TM 55-1930-209-14&P-9-1
Table C-1. Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services for Electrical Power Systems (Continued)
B - Before
D - During
A - After
H - Hourly Interval
Interval
Procedures:
Equipment Is
Item
Item to be
Check for and have repaired
Not Ready/
No.
B D
A
H
Inspected
or adjusted as necessary
Available If:
•
J. From switchboard, with generator load
applied, check that battery charger
ammeter indicates batteries being
charged. Report failures to shift leader or
bargemaster.
•
10 hrs
k. Drain water and sediment from fuel/
water separator (on barges 2 and 3 only).
•
l.
Check that seawater is available for heat
Seawater is not
exchanger. Make sure both stem seawa-
available for
ter strainer baskets are clean and opera-
heat exchanger.
ble.
•
250 hrs
g. Change crankcase oil and oil filter ele-
ment by performing the following:
1) Run engine until oil is hot. Turn off
engine by following procedures:
(a) Make sure electrical load has been
transferred to other generator
sets and that applicable circuit
breaker (P1 for SSG 1 or P2 for
SSG 2) is open (OFF).
(b) Operate engine at idle speed for 5
minutes.
(c) At engine, push engine START/
STOP switch to STOR
2) Redtag affected SSG on switchboard
panel indicating, “WARNING - DO
NOT ACTIVATE. REPAIRS BEING
MADE.”
3) Open bilge drain valve (BD16 for SSG
1, BD17 for SSG 2) below oil dipstick.
Drain at least 1 pint of oil into dean
container for Army Oil Analysis Pro-
gram (AOAP). Close valve. Send
marked oil sample to IDS or IGS unit
for analysis.
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