HANDLE EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY ENGINE PREHEAT-
ER
External power supply engine preheater is an auxiliary engine starting aid which is used when the engine start-
ing is dif
ficult due to cold weather in which the ambient temperature drops under -20 °C or even when it is higher
than -20 °C .
It utilizes the external power supply (single-phase AC current 200 to 240 V) to make the engine starting up eas-
ier by heating the engine coolant and oil in the engine oil pan.
INSTALLATION PROCEDURES FOR EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
FOR EXTERNAL POWER SUPPL
Y ENGINE PREHEATER
1.
It is necessary to install the following external power supply system when using the external power supply
engine preheater
.
For details, see “INSTALL EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM”.
2.
The cables for introducing the above mentioned electricity from the external power supply system to the in-
let on the machine need to be fabricated locally.
For fabricating procedure, see “FABRICATE EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY CABLE”.
3.
The external power supply inputting cable is a electric cable which introduces the electricity from the local
AC power supply to the inlet receptacle on the machine.
Connect it according to the procedures shown in the following figure, and actuate the external power supply
engine preheater.
No. Name Necessary condition
1 Power supply system
•
Supplying capacity is 8.5 kVA or more.
• Main switch is installed.
• Ground fault circuit interrupter (capable of preventing electric leakage
and overload) is equipped. (Note. 1)
ATTACHMENTS AND OPTIONS HANDLE EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY ENGINE PREHEATER
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