DEADLY EXHAUST FUMES. OUTDOOR INSTALLATION ONLY
Installation and Owner’s Manual
POWER SYSTEMS
C US LISTED
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
CONTENTS
HOW TO OBTAIN SERVICE
INTRODUCTION
and Adjustments
Section 2 – Post Installation Start-up
Section 4 – Maintenance
Section 5 – Troubleshooting
GENERAL HAZARDS
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• This product contains or emits chemicals
known to the state of California to cause
FIRE HAZARDS
ELECTRICAL HAZARDS
EXPLOSION HAZARDS
STANDARDS INDEX
1.2PROTECTION SYSTEMS
1.1UNPACKING/INSPECTION
BREAKER FOR BEDROOMS
Section 1 — General Information
Figure 1.1 – 7kW, Single Cylinder GH-410Engine
1.4THE GENERATOR
Figure 1.3 – 13kW and 16kW, V-twin GT-990Engine
Figure 1.2 – 10kW, V-twin GT-530Engine
1.5.1 GENERATOR
1.5SPECIFICATIONS
1.5.2 ENGINE
Section 1 - General Information
1.7FUEL REQUIREMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
1.6SYSTEM SET LED
1.8FUEL CONSUMPTION
DANGER
1.9.1 7 KW, 410CC ENGINE
1.9RECONFIGURING THE FUEL SYSTEM
1.9.2 10, 13 AND 16KW, V-TWINENGINES
Figure 1.4 – Demand Regulator
1.10.1 GENERATOR
1.10 LOCATION
Figure 1.5 - 10kW, GT-530Inlet Hose Slid Back
Figure 1.6 - 10kW, GT-530Inlet Hose Slid Back
1.12 BATTERY INSTALLATION
1.11 BATTERY REQUIREMENTS
1.10.2 TRANSFER SWITCH
1.10.2.1 7, 10, 13, and 16 kW Units if equipped
Figure 1.10 – Battery Cable Connections
1.13 THE BATTERY
DANGER
Section 1 — General Information
2.1BEFORE INITIAL START-UP
2.2CHECK TRANSFER SWITCH OPERATION
2.3ELECTRICAL CHECKS
DANGER
2.4GENERATOR TESTS UNDER LOAD
2.6ADJUSTING THE FUEL REGULATOR
2.5CHECKING AUTOMATIC OPERATION
7KW NATURAL GAS ONLY
Figure 2.2 — Engine Governor Adjustment
2.7ENGINE GOVERNOR ADJUSTMENT
2.7.1 7 KW UNITS
Figure 2.1 — 7kW Fuel Regulator
Figure 2.3 – Voltage Adjustment Potentiometer
2.8VOLTAGE REGULATOR ADJUSTMENT
Turn to adjust voltage
2.7.2 13 KW AND 16 KW UNITS
3.2AUTOMATIC TRANSFER OPERATION
3.4.1 TRANSFER TO GENERATOR POWER SOURCE
3.3SEQUENCE OF AUTOMATIC OPERATION
3.4MANUAL TRANSFER OPERATION
3.4.2 TRANSFER BACK TO UTILITY POWER SOURCE
3.5SETTING THE EXERCISE TIMER
Figure 3.2 – Manual Transfer Switch Operation
DANGER
3.6.2 HIGH TEMPERATURE SWITCH
3.6.1 LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH
High Temperature Switches
Low Oil Switch
Section 4 — Maintenance
3.6.6 LOW BATTERY
4.2CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL
4.1 FUSES
4.3CHANGING THE ENGINE OIL
4.3.3 OIL & OIL FILTER CHANGE PROCEDURE
4.3.1 OIL CHANGE INTERVALS
4.3.2 ENGINE OIL RECOMMENDATIONS
Figure 4.7 — 10kW Engine Air Cleaner
4.4CHANGING THE ENGINE AIR CLEANER
Figure 4.6 — 7 kW, Engine Air Cleaner Location
Air Cleaner
4.7ADJUSTING GH-410/GT-530/990 VALVE CLEARANCE
4.6BATTERY MAINTENANCE
Figure 4.9 – Setting the Spark Plug Gap
Section 4 — Maintenance
4.8COOLING SYSTEM
Figure 4.10 - Valve Clearance Adjustment
4.9ATTENTION AFTER SUBMERSION
Figure 4.11 – Cooling Vent Locations
4.11.2 RETURN TO SERVICE
4.11 OUT OF SERVICE PROCEDURE
4.11.1 REMOVAL FROM SERVICE
4.10 CORROSION PROTECTION
4.12 SERVICE SCHEDULE
Section 4 — Maintenance
be performed by the nearest Authorized Dealer
Problem
5.1TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
Section 5 — Troubleshooting
Cause
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Section 6 — Notes
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Section 6 — Notes
Air-cooledGenerators Drawing No. 0F9424
Section 7 — Mounting Dimensions
Section 8 — Electrical Data
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Section 8 — Electrical Data
CONTROL PANEL BOX
Section 8 — Electrical Data
CUSTOMER CONNECTION
CLOSEST TO BEARING
