Main
Installation and Owners Manual
Air-cooled Automatic Standby Generators
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DANGER
INTRODUCTION
ENGINE EMISSION COMPLIANCE PERIOD
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CONTENTS
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Introduction ........................Inside Front Cover
Safety Rules ........................................................2
Section 1 General Information ..................4
Section 2 Post Installation Start-up and Adjustments ......................10
Section 3 Operation....................................13
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ELECTRICAL HAZARDS
FIRE HAZARDS
EXPLOSION HAZARDS
STANDARDS INDEX
1.1 UNPACKING/INSPECTION
1.2 PROTECTION SYSTEMS
DANGER
1.3 SYSTEM SET LED
1.4 THE GENERATOR
Figure 1.1 7 kW, Single Cylinder GH-410 Engine
Figure 1.2 12 kW/15 kW, V-twin GT-990 Engine
Section 1 General Information
1.5 SPECIFICATIONS
1.5.1 GENERATOR
1.5.2 ENGINE
1.6 FUEL REQUIREMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
1.7 FUEL CONSUMPTION
DANGER
1.8 RECONFIGURING TH E FUEL SYSTEM
1.8.1 7 KW, 410CC
1.9 LOCATION
1.9.1 GENERATOR
1.9.2 TRANSFER SWITCH 1.9.2.1 7 kW, 12 kW and 15 kW Units
1.10 BATTERY INSTALLATION
Figure 1.5 Battery Cable Connections
1.11 THE BATTERY
2.1 BEFORE INITIAL START-UP
2.2 CHECK TRANSFER SWITCH
2.3 ELECTRICAL CHECKS
DANGER
2.4 GENERATOR TESTS UNDER LOAD
2.5 CHECKING AUTOMATIC
2.6 ADJUSTING THE REGULATOR (NATURAL GAS ONLY)
Figure 2.1 Dual Fuel Regulators
Figure 2.2 Placement of Regulator
2.7 ENGINE GOVERNOR ADJUSTMENT
2.7.1 7 KW UNITS
2.8 VOLTAGE REGULATOR ADJUSTMENT
Figure 2.5 Voltage Adjustment Potentiometer
3.1 BREAK-IN PROCEDURE
3.2 USING THE AUTO/OFF/MANUAL SWITCH (FIGURE 3.1)
3.2.1 AUTO POSITION
3.2.2 OFF POSITION
3.2.3 MANUAL POSITION
Figure 3.1 Generator Control Panel
3.5 MANUAL TRANSFER OPERATION
3.5.1 TRANSFER TO GENERATOR POWER SOURCE
Figure 3.2 Manual Transfer Switch Operation
3.5.2 TRANSFER BACK TO UTILITY POWER SOURCE
3.6 SETTING THE EXERCISE TIMER
3.7 PROTECTION SYSTEMS
3.7.1 LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH
3.7.2 HIGH TEMPERATURE SWITCH
Figure 3.3 Low Oil Pressure and High Temperature Switches
4.1 FUSE
Figure 4.1 Generator Control Panel
4.2 CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL
Figure 4.2 Oil Dipstick and Fill, 7 kW
Figure 4.3 Oil Dipstick and Fill, 12 kW and 15 kW
4.4 CHANGING THE OIL FILTER
4.5 CHANGING THE ENGINE AIR CLEANER
4.5.1 7 KW, 12 KW AND 15 KW GENERATORS
Figure 4.6 7 kW, Engine Air Cleaner Location
Figure 4.7 12 kW and 15 kW Engine Air Cleaner
4.6 SPARK PLUG(S)
Figure 4.8 Setting the Spark Plug Gap
4.7 BATTERY MAINTENANCE
4.8 ADJUSTING VALVE CLEARANCE
Figure 4.10 - Valve Clearance Adjustment
4.9 COOLING SYSTEM
Figure 4.9 Cooling Vent Locations
4.10 ATTENTION AFTER SUBMERSION
4.11 CORROSION PROTECTION
4.12 OUT OF SERVICE PROCEDURE
4.12.1 REMOVAL FROM SERVICE
4.12.2 RETUR N TO SERVICE
4.13 SERVICE SCHEDULE
5.1 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
PROBLEM CAUSE CORRECTION
Wiring Diagram 12 & 15 kW Drawing No. 0D8500-B
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Wiring Diagram 12 & 15 kW Drawing No. 0D8500-B
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Electrical Schematic 12 & 15 kW Drawing No. 0D8501-B
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Wiring Diagram 7 kW Drawing No. 0D9013-C
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Electrical Schematic 7 kW Drawing No. 0D9014-C
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Enclosure Drawing No. 0D3416-R
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7 kW Generator Drawing No. 0D3504-C
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GN410 Engine Drawing No. 0D3539-F Part 2
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FOR GT 760 ENGINE ONLY
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Section 8 Mounting Dimensions
Drawing No. 0D3739-B
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CALIFORNIA AND FEDERAL EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY STATEMENT
YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
MANUFACTURERS EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM WARRANTY COVERAGE:
PURCHASERS/OWNERS WARRANTY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1-800-333-1322
EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM WARRANTY
EMISSION RELATED PARTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
WARRANTY SCHEDULE
THIS WARRANTY SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING:
GENERACPOWER SYSTEMS, INC. P.O. BOX 297 WHITEWATER, WI 53190
