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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