Avtron 1035409, Manual

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Maintenance
Avtron Outdoor Load Bank • Part Number K875A 1035409
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SECTION V
MAINTENANCE
To provide long equipment life and to reduce the chance of electric shock, fires, and personal injury,
good maintenance procedures must be used.
Before servicing, review the SAFETY
CONSIDERATIONS section of this manual.
The following examples of scheduled maintenance procedures are not intended to be all-inclusive,
but must be accomplished to maintain the equipment in a good, safe condition. All maintenance
work must be performed only by qualified personnel.
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W A R N I N G
Personal injury from electrical shock or from the moving fan blade
may result if ALL sources of power are not disconnected. Refer to
the SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS section of this manual.
Eye protection should be worn when cleaning the unit with
compressed air.
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DAILY
1.
Remove any restrictions to the airflow through the Load Bank.
2.
Check the screens to make sure that no objects have blocked or entered the openings. If
freezing conditions exist (below 32

F or 0

C) and freezing rain, sleet, or snow block the
exhaust hood/duct/louver, the following special precautions must be taken. Clear area
around exhaust opening. Do not use a shovel or heavy sharp object or damage to the screen
may occur. If exhaust hood/duct/louver is blocked by ice or snow and manual clearing is not
possible, limited use of the Load Bank to melt the blockage is possible. Run the Load Bank
at a reduced load of approximately 200 kW for one-minute intervals (1 minute on,