Hobart Welding Products OM-945 manual Generator Power Guidelines, Selecting Equipment

SECTION 12 − GENERATOR POWER GUIDELINES

.The views in this section are intended to be representative of all engine-driven welding generators. Your unit may differ from those shown.

12-1. Selecting Equipment

1

2

3

OR

1Generator Power Receptacles − Neutral Bonded To Frame

23-Prong Plug From Case Grounded Equipment

32-Prong Plug From Double Insulated Equipment

.Be sure equipment has double

insulated symbol and/or word- ing on it.

! Do not use 2-prong plug un- less equipment is double in- sulated.

gen_pwr 2007−04 − Ref. ST-159 730 / ST-800 577

12-2. Grounding Generator To Truck Or Trailer Frame

!

Always ground generator

frame to vehicle frame to pre- vent electric shock and static electricity hazards.

!

Also see AWS Safety & Health

Fact Sheet No. 29, Grounding of Portable And Vehicle Mounted Welding Generators.

		1	Equipment Grounding Terminal
			(On Front Panel)
		2	Grounding Cable (Not Supplied)
	1	3	Metal Vehicle Frame
GND/PE	2	Connect cable from equipment
		ground terminal to metal vehicle
		frame. Use #10 AWG or larger insu-
		lated copper wire.

.

3

!

!

Electrically bond generator frame

to vehicle frame by metal-to-met- al contact.

Bed liners, shipping skids, and

some running gear insulate the welding generator from the ve- hicle frame. Always connect a ground wire from the genera- tor equipment grounding ter- minal to bare metal on the ve- hicle frame as shown.

If unit does not have GFCI re-

ceptacles, use GFCI-protected extension cord.

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