TM-9-2320-209-10-1

2 1/2-TON, 6X6, M44A1 AND M44A2 SERIES TRUCKS (MULTIFUEL)

TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATION, INSTALLATION AND REFERENCE DATA; OPERATOR LEVEL

SEPTEMBER 1980

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TM 9-2320-209-10-1
4-19. OPERATING THE ELECTRIC BRAKE KIT.
NOTE
The electric brake kit is installed on trucks used to move
trailers or semitrailers.
WARNING
Electric brakes on towed trucks operate when service
brake pedal is pressed down, not when rheostat control
handle (1) is turned.
Make sure brakes work correctly
at the number you set on the rheostat. Failure to make
sure brakes work correctly may result in injury to
personnel and damage to equipment.
1.
Turn rheostat control handle (1) to setting shown on data plate (2).
NOTE
Exact setting needed for each load must be found by
experience.
Heavier loads need higher number setting.
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