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  1. J

    MEP-003A"Reconnection Switch" and Large Transformer (I Think)

    Also with replacing the reconnection switch, apparently the military used 2 different ones. Some of the older units have several more terminals on the switch and on the units that have less terminals, they piggybacked several wires together. So it could be a little difficult if you have two...
  2. J

    MEP-003A"Reconnection Switch" and Large Transformer (I Think)

    This is a tip for anyone who has had a stuck reconnection switch. If you take the side cover off the distribution box, where you can see all the wire. Spray the reconnection switch, all over with WD-40 and gentle tap the front and back of the reconnection switch with a hammer, while trying to...
  3. J

    MEP-003A"Reconnection Switch" and Large Transformer (I Think)

    If you can get some vice grips on the reconnection shaft, try to turn it clockwise as far as it will go. It has 3 positions 9, 12 and 3, 3 is single phase 240 and you will read voltage at L1 and L3 with L0 being neutral. The transformers your referring to, are almost always cracked. Behind the...
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