Makita G1700i manual Foreword, Contents

FOREWORD

Thank you very much for purchasing a MAKITA GENERATOR.

This manual covers operation and maintenance of the MAKITA GENERATOR.

This MAKITA GENERATOR can be used for general electrical equipments, appliances, lamps, tools as an AC power source. With regards to DC application, the terminals are used only for charging 12 volt battery. Never use this generator for any other purposes.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the proper operation and maintenance procedures in order to maximize the safe and efficient use of this product.

Keep this owner’s manual at hand, so that you can refer to it at any time.

Due to constant efforts to improve our products, certain procedures and specifications are subject to change without notice.

When ordering spare parts, always give us the MODEL, PRODUCTION NUMBER (PROD No.) and SERIAL NUMBER (SER No.) of your Product.

Please fill in the following blanks after checking the production number on your product. (Location of label is different depending on the product model.)

PROD No. SER No. (Label)

CONTENTS

1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2. COMPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

3. CONTROLS AND INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

4. PRE-OPERATION CHECKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

5. OPERATING PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

6. WATTAGE INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

7. SPARK ARRESTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

8. MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

9. "HOW-TO" MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 10. PERIODIC OPERATION AND INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 11. TRANSPORTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 12. PREPARATION FOR STORAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

13. TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

14. SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

15. WIRING DIAGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

NOTE Please refer to the illustrations on the back page of the front cover or back cover for Fig. 1 to 6 indicated in the sentence.

ENGLISH

FRANÇAISE

ESPAÑOL

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