TM 55-2210-224-34
3-29. LOAD METER SHUNT
This task covers:
a. Removal
b. Test
c. Installation
INITIAL SETUP
Tools
Tool kit SC4940-97-CL-E12
REMOVAL
WARNING
· High voltage is used in the operation of
equipment. Do not be misled by the term LOW
VOLTAGE. Potentials as low as 50 volts may
cause death.
· Remove rings, bracelets, wrist-watches, and
neck
chains
before
working
around
the
locomotive. Jewelry can catch on equipment
and cause injury, or may short across an
electrical circuit and cause severe burns or
electrical shock.
1. Open electrical equipment cabinet door and set
battery switch to OPEN.
2. Remove two nuts (1).
3. Remove spacer (2). Tag and disconnect two wires
(3).
4. Remove two nuts (4), lockwashers (5), and flat
washers (6). Tag and disconnect wires (7).
5. Remove two flat washers (8), nuts (9), lockwashers
(10), and flat washers (11).
6. Remove shunt (12).
7. Remove two flat washers (13), nuts (14), six flat washers (15).
8. Remove four nuts (16), lockwashers (17), and flat washers (18). Remove shunt base (19).
3-125
