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Maintenance
Voltage Drops and Available Voltage
Today we will go a little deeper into the third voltage test from last time, that of Available Voltage. To review, Available Voltage is the voltage that is delivered by the Source Voltage (battery, for our purposes today) through the harness to the load.
Priming Systems Overview with Troubleshooting Tips
This article will focus on class A pump priming systems and how to maintain and troubleshoot them. First, we need to understand how a “prime” works, and what can help and hinder us during the priming process.
Fire Equipment Maintenance Facility Unveiled at St. Johns (SC) Fire District
This pre-engineered 10,000-square-foot building will have three drive-through bays with 14-feet-by-14-feet overhead doors.
EVT Tech Talk | The Power of Visual Inspection
When I was a younger technician, just learning the trade, I heard the saying, “The biggest of issues can sometimes have the most obvious of solutions.”
Three Voltage Readings and Where We Find Them
Today, we will suggest some non-intrusive and time-saving tests. By performing these routinely, they can become second nature. These allow us to retrieve a significant amount of pertinent information and there may be times when these are the only tests needed.
EV Tech Talk: What Happens When You Shift Out of Road Mode Into Pump Mode?
Fire department training divisions should include some input from the mechanical division. As a mechanic, I can’t teach someone the proper way to put out a fire. I’m not trained for that. In the same breath, firefighters aren’t expected to know how the equipment they use works mechanically. Although firefighters don’t need to understand how to fix the equipment, a general understanding of how something works affects how they use it.
So, What Is a Voltage Drop Anyway?
By Kevin Roberts “Voltage Drop” as a phrase has almost become a cliché, a series of words that is commonly used but not always well understood. In this article I will try to get below the surface. Let’s get so familiar with the Voltage Drop principle so that when we...
Gila Bend (AZ) Paramedic Recovering After Being Crushed by Fire Truck
Cody Jordan, 34, a Gila Bend Fire Department paramedic for a year, was doing routine maintenance on one of the trucks when the cab fell on him Friday, Feb. 23, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office reported.
Fort Smith (AR) FD Opens New Fire Apparatus Maintenance and Training Facility
A city official said the fire department did not have a proper facility to support maintenance activities for fire equipment.
Inspections, Maintenance Duty Added to Cal Fire-Butte County, Oroville Contract
The change was needed because a vacancy and injury at the city’s mechanic shop left only one mechanic available to work.
Podcast: Social Media Community for Fire Apparatus Technicians
F.A.T. Talk is a community on Facebook for fire apparatus technicians. Now counting more than 3,100 members, the community is a place for fire apparatus technicians globally to gather and share information. Join Chris Mc Loone and F.A.T. Talk founder Greg Moore as...
