Installation Instructions
Panda PMS AGT-DC 4000 - Chapter D: Installation Instructions Page 39
D. Installation Instructions
D.1 Placement
D.1.1 Placement and Basemount
Since Panda generators have extremely compact dimensions they can be installed in tight locati-
ons, attempts are sometimes made to install them in almost inaccessible places. Please consider
that even almost maintenance-free machinery must still remain accessible at least at the front
(drive belt, water pump) and the service-side (actuator, dipstick). Please also note that in spite of
the automatic oil-pressure sensor it is still essential that the oil level has to be checked regularly.
The generator should not be installed in the proximity of light walls, which can get into resonant
vibrations by airborne sound. If this is not possible, these surfaces should line with 1mm lead foil,
so the mass and the swinging behavior are changed.
Avoid to install the generator on a smooth surface with small mass (e.g. plywood plate). This
affects in the unfavorable case like an amplifier the airborne sound waves. An improvement
obtains by compound these surfaces by ribs. Also break-throughs should be sawed, which inter-
rupt the surface. Disguising the surrounding walls with a heavy layer (e.g. lead) plus foam mate-
rial improves the conditions additionally.
The engine draws its inlet combustion air through several holes in the capsule base. Therefore
the capsule must be fitted with sufficient clearance between the capsule underside and the base
plate (min. 12mm (½")).
The generator sucks its air from the surrounding engine room. Therefore it must be ensured that
sufficient ventilation openings are present, so that the aggregate cannot overheat.
High temperature of the intake air decline the power of the aggregate and increases the coolant
temperature. Air temperatures of more than 40°C reduce the power by 2% per temperature rise
of 5°C. In order to keep these effects as small as possible, the temperature in the engine room
should not be higher than 15°C in relation to the outside temperature.
D.1.2 Notice for optimal sound insulation
The convenient base consists of a stable fra-
mework, on which the generator is fastened by
means of shock-mounts.
Since the aggregate is "free" downward, the
combustion air can be sucked in unhindered.
In addition are void the vibrations, which would
arise with a closed soil.
