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      Benefits & Features

      A3 ECU
      Customer Interface Panel
      Electronic Unit Injectors

      specifications

      Generator Set Specifications
      Minimum Rating 2350 ekW (2938 kVA)
      Maximum Rating 2420 ekW (3025 kVA)
      Frequency 50 Hz or 60 Hz
      Speed 1000 rpm (50 hz) or 900 rpm (60 hz)
      Emissions/Fuel Strategy EPA Tier 2, IMO II
      Engine Specifications
      Aspiration Turbocharged-Aftercooled
      Bore 280.0 mm
      Stroke 300.0 mm
      Displacement 148.0 l
      Governor Type Electronic
      Fuel System EUI
      Compression Ratio 50 Hz 13.1
      Compression Ratio 60 Hz 13:1
      Engine Model In-line 8, 4-Stroke-Cycle Diesel
      Generator Set Dimensions
      Length 8040.0 mm
      Width 1961.0 mm
      Height 3937.0 mm
      Weight - Estimated 11340.0 kg

      Standard Equipment

      Air Inlet System
      • Aftercooler — fresh water, corrosion resistant coated (air side); air inlet shutoff; breather — crankcase, top-mounted; turbocharger — engine oil lubricated
      Control System
      • Single Caterpillar® A3 electronic control unit (ECU) with electronic unit injector fuel system, rigid wiring harness (10 amp, 24 volt power required to drive ECUs)
      Cooling System
      • Engine coolant water drains
      Exhaust System
      • Dry, gas tight, exhaust manifold
      Fuel System
      • Distillate fuel (requires viscosity ranging from 1.4 cSt to 20 cSt at 38° C), fuel transfer pump (mounted on left-hand side), duplex fuel filters, electronically controlled unit injectors
      Lube Oil System
      • Centrifugal oil filters with single shutoff, service side engine mounted on cylinder block inspection covers includes installed oil lines and single shutoff valve, filters centrifuge bypass oil from the main lubricating oil pump, can be serviced with the engine running, oil filler and dipstick valve, oil pressure regulating valves, crankcase explosion relief valves
      General
      • Caterpillar yellow paint; gear-driven pumps: fuel, oil, jacket water, aftercooler/oil cooler water; service literature

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