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Occupations | Controls and maintains auxiliary equipment, such as pumps, fans, compressors, filters, feedwater heaters, chlorinators, and condensers that supply water, fuel, lubricants, air, and auxiliary power for turbines, generators, boilers, and other power-generating plant facilities: Opens and closes valves and switches in prescribed sequence upon receipt of signal from TURBINE OPERATOR (utilities) 952.362-042 or POWER-PLANT OPERATOR (utilities) 952.382-018 to start or shut down auxiliary units. Reads temperature, pressure, and r.p.m. gauges to verify that units are operating at specified capacity, and listens for sounds from machinery that warn of mechanical malfunction. Replenishes electrolyte in batteries and oil in voltage transformers and resets tripped electric relays. Assists ELECTRICIAN, POWERHOUSE (utilities) 820.261-014 in making electrical repairs. Cleans and lubricates equipment and collects oil, water, and electrolyte samples for laboratory analysis to prevent equipment failure or deterioration. Tightens leaking glands and pipe joints and reports need for major equipment repairs to POWER-PLANT OPERATOR (utilities). When working in nuclear-powered generating station, may help transfer fissionable material between vehicles and storage area. May fire up and shut down automatically regulated boilers [FIRER, HIGH PRESSURE (any industry) 951.685-010]. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: AUXILIARY-EQUIPMENT OPERATOR |
| Specialty definitions using "AUXILIARY-EQUIPMENT OPERATOR": LABORATORY ASSISTANT, laboratory technicia ♦ TURBINE OPERATOR, turbogenerator operator. (references) |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 55 58 49 4C 49 41 52 59 2D 45 51 55 49 50 4D 45 4E 54      4F 50 45 52 41 54 4F 52 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01010101 01011000 01001001 01001100 01001001 01000001 01010010 01011001 00101101 01000101 01010001 01010101 01001001 01010000 01001101 01000101 01001110 01010100 00100000 01001111 01010000 01000101 01010010 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A U X I L I A R Y - E Q U I P M E N T   O P E R A T O R |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0055 0058 0049 004C 0049 0041 0052 0059 002D 0045 0051 0055 0049 0050 004D 0045 004E 0054      004F 0050 0045 0052 0041 0054 004F 0052 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3555584346433552591539515543504739485424950395235544952 |
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