T72-B1 Tank Electrical equipment

Introduction

The electrical equipment is classified in to the following groups

1. Electrical power sources

2. Electric power consumers
3. auxiliary electric devices
4. Measuring instruments and
5. Tank electric power mains

The arrangements of the equipment’s are

1. On the tank hull

 Marker lights
 Head lumps
 Horn
 Emergency socket with the left marker light and closed with cover
2. Inside the hull of the tank
a) In the driving compartment
o Four storage batteries in the rack left of the driver seat
o Starter generator relay, starter actuating unit, generator regulator, filter
, battery switch, fuse box, slave starting and external power supply
socket, diode, etc.
o Driver’s instrument panel and its illuminating light
o Gun beyond extremities warning system light, fan, speed range selector
illumination light located on the front armour plate
o Gyro direction indicator, speed selector interlock automatic unit located
at the left of the driver
o Convertor
o Turn indicator switch, pilot lump, speed range selector interlock switch
located at the left of the driver’s vision device
o Remote control unit with pilot lumps, engine speed, coolant or fan two
lumps, located at the right of the driver’s vision device
o Electro magnet, two sending units of the speed range selector interlock,
sending unit of speed range selector neutral position, engine hour meter
and of the starter switching interlock located on the speed range
selector body.
o Sending unit of partial breaking device arranged on the fuel feed pedal
o Partial braking button, located in the left hand steering laver
o Break system switch located on the support of the stopping brake cross
shaft
o Driver’s vision device glass temperature regulator located on right front
fuel tank
 o Two fuel gauges located on the left fuel tank and right fuel tank
o Emergency dome lump and emergency light socket located on the tank
hull ceiling behind the driver seat
o Tacho generator of mechanism delta D and of the speed range selector
interlock located in the crank of the right idler wheel, speedometer
sending unit located on the crank of the left idler wheel
o Engine shut down unit located on the rear wall of the storage battery
rack

b) In the fighting compartment

o Three light of the ammunition storage rack illumination, two at the
engine compartment bulk heel on the tank hull ceiling on the left
hull side
o Resistance box located on the middle rack tank near the preheater
o Turret collector ring box located on the hull bottom
o Automatic matching unit located on the left hull side behind the
traverse power drive pump
o Operating light control box located on a bracket under the
automatic matching unit
c) In the engine compartment
o Starter generator arranged on the engine bed bracket
o Tachometer generator located on the engine
o Engine oil temperature sending unit located on the lubricating
system pipe
o Gear box oil pressure sending unit located on the case of the right
GB
o Engine oil pressure sending unit arranged on the case of the left GB
o Water temperature sending unit ,water and antifreeze critical
temperature warning devices located on the cooling system pipe
o Sending unit of the starter-generator drive, located on the
transmition gear unit
o Micro switch of the fan neutral warning device , located in the fan
drive control lever
o Electric motors of the starting –by-towing and of the engine oil
priming pump ,located on tank bottom
o Air cleaner pressure warning device located on the beam close to
the air cleaner
3. Equipment outside the turret
o Head lamp with the infrared filter located the left side of the night sight head
o Head lamp with a digital attachment ,located on the post in the tank rear
o Marker light with red light filter located on the post of the headlamp with the digital
attachment
o Spot light of the commander’s vision device, located on the commander’s cupola;
o Night sight spotlight , located on the front right part the turret wall;
4. Equipment inside the turret are:
 Left distribution board , located on the left wall of the turret;
 Gunner’s fan , located on the left wall of the turret;
 Night sight spotlight pilot lamp , located on the left upper part of the turret wall;
 Supply unit of the vision device TПH1, located on the bracket secured to the under turret
plate;
 Left distribution board illumination light , located on the bracket secured to the board
body;
 Underwater stream crossing equipment (USCE) socket ,located on the under turret
plate behind the gunner’s seat;
 Light of the left rear turret compartment, located on the turret ceiling;
 Electric filter ф-5 ,located on the gunner’s seat bracket in the conveyer flooring recess;
 Machine gun ПKT light , located on the bracket secured to the commander’s fan
attachment boss;
 Spotlight л-4A current stabilizer , located on the wall of the turret
 Right distribution board , located on the right side above the radio set;
 Commander’s fan , located on the turret ceiling;
 Front dome lamp , located on the turret ceiling ;
 Rear dome lamp , located on the turret ceiling ;
 Brush commutator for transmitting the current from the turret to the electrical
equipment installed in the commander’s cupola, located on the turret roof;
 Commander’s vision device spotlight pilot lamp and the plug connector for connecting
the spotlight , located on the cupola base;
 Switches of the head lamps and commander’s fan , located on the commander’s cupola
guard
 ELECTRIC POWER SOURCE OF T72-B1 TANK

General

The two main electrical power sources of T72-B1 tank are :

a. starter storage batteries:

Its purpose: - 1. To supply the consumers with electric power when the engine is not operating.
2. it supplies the consumers when the generator does not produce enough output.
3. it supplies electric power for the engine electric starting systems.

b. the starter generator (in generator duty):

it is used to supply electric power for all consumers ,as well as charging the batteries when the engine is
operating.

