ARMY TM 9-6115-604-12
NAVY NAVFAC P-8-633-12
MAKE CERTAIN ALL SETS ARE SHUT DOWN AND THAT THERE ARE NO VOLTAGES AT
SWITCH GEAR TERMINALS BEING CONNECTED TO INCOMING SET. TAKE EXTREME CARE
NOT TO CROSS LO (NEUTRAL) WITH ANY OF THE OTHER PHASES (L1, L2, OR L3). DEATH BY
ELECTROCUTION OR SEVERE EQUIPMENT DAMAGE MAT RESULT FROM FAILURE TO HEED
THIS WARNING.
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.
ALL SETS: REMOVE SHORTING PLUGS (REFER TO FIGURE 2-18). INTERCONNECT REACTIVE
LOAD COMPENSATION AND GOVERNOR CONTROL PARALLELING CABLES (REFER TO FIGURE 2-
17) FOR ALL SETS TO BE PARALLELED.
STEP 2
SET FREQUENCY DROOP / ISOCHRONOUS SWITCH TO ISOCHRONOUS ON ON-LINE GENERATOR
SET AND EACH INCOMING GENERATOR SET. THIS SWITCH IS ON CABINET B IN THE CONTROL
ROOM OF EACH GENERATOR SET.
Figure 2-25. Remote Isochronous Parallel Operation (Sheet 1 of 2)
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