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15. ELECTRIC FUEL GAUGE- The electric fuel gauge gives accurate and reliable indication as to how much fuel is in the fuel tank.
16. ENGINE HOUR METER- Displays the total time that the engine has been running. This meter is useful for scheduling prescribed maintenance.
17. ENGINE PROTECTION LIGHT- A warning indicator light for Low Oil Pressure and/or Coolant Over Temperature. The light is off when the sys- tems are functioning properly. The light turns on when the
STARTING THE ENGINE
NOTE: If the unit fails to start repeat step 4 through step 7 after waiting 30 seconds
CAUTION
•Do not allow the starter motor to run continuously for more than 20 seconds.
•Do not push the START button while the engine is running because this can damage the ring gear and/or the starter motor.
•IF the Engine Protection or Battery Charging Lights do “not” turn off shortly after starting the engine shut off the engine immediately and deter mine the cause.
NOTE: When starting a RANGER 305D for the first time, or after and extended period of time of not oper- ating, it will take longer than normal because the fuel pump has to fill the fuel system.
1. | Remove all plugs connected to the AC power | STOPPING THE ENGINE | |||||
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2. | Set IDLER switch to AUTO. |
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3. | Set the RUN/STOP switch to RUN. | ||||||
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4. | Press Glow Plug Button and hold 5 to 10 seconds. | ||||||
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5. | Press and hold both the “Glow Plug” Button and | STOP the engine by placing the | |||||
| START button together until the engine starts or for | the STOP position. | |||||
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6. | Release the engine START button immediately | NOTE: A fuel shut off valve is located on the fuel pre- | |||||
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7. | Release the glow plug button after the Engine | WELDER OPERATION | |||||
| Protection Light turns off or after an additional 5 | ||||||
| seconds maximum. | DUTY CYCLE | |||||
8. | The engine will run at high idle speed for approxi- | ||||||
Duty Cycle is the percentage of time the load is being | |||||||
| mately 12 seconds and then drop to low idle speed. | ||||||
| Allow the engine to warm up at low idle for several | applied in a 10 minute period. For example a 60% duty | |||||
| minutes before applying a load and/or switching to | cycle, represents 6 minutes of load and 4 minutes of no | |||||
| high idle. Allow a longer warm up time in cold | load in a 10 minute period. | |||||
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TABLE B.1
TYPICAL RANGER 305D FUEL CONSUMPTION
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2450 R.P.M. | .29 (1.09) | 41.77 |
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3650 R.P.M. | .54 (2.06) | 22.02 |
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250 Amps @ 28 Volts | 1.03 | (3.91) | 11.62 |
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300 Amps @ 29 Volts | 1.18 | (4.47) | 10.16 |
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9,500 Watts | 1.16 | (4.38) | 10.37 |
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7,000 Watts | .96 | (3.63) | 12.50 |
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3,000 Watts | .70 | (2.67) | 17.03 |
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