Possible remedy
Probable cause
52. Alternating Current Output Frequency
Adjust brush spring tension
Improper brush spring
Erratic
tension.
Possible cause
Probable cause
51. Alternating Current Voltage Erratic
Adjust or replace government
Governor does not
Possible remedy
Probable cause
maintain constant speed.
Poor brush contact. ......
Adjust brush spring tension
Clean brushes and brush holders
Brushes sticking in brush
holders.
Brushes sticking in brush
Clean brushes and brush holders
holders.
Adjust or replace governor
Governor defective or
improperly adjusted.
Clean and polish sliprings and
mutator rough or dirty.
Section VI. RADIO INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION
53. General Methods Used to
Attain Proper
extremely important. Insure good metal-to-metal
Suppression
contact by using internal threaded, external threaded,
Essentially, suppression is attained by providing a
b. Refer to figure 26 for the location, description,
and replacement of suppression components.
The methods used include shielding the ignition and
high frequency wires, grounding the frame with
55. Testing of
Radio Interference Suppression
bonding straps, and using capacitors and resistors.
Components
For general information on radio interference
Test capacitors for leaks and shorts on a capacitor
suppression, see TM 11-483.
tester; replace defective capacitors. If test equip-
54. Location and Replacement of
Suppression
Components
isolate the cause of interference by the trial-and-
error method of replacing each capacitor in turn
a. Replace radio interference suppression com-
ponents of the same size, type, and rating. The
inated.
capacity, voltage, and polarity of capacitors are
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