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[Jonathan]

Ask them tomorrow how often they put a leg out of bed and let us know their reply. :D

Already have, though not in those words...my 'supervisor', who has been there 3 years, said they hardly ever pass the test. From what little I saw they seem to be well within the ratings. One time they did have the generator catch fire due to a 'foreign body' - apparently it looked like a Catherine wheel.

[John S]

No, you need those words, they have a meaning on generators and large diesels.

[Jonathan]

Hmm I found the following quote:

' the continuing push of the con. rod tended to smash the piston and sometimes punch its way out of the crankcase side. Railwaymen call this "putting a leg out of bed"'

But there's not really any pistons involved with this...

[John S]

Sorry, got the wrong end of the stick, though you were working for Cummins ?

[Jonathan]

Sorry, got the wrong end of the stick, though you were working for Cummins ?

Yes I am. Oh I see, the generators are tested with an induction motor not an engine.

[John S]

Right.....

Just that Cummins is the largest Diesel engine manufacture in the world.

[Jonathan]

Ahh fair enough ... I probably should have known that!