FLEET #554

STARTING PROCEDURE

1. POSITION GENERATOR ON LEVEL SURFACE AND ALWAYS STRICTLY OBSERVE ALL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.
2. BEFORE STARTING, CHECK ENGINE OIL & COOLANT LEVELS.
3. CHECK CIRCUIT BREAKER Q1 IS SWITCHED OFF (OR OPEN).
4. CHECK EMERGENCY STOP IS IN “OUT” POSITION.
5. CHECK THAT THE LOAD IS SWITCHED OFF.
6. CHECK THAT THE EARTH FAULT PROTECTION HAS NOT TRIPPED (RESET IF NECESSARY).
7. PUT STARTER SWITCH IN POSITION 1. PUSH DOWN THE STARTER SWITCH INTO LOWEST POSITION AND RELEASE IT AS SOON AS THE NEGINE FIRES. THE SWITCH AUTOMATICALLY RETURNS TO POSITION 1.
8. CHECK THE WARNING LAMPS ON CONTROL PANEL AND INDICATOR PANELS: ARE OUT.
9. RUN ENGINE FOR 5 MINUTES APPROXIMATELY TO WARM UP THEN CHECK ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AND COOLING WATER TEMPERATURE.
10. CHECK VOLTMETER AND FREQUENCY METER.
11. SWITCH CIRCUIT BREAKER Q1 ON BY PUSHING THE LEVER FULLY DOWN FROM TRIPPED (WHITE) TO OFF (GREEN) FOLLOWED BY PUSHING THE LEVER FULLY UP TO ON (RED).
12. SWITCH ON THE LOAD AND CHECK THE AMMETERS, VOLTMETER AND FREQUENCY METER ALLOWING A MAXIMUM 10% IMBALANCE BETWEEN PHASES RECOMMENDED.

SHUTDOWN

1. SITCH OFF THE LOAD.
2. SWITCH OFF CIRCUIT BREAKER Q1.
3. LET ENGINE RUN FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES
4. STOP THE ENGINE BY PUTTING THE STARTER SWITCH IN POSITION O.