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Section 8 — Electrical Data
Section 8 - Electrical Data
ENGINE AND ALTERNATOR
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Section 8 — Electrical Data
Section 8 - Electrical Data
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CONTROL PANEL BOX
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Section 8 — Electrical Data
Section 8 — Electrical Data
ENGINE AND ALTERNATOR
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225A
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Section 8 — Electrical Data
Section 8 — Electrical Data
SHEET METAL PAINT/MATERIAL CODE LEGEND
Section 9 — Exploded Views and Parts Lists
Air-cooledGenerators
Enclosure – Drawing No. 0F9431-B
Section 9 - Exploded Views and Parts Lists
PART NO. QTY. DESCRIPTION
PART NO. QTY. DESCRIPTION
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40 39 27
Section 9 — Exploded Views and Parts Lists
DESCRIPTION
PART NO
Section 9 — Exploded Views and Parts Lists
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Section 9 — Exploded Views and Parts Lists
Transfer Switch Assembly – Drawing No. 0F9774-A
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Transfer Switch Assembly – Drawing No. 0F9774-A
Section 9 — Exploded Views and Parts Lists
ITEM
PART NO. QTY. DESCRIPTION
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Section 9 — Exploded Views and Parts Lists
ITEM
Section 9 — Exploded Views and Parts Lists
PART NO
DESCRIPTION
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Section 9 — Exploded Views and Parts Lists
ITEM
Section 9 — Exploded Views and Parts Lists
PART NO
DESCRIPTION
Section 9 — Exploded Views and Parts Lists
Air-cooledGenerators
10kW, GT-530Engine – Drawing No. 0F9429-C- Part
ITEM
Section 9 — Exploded Views and Parts Lists
PART NO
DESCRIPTION
Section 9 — Exploded Views and Parts Lists
Air-cooledGenerators
10kW, GT-530Engine – Drawing No. 0F9429-C- Part
ITEM
Section 9 — Exploded Views and Parts Lists
PART NO
DESCRIPTION
2 1 6 1
Section 9 — Exploded Views and Parts Lists
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7kW, GN-410Engine – Drawing No. 0F9428 - Part
ITEM
Section 9 — Exploded Views and Parts Lists
DESCRIPTION
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Section 9 — Exploded Views and Parts Lists
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7kW, GN-410Engine - Drawing No. 0F9428 - Part
ITEM
Section 9 — Exploded Views and Parts Lists
PART NO
DESCRIPTION
Section 9 - Exploded Views and Parts Lists
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7kW, GN-410Engine - Drawing No. 0F9422-B
ITEM
Section 9 - Exploded Views and Parts Lists
PART NO
DESCRIPTION
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Section 9 — Exploded Views and Parts Lists
ITEM
Section 9 — Exploded Views and Parts Lists
DESCRIPTION
ITEM
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1 8 2 4
ITEM
Section 9 — Exploded Views and Parts Lists
PART NO
DESCRIPTION
Section 9 — Exploded Views and Parts Lists
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13 & 16kW, GT-990Regulator – Drawing No. 0F9426
ITEM
Section 9 — Exploded Views and Parts Lists
PART NO
DESCRIPTION
PURCHASER’S/OWNER’S WARRANTY RESPONSIBILITIES
YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
Section 10 – Warranty
ATTENTION WARRANTY DEPARTMENT
EMISSION RELATED PARTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING
EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM WARRANTY
Section 10 – Warranty
Air-cooledGenerators
THIS WARRANTY SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING
WARRANTY SCHEDULE
Section 10 – Warranty
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