Baldor 3KW-9KW manual Connections

CONNECTIONS

WIRING: Use sufficiently large insulated wire to connect the generator set to the load. The gauge of the wire will depend largely on the distance, the permissible voltage drop, and the size and type of load. If you are not sure of the gauge wire needed for your application, consult a competent

electrician.

FRAYED, CUT, BROKEN, LOOSELY CONNECTED, OR IMPROPERLY

SIZED POWER CORDS OR WIRES CAN CAUSE EQUIPMENT DAMAGE,

FIRE, SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. INSPECT AND MAINTAIN ALL

POWER CORDS ON A REGULAR BASIS.

GROUNDING: If grounding is necessary in your application according to National Electric Code and/or local codes, drive a 3/4" or 1" pipe into the ground as close to the generator

Set as is possible. This pipe must penetrate moist earth (minimum of 8 feet). Connect a ground clamp to this pipe and run a No. 10 wire or larger from it to the ground stud on the generator set.

Do not connect the ground wire from the generator set to a water pipe or a ground used by a radio system.

IMPROPER GROUNDING CAN CAUSE EQUIPMENT DAMAGE, SEVERE

INJURY OR DEATH. INSPECT AND MAINTAIN THE GROUNDING

SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE CODES.

CONNECTIONS TO HOUSE WIRING: Any electrical generator that is temporarily connected to a building or home (where the building is also supplied electricity by a local utility) shall be connected only by a competent electrician and only after the main service entrance switch has been disconnected and locked open. This will isolate the building's electrical system from the local utility's electrical transmission wires and prevent the hazard of electrical back-feed to utility service workers.

Any generator set that is permanently connected to a building or home (where the building is also supplied electricity by a local utility) shall be connected only by means of a double- throw transfer switch. This will isolate the building's electrical system from the local utility's electrical transmission wires and prevent the hazard of electrical back-feed to utility service workers.

DO NOT CONNECT THIS GENERATOR SET TO ANY BUILDING’S ELECTRICAL

SYSTEM UNLESS YOU USE AN APPROVED TRANSFER SWITCH OR THE MAIN

SERVICE ENTRANCE SWITCH HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED AND LOCKED OPEN.

ANY TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT WIRING CONNECTIONS MADE BETWEEN A

GENERATOR SET AND AN EXISTING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MUST ONLY BE

DONE BY A QUALIFIED COMPETENT ELECTRICIAN. IMPROPER WIRING/

CONNECTIONS COULD CAUSE EQUIPMENT DAMAGE, PROPERTY DAMAGE,

INJURY OR DEATH.

CHECK ALL NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODES AND ALL LOCAL CODES IN REGARDS TO YOUR SPECIFIC APPLICATION. ANY NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE OR LOCAL CODE WILL TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ANY OF OUR GUIDELINES OR RECOMMENDATIONS.

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