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AUXILIARY POWER |
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| connected to the RANGER | After starting, the | |||
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| motor may be run at full load. Larger motors (up to 2 | |||
Be sure that any electrical equipment plugged into the | HP) may be started and run as long as you don’t | ||||||||
generator AC power receptacles can withstand a | exceed the current rating of the receptacle. This may | ||||||||
±10% voltage and a ±3% frequency variation. | mean that only 230 volt motors of this size may be | ||||||||
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GENERAL INFORMATION |
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The RANGER | auxiliary power at the same time. However, the size of | ||||||||
the loads you can power is reduced when you weld. | |||||||||
tinuous watts. It provides both 115 volt and 230 volt | |||||||||
See Table B.4 in this section of the manual for a list of | |||||||||
power. You can draw up to 87 amps total, but no more | |||||||||
permissible simultaneous welding | and load ratings. | ||||||||
than 20 amps (15 amps CSA) from each 115V recep- | |||||||||
The table assumes that power is being drawn from | |||||||||
tacle at once. Up to 43.5 amps can be drawn from the | |||||||||
either a 115 volt or the 230 volt receptacle, but not | |||||||||
single 230 volt receptacle. |
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The current rating of any plug used must be at least |
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NOTE: For simultaneous welding and power, set the | |||||||||
equal to the current load being drawn from the recep- | |||||||||
OUTPUT CONTROL at “10” for maximum auxiliary | |||||||||
tacle. Do not try to connect the receptacles in paral- | |||||||||
power. At settings below | “10,” | only incandescent | |||||||
lel. |
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Electrical loads in watts are calculated by multiplying | |||||||||
cles. |
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the voltage rating of the load by the number of amps it | To use the generator as an auxiliary power supply: | ||||||||
draws. (This information is given on the load device | |||||||||
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nameplate.) For example, a device rated 115 volts, 2 | 1. Start the engine. See Engine Operation in this | ||||||||
amps will need 230 watts of power (115 x 2 = 230). | section of the manual. |
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You can use Table B.5, GENERATOR POWER APPLI- | 2. Set the IDLER CONTROL to the desired operating | ||||||||
CATIONS, to determine the wattage requirements of | mode, HIGH or AUTO. | Set the OUTPUT CON- | |||||||
some common types of loads you can power with the | TROL to “10.” See Figure B.1. | ||||||||
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tom of the table. | 3. Plug the load(s) into the appropriate 115 volt or | |
230 volt power receptacle. | ||
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| NOTE: The 115 volt auxillary power receptacles | |
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| type plugs or approved double insulated | |
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RANGER