STARTER STORAGE BATTERIES

It is a power source and there are four lead acid batteries ,6CTэH- 140M or 6CT-140P or 12CT-85P installed
in T72-B1 tank . Each battery has 12v or 24v and its 140A.H or 85A.H and the mass of each with electrolyte
62kg or72kg respectively. Each battery has six or twelve 2-volt separate cells arranged and connected in series
by cell connector. Each cell is provided with a hole for filling with electrolyte which is closed with plug.
provided in the plugs are vent holes for escape of gas. It has positive and negative terminals covered by
protective box . The storage batteries are connected in series and parallel in the tank; in this case their total
voltage is 24v total capacities are 280A.H and 170A.H. During starting the engine with the batteries the
connection is changed in to series i.e.48v by starter relay PCГ -10M1. But this connection is only for starting
and all other consumers are connected to 24v. The batteries are installed in the tank at the left of the driver’s
seat.

Storage batteries removing procedures

1. turn off the battery switch;

2. Remove the tool box , PKT machine gun case and the first aid kit case installed on the batteries
shroud ;
3. Set the driver’s seat in the lower position and secure it in this position;
4. Remove the driver’s seat back rest and the cushion;
5. Unscrew the wing nut securing upper shroud and remove the shroud;
6. Remove lower protective shroud of the storage batteries;
7. Remove terminal protective box from the storage batteries;
8. Disconnect the wires and connectors from the lead out terminals of the batteries; insulate the ends of
the disconnected wires;
9. Install terminal protective boxes on the storage batteries;
10. Turn out bolts , remove locks securing the storage batteries in position;
11. Remove the storage batteries with the basket from the tank through the driver’s hatch or through the
emergency escape hatch.
 Storage battery installation procedure

1. Turn off the battery switch;

2. Install the storage batteries in the rack;
3. Secure the baskets with locks ;
4. Remove the terminal protective boxes from the storage batteries ;
5. Connect the wires and the connectors to the storage batteries in accordance with the instruction plate
or connection diagram on the storage battery shroud ; see that the nuts and bolts securing the wire
and connectors the lead out terminals are tightened up;
6. Install the terminal protective boxes on the storage batteries;
7. Install and secure the lower protective shroud of the storage batteries ;
8. Install and secure the upper shroud;
9. Install the tool boxes PKT machine gun case and the first aid kit case ;
10. Install the driver’s seat cushion ;
11. Install the driver’s seat back rest.

The main rules to ensure normal operation of the batteries

1. Keep the batteries always clean and periodically wipe them with clean waste cloth soaked with 10%
solution of ammonia or of calcium soda ; then wipe the batteries with waste cloth wetted in water
and wipe them dry with clean cloth;
2. In case of necessity , clean the vent holes in the storage batteries plugs;
3. Check the attachment of the storage batteries to the rack , reliability of wires and cell connectors
with the lead out terminal;
4. Maintain the normal level of electrolyte ; the level of the electrolyte above the cell plate should be
from 10 to 12mm; in order to restore the normal level of the electrolyte it is allowed to add distilled
water only and then to charge the batteries from the starter generator for 10-15minutes;
5. Watch the charging current by the voltammeter with the batteries charged , the value of the
charging current should not exceed 20A,after the engine has been operating for 10-15minute at
rotational speed of 1250- 2000r/min; the permissible value of charging current is 130A (such a value
is indicative of heavy discharging of the batteries) ;
6. Do not allow the batteries to be discharged more than 50% in summer and more than 25% in winter ;
7. Start the starter generator (in starter duty) by short time switching for not more than 8sec ;repeated
switching should be done in 15 sec.
8. At low negative temperature (below -25) it is recommended to store the storage batteries in heated
premises.
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Test number one

I. Give short answer for the following questions

1. Write the T72-B1 tank electric power source.

2. Writ at least four electric power source consumers of T72-B1 tank electrical
equipments.
3. Write the difference between tank engine starter of T-55 and T72-B1 tanks.
4. What is the purpose of starter-generator CГ-10-1C of T72-B1 tank?
5. Write the function of starter-generator relay PCГ-10Ml.
6. Write the three basic properties of any tank.
7. Write at least five functional key of radio R – 173.
8. What is the purpose intercom?
II. Choose the best answer for the following questions.
1. 12V storage battery has ------- cells.
A. 6.2 B. 6 C. 4
2. The first tank design produced in -------------- in 1915.
A. Germany B. French C. Britain
3. The purpose of receiver R – 173P is
A. Internal communication B. Transmitting C. Receiving
4. When we use intercom and receiver simultaneously the driver can lessen the
coming signal from external tank.
A. True B. False
5. Which one of the following is true about the possible voltage consumption of
intercom .
A. 25v B.21V C.29V D.32V E. B and D F. A and C