TM 5-4310-349-14
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Section I. GENERAL
1-3.
Reporting of Errors
1-1.
Scope
See Table of Contents.
a. These instructions are published for the use
of the personnel to whom the air compressors,
1-4.
Equipment Serviceability Criteria (ESC)
Champion Pneumatic Models HR10-8M-1, HR10-8M-4,
and C&H Model 20-277M are issued. They provide
information on the operation and maintenance of the air
This equipment is not covered by an ESC.
compressor at the organizational, direct and general
support levels.
1-5.
Destruction of Army Materiel to Prevent
Enemy Use
applicable to this manual. Appendix B contains the
Refer to TM 750-244-3 covering destruction of Army
Maintenance Allocation Chart. Appendix C contains the
materiel to prevent use.
organizational, direct and general support maintenance
repair parts listings.
1-6.
Administrative Storage
1-2.
Maintenance
Forms
and
Records
Refer to TM 740-90-1 covering administrative storage.
Maintenance forms and records that you are required to
use are explained in TM 38-750.
Section II. DESCRIPTION AND DATA
1-7. Description
1-8.
Identification
a. Identification plate, mounted on the top of
the air receiver platform of the air compressor, specifies
cylinder, reciprocating type air compressors capable of
the name of the manufacturer, make, model number,
delivering 25 cubic feet of air per minute.
The
date of manufacture, serial number, and federal stock
compressor assembly and associated electric motor are
number, or national stock number.
mounted on a frame which is welded to the air receiver
on an 80-gallon steel tank. An electric motor drives the
b. The compressor identification plate,
compressor assembly by means of a matched pair of V-
belts.
mounted on the governor housing, specifies the name of
the manufacturer and the model and serial numbers of
b. The pressure switch assembly determines
the compressor.
cut-in and cut-out pressure for the compressor'
assembly. The switch can be adjusted for cut-out
c. The electric motor identification plate,
pressure over the range of 140- to 175-psi. The switch
mounted on the electric motor housing, specifies the
can also be adjusted for a 35 psi to 65 psi differential
name of the manufacturer, model number, and data.
between cut-in and cut-out pressure. The safety valve
assembly releases when air receiver pressure exceeds
200 psi.
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