Operation – MMD Equipment 185S-5C2 part 1 User Manual
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4. Operation
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4.4.1 Procedure to start the unit
Be sure to let unit warm-up after starting for smooth operation of the engine and the compressor.
Do not operate the engine at full load immediately after it starts up. This will shorten the equipment life.
During the warm-up operation, examine the different parts of the equipment for any looseness, leakage
of water, oil, fuel, and other irregularities.
Also, make sure that monitor lamps are off.
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①
Close fully air valves“1”.
②
Keep starter switch“2”turned to“GLOW”position, then glow lamp“3”goes on. (Preheating time
is about 15 seconds.)
③
As soon as the glow lamp“3”has gone out, turn the starter switch“2”fully clockwise to start up
the engine.
④
Once the engine has started up, leave it running to warm-up for 5 minutes.
⑤
After finishing warming up operation, open the air valve“1” provided at the outlet of compressed
air and start service job.
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Explanation on automatic starting unloader]
Automatic starting unloader starts sutomatically.
This system keeps the pressure in separator receiver tank at the pressure of approx.58 pdi (4 bar)
for 10 seconds after engine starts. Then it proceeds to ordinary unloader operation.
Be sure to warm-up
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