TM 9-4120-388-14
INTRODUCTION
Section I. GENERAL INFORMATION
1 - 1 . SCOPE.
a. Type of Manual: Operator's, Unit, Direct Support and General Support Maintenance Manual.
b. Model Number and Equipment Name: ATACS Model ECU18VC326 Vertical, Compact, 18,000 BTU/HR, 208
Volt, 3-Phase, 50/60 Hertz Air Conditioner.
c.
Purpose of Equipment: Cools, heats and ventilates enclosed spaces. The unit covered by this manual is de-
signed for cooling and heating air to a desired predetermined range and circulating the conditioned air to pro-
vide heating and cooling of equipment or personnel within the conditioned area.
1-2. MAINTENANCE FORMS AND RECORDS. Department of the Army forms and procedures used for equipment
maintenance will be those prescribed by DA PAM 738-750, The Army Maintenance Management System (TAMMS).
REPORTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS (EIRs). If your air condtioner needs improve-
1-3.
ment, let us know. Send us an EIR. You, the user, are the only one who can tell us what you don't like about your equipment.
Let us know why you don't like the design or performance. Tell us why a procedure is hard to perform. Put it on an SF-368
(Quality Deficiency Report). Mail it to us at Commander, Headquarters, U.S. Army Aviation and Troop Command, ATTN: AM-
SAT-I-MDO, 4300 Goodfellow Boulevard, St Louis, MO 63120-1798. We'll send you a reply.
1-4. DESTRUCTION OF ARMY MATERIEL TO PREVENT ENEMY USE. Command decisions, according to the tacti-
cal situation, will determine when destruction of the air conditioning unit will be accomplished. A destruction plan will be
prepared by the using organization, unless one has been prepared by higher authority. For general destruction procedures
for this equipment, refer to TM 750-244-3, Procedures for Destruction of Equipment to Prevent Enemy Use.
1-5. PREPARATION FOR STORAGE OR SHIPMENT. Administrative storage of the air conditioner shall conform generally
with the provisions of TM 740-90-1, Administrative Storage of Equipment
Section Il. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION AND DATA
1-6.
PURPOSES, CAPABILITIES, AND FEATURES.
a. Purpose of ECU18VC326 Air Codtioner. The Air Conditioner is designed to ventilate, cool or heat, and to filter air
b. Capabilities and features:
(1)
Provides a maximum of 18,000 BTU/HR of cooling or 12,000 BTU/HR of heating.
(2)
Has two stages of heat.
(3)
Provides source of filtered outside (fresh) ventilation air.
(4)
Is self contained in a single cabinet that is ideally suited for van, shelter, or room installations.
(5)
Operates in environmental conditions from tropic to arctic.
Is fully portable.
(6)
Has connection point for an NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical filter).
(7)
(8)
Has alternate power input connection locations to provide for a variety of installations.
(9)
Designed for low-noise level operation.