Government of India Ministry of Railways Research, Designs & Standards Organisation Manak Nagar, Lucknow - 226 011

No. EL/3.2.30/DC-2 Dated : 25.5.1978

SPECIAL MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONSNO. RDSO/ELRS/SMI/17

1. 2. 3. Title : Breakage of manual drive taper pin of tap changer type N-32 HBB make. Application to class of locomotive : All locos fitted with N-32 tap changers. Object of special maintenance instructions : A few cases have been reported by Railways in which the manual drive taper pin had broken while the driver tried to operate the tap changer manually. Investigations have revealed that such cases ocurred due to the driver trying to turn the manual drive handle without cutting off the air supply to SMGR. Under these conditions abnormal forces have to be applied to the manual handle drive. Instructions : The tap changer has an inbuilt feature that the manual drive handle can only be taken out after cutting off the air supply. However, in some cases due to the theft of handles, this arrangement has probably been bypassed and the handles kept in the personal custody of drivers. This practice is to be discouraged. In case, removal of handle is inevitable, the drivers should be instructed to first cut off air supply and only then to operate the handle. Agency for implementation : All electric locomotive sheds. Distribution : As per list attached. One list

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(Ramesh Chandra) for Director General (Elec)