ARMY TM 9-6115-464-12AIR FORCE TO 35C2-3-445-1NAVY NAVFAC P-8-624-12Step 3. IF THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 50°F(10°C), USE OF THE START AID ASSEMBLY ASFOL-LOWS MAY BE REQUIREDa. CRANK THE GENERATOR SET ENGINE.b. INJECT A “SHOT” OF ETHER INTO THE AIRCLEANER ASSEMBLY BY PLACING THE ENGINEPRIMER SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION, AND THENRELEASING.IF THE ENGINE FAILS TO START AFTER INJECTING THREE “SHOTS” OF ETHER, CEASE OPERATION AND NOTIFY MAINTE-NANCE PERSONNEL. EQUIPMENT DAMAGE COULD RESULT IF CAUTION IS NOT OBSERVED.c. IF THE ENGINE FAILS TO START WITHIN 15 SECONDS, RELEASE THE START-RUN-STOP SWITCH AND ALLOW THECRANKING MOTOR TO COOL AT LEAST THREE MINUTES. REPEAT STEPS a AND b.Step 4. PLACE THE VOLTS-AMPS TRANSFER SWITCH IN THE DESIRED OPERATING POSITION.Step 5. ROTATE THE VOLTAGE ADJUST RHEOSTAT UNTIL THE DESIRED VOLTAGE IS INDICATED ON THE AC VOLTMETER.Step 6. ADJUST FREQUENCY TO THE DESIRED VALUE AS INDICATED ON THE FREQUENCY METER.NOTEON TACTICAL PRECISE GENERATOR SETS, FREQUENCY IS ADJUSTED WITH THE FREQUENCY ADJUST RHEOSTAT, ON TACTl-CAL UTILITY GENERATOR SETS, FREQUENCY IS ADJUSTED WITH THE MANUAL SPEED CONTROLFigure 2-8. Starting the Generator Set (Sheet 2 of 3)2-17
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