2MW Generator Crank (October 12, 2006)

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Brand new 2MW Cat 3516 Generator for the main hospital at my former workplace. We had a contractor in doing the FIRST annual PM work on this machine. When he went to start it, we discovered that Cat's design to place the fuel filter on top of the machine mounted horizontally was a bad idea, and there is no way to prime the fuel system. Poorly designed, if you ask me! Just watch...

For anyone concerned, this was the first start on this engine after it's first annual PM. This is NOT the main backup for the hospital, it's a secondary backup to a set of 3x 1.75MW generators in another room, which serve as the main backup for the building. This generator was not even 'on-line' as part of the system yet, as this generator had not yet been commissioned.