±long±sides±of±each±shroud±90°.±
Each±bend±should±measure±1±inch±deep.
3.±
Bend±one±short±side±of±each±shroud±90°.±
The±bend±should±measure±2±inches±deep.
1.±
Remove the screws from the frame that holds
the condenser to the air conditioner.
2.±
Slide the shroud over the condenser and frame.
3.±
Place a washer over each screw hole, insert a
screw and tighten. Continue until all screws
and washers are in place.
4.±
Install the second shroud over the second air
conditioner in the same way.
Containerized Kitchen…
and here’s
how to
install the
shroud…
Damaged
condenser fins
mean no air
conditioning
Make two shrouds
Install shrouds on
air conditioners
Metal shroud
protects condenser
I finally
managed to
get all the
gear packed
in there.
yeah, and
you also
managed
to
damage
the air
conditioner’s
condenser
fins!
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