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This MWO was often done here in Germany. But by the German maintenance units and mostly they sent it to the company Zeppelin, due to the Asbestos, and safety concerns.
TM 5-6115-423-15 dated 1967 wc#1
TM 5-6115-423-25P dated 1968
OPERATOR’S, UNIT, AND INTERMEDIATE DIRECT SUPPORT MAINTENANCE MANUALS (INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST)
LOAD BANK, 0-30 KW; AC; PORTABLE, SKID-MOUNTED (SUN ELECTRIC CORP MODEL GPT-3D-1) FSN 6115-964-1091 AND (SUN...
TM 5-6115-2691-13&P dated 1976 wc#1
OPERATOR’S, UNIT, AND INTERMEDIATE DIRECT SUPPORT MAINTENANCE MANUAL (INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST)
TEST SET, ELECTRICAL (LOAD BANK,) 0-30 KW, AC; PORTABLE SKID-MOUNTED (ESSEX ELECTRO ENGINEERS, INC. MODEL A427) NSN 6625-00-730-4368
TM 5-6625-2694-13&P dated 1983 wc#1
OPERATOR’S, UNIT, AND INTERMEDIATE DIRECT SUPPORT MAINTENANCE MANUAL (INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST)
TES T SET, ELECTRICAL, (0-33 KW LOADBANK) MODEL 1057, NSN 6625-01-108-3651
Military Load Banks & Civilian Load Banks the Military uses, or has used. The Load Bank Test Requirements document is an example of how young soldiers are taught to Load Test a generator. No generator is considered repaired unless its been load tested, at least several hours. The Load Bank is...
Start the set. Then measure from ground to first one, and then the other contact on the FU1. (Open the control panel door. FU1 is right in front of you. It has two places to soldier wires to it. Set your DMM to DC volts. find a good ground point in the control panel. Touch it with one DMM probe...
Peter, you described this wonderfully! Few people grasp how this FL-1 and FL-2 function. Or how to screw it up. I have seen this problem more than a few times. And the older the sets get, the more common this happens. Some folks mean well, but do not pay attention to how they took it apart. I...
If you are buying the kit from Kurt, then EVERYTHING comes with it. And its not hard. If your not buying the kit from Kurt, say something and I or someone will post up the instructions. They are also in the TM forum.
Chris, there are 1000's and 1000's of 400 hertz generator in use, every day in the ADA world. In fact, they probably account for more than half the generator operating hours in the military.
Start the set. Then measure from ground to first one, and then the other contact on the FU1. You should get 24 VDC. Then check J6/P6 canon plug to make sure its tight. Also unscrew it and look at both sides of the plug. Yes, its a PITA to look at the side on the bottom of the control panel. But...