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Maintenance
10 Maintenance
Generators maintenance is described in this section. It may only be per-
formed by qualified specialist personnel.
Maintenance and repair which is neither described in this operating manual
nor in the possibly also delivered operating and maintenance instructions
may only be undertaken by authorized service personnel from the manu-
facturer.
10.1
Maintenance plan
Maintenance on the generator mainly involves work on the drive engine
and some work on the other equipment.
NOTICE!
Always follow the accompanying operating and maintenance manual pro-
vided by the engine manufacturer doing maintenance on the drive engine.
An overview of the schedule and scope of necessary maintenance can be found
in the maintenance plan in the engine manufacturer’s operating and mainte-
nance manual.
10.2
Maintenance work
Only authorised personnel are allowed to carry out maintenance tasks.
Carry out all of the maintenance work listed in the maintenance plan ac-
cording to the instructions given in the accompanying operating and main-
tenance instructions provided by the engine manufacturer.
This operating
manual merely describes the instructions that differ from or go beyond
those instructions.
DANGER!
Mortal danger from unintentional generator start up.
Danger of burns and being caught by rotating parts.
► Before accessing the generator you must switch it off and secure it so that
unintentional starting of the machine is prevented under all circumstances.
(see Chapter 8.1 as well).
CAUTION!
Certain surfaces on the device can get very hot whilst it is running.
Risk of burns
► Never touch any engine parts (in particular the exhaust system) for a few min-
utes after ceasing operation.
► Always leave hot engine parts to cool down before touching them.
NOTICE!
Also always read about the checking and maintenance work which con-
cerns the electrical safety of the generators in the chapter “Checking the
electrical safety“.