[BITList] back up generators fail

[FS]

Hugh / Colin
Think a lot of this type of failure can be put down to all the so called 
sophisticated add ons to make the engines more efficient and faster 
starting Ive found that most failures are in the auxiliary control 
circuits, with the old fashioned engines with no add ons amazingly 
reliable starting up with no trouble even after lying around in the 
jungle unattended for years,  getting the generators to produce 
electricity though was another story
frank

Hugh
following are responses I got from other engineers................
'We don't need to test them.' They'll be OK, and we never have power 
failure anyway.....

I was on one ship where the Master Ordered me not to do the Monthly Test 
under load; it messed up some of their navigational playthings...

That is bad. Of course they were installed by crooked contractor making 
payoffs to inspectors, mafia, etc if stereotypes are to be believed.

I guess they should have started  -- but lost starting handle, batteries 
down, key to engine room lost, flash light batteries dead, no signal to 
start automatically received, luch break, engineer went home [wife 
called], etc. Or could be as we had in new orleans when the place was 
flooded during katrina, hospital emergency generators were located in 
the basements or at ground level and were all 
submerged.....................duh!

ct


*From:* HUGH <mailto:chakdara at btinternet.com>
*Sent:* Tuesday, October 30, 2012 9:56 AM
*To:* BitList <mailto:bitlist at lists.bcn.mythic-beasts.com>
*Subject:* Re: [BITList] back up generators fail
Colin,
"Failure of ...... " , no matter how often it's offered by the media, 
tells us nothing.  Were they supposed to start automatically on 
detection of a main power outage (dreadful word), and everyone sat 
around wringing hands when the lights stayed out?  Or were they hand 
start and nobody could find the starting handle(s)? Or did Hurricane 
Sandy terrify them into staying immobile?  Was there anyone in charge?  Etc.
Hugh.

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