TM 11-7440-284-14
4-51. INSTALLING EXTERNAL GROUND ROD KIT.
This task covers:
Installation
INITIAL SETUP
Tools
Personnel Required
One mechanic
8-lb sledge hammer
Flat-tip screwdriver
Adjustable pliers
Equipment Condition
Materials/Parts
Vehicle at field operation site.
Ground rod clamp kit
Ground rod assembly (10 feet)
Ground rod, sectional (9 feet)
ACTION
ITEM
REMARKS
LOCATION
NOTE
The external ground rod is used only when vehicle is not
moving. It is stored between the roadside carrier bed side
wall and generator.
1. Forward roadside
Wingnut (1) and
Using pliers, remove.
corner of carrier
IT Iockwasher (2)
inner wall
2.
Wingnut (1), IT
Using pliers, install.
Iockwasher (2)
and 10 foot
ground strap (3)
NOTE
The ground rod comes in three sections. Using driving stud
and sledge hammer, drive one section into ground. After a
section is driven into ground, connect next section to it.
3. Outside vehicle
Ground rod (4),
Using flat-tip screwdriver, install.
ground rod clamp
(5) and clamp
screw (6)
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