A shocking fix.

The mast-mounted floodlight set, NSN 6230-00299-5642, is a shock hazard. It does not have a grounding wire!

If a fault in a floodlight s its metal parts--and you touch it--Yoweeeee !

CECOM and Tobyhanna Army Depot have come up with a fix and your power generator maintainer can, and should, apply it. Here's what your generator expert should do:

1. Disconnect the floodlight power cable from the generator set and fully retract the telescopic mast

2. Each telescoping mast NSN 6230-00-3868939, needs two 3-ft lengths and one 155-ft length of #8 AWG green the floodlights, NSN 6230 grounding wire, NSN 6145 01-131 3818.

3. With the flood-lights, NSN 6230-00-299-7072, mounted on the mast, install one 3-ft grounding wire between the #3 and #2 (central-most) floodlights by connecting the wire to the floodlight mounting bracket bolts.

4. Now install the remaining 3-ft grounding wire between the #2 and #1 floodlight.

5. Finally, connect the 155-ft grounding wire to the mounting bracket bolt of the #1 floodlight. Thread the grounding wire down the telescoping mast in parallel to the power cable.

Use tie wraps, NSN 5975-00-074-2072, to secure the grounding wire to the power cable. Connect the other end of the grounding wire to the power generator ground lug.

Questions? Contact the item manager at: [phone] or DSN 992-4290. Or email him at: [e-mail]

Or the item engineer at [phone] or DSN 992-1807. Or email him at:

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