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TIL 1330-2
GE ENERGY SERVICES
PRODUCT SERVICE
18 APRIL 2002
TECHNICAL INFORMATION LETTER
COLLECTOR SOUND INSULATION Reinstall the sound insulation and tape as specified on
the drawing, at the next convenient maintenance
outage.
APPLICABLE TO
Medium size generator sets equipped with Collector The insulation should be installed using the pressure
Houses. sensitive adhesive attached to the insulation.

PURPOSE The insulation should be installed using standard hand

To inform users to perform the standard daily and tools, at the next convenient maintenance outage.
weekly inspections on the Collector Housings for loose
sound insulation. Contact your local GE Energy Services
representative for assistance or for additional
BACKGROUND DISCUSSION information.
On some units, Field Service representatives have
reported the sound insulation on the inside of the
collector housing becomes loose during operation. In
most cases this has been reported on 7FH2 generator
sites.

The insulation may fall off, and become lodged inside

the collector housing, typically being sucked into the
collector fan and brush rigging, then ground into pieces.
This action may lead to potential damage of the
collector system.

RECOMMENDATIONS
GE recommends to perform daily and weekly
inspections of the collector brush rigging, and if the
sound insulation is loose, the loose insulation should be
removed and replaced using standard safety
precautions.

In the event that the sound insulation needs to be

replaced, the sound insulation, Drawing 341A6651, is
installed using a pressure sensitive adhesive which
comes on the insulation. The insulation can be
installed using standard hand tools at the next
convenient maintenance outage. The collector house
surface must be thoroughly cleaned prior to installing
the sound insulation. Follow the manufacturers
installation guidelines for installing the sound insulation.

If the tape used to seal the seams and edges of the

sound insulation is found to be conductive, remove the
sound insulation and the tape, from the collector house.

COPYRIGHT 2002 GE
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with your organization. However, since the operation of your plant involves many factors not within our knowledge, and since operation of the plant
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liability based on claims for damage of any type, i.e. direct, consequential or special that may be alleged to have been incurred as result of applying
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respects responsible for any alleged injury or damage sustained by your organization as a result of applying this information.