Emergency Generator Maintenance

Each radio repeater site for the Town of Sharon radios has an emergency backup generator. These generators will power the radio communications for the town if power were to go out. The generators were installed in 2007.

The generators run off a supply of propane that will last for many days.Generators run a test cycle every week to make sure they will power up in case of a power outage. Civil Defense is in charge of the maintenance of the equipment, which is done about every 2 years, with periodic checks throughout the year.

Both generators had their oil and filter changed, air filters and batteries checked. This maintenance was done successfully over the past weekend. See pictures below.

Picture from the Sharon Fire Tower looking east towards Boston, MA.