ARMY TM 9-6115-604-12
NAVY NAVFAC P-8-633-12
NOTE
WHEN ENGINE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 40 F (4 C) AND THE PREHEATER HAS NOT BEEN
USED, ENGINE ETHER PRIMER MAY BE REQUIRED. TO USE ETHER PRIMER, THE GENERATOR
SET MUST BE STARTED FROM THE GENERATOR SET CONTROL ROOM WITH THE LOCAL
REMOTE SW. SET TO LOCAL. REFER TO Figure 2-13.
STEP 1.
PERFORM PMCS PRESTART CHECKS AND PRELUBE STEP FROM UNIT CONTROL ROOM.
STEP 2
SET OPERATION SELECTOR SWITCH IN GENERATOR SET CONTROL ROOM TO REMOTE POSITION.
STEP 3
SET MASTER SWITCH TO START AND RELEASE TO RUN. (THE ENGINE WILL AUTOMATICALLY
CRANK FOR 15 SECONDS AND REST FOR 15 SECONDS UNTIL THE ENGINE HAS STARTED, FOR A
TOTAL OF FOUR CRANK CYCLES).
STEP 4
ADJUST FREQ ADJ RHEOSTAT FOR A FREQUENCY READING OF 50 HERTZ OR 60 HERTZ, AS
APPLICABLE.
STEP 5
SET GEN / BUS VOLTMETER SWITCH TO GEN 3-1.
STEP 6
ADJUST VOLT ADJ RHEOSTAT FOR AN AC KILOVOLTS READING OF 4.16 KILOVOLTS (FOR 60 HERTZ
OPERATION) OR 3.8 KILOVOLTS (FOR 50 HERTZ OPERATION).
Figure 2-22. Single Unit Remote Operation (Sheet 1 of 2)
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