Porter-Cable H451CS Read And Understand All Warnings Before, Attempting To Operate Generator

READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL WARNINGS BEFORE
ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE GENERATOR.
RISK OF ELECTROCUTION AND FIRE (cont’d)
HAZARD	WHAT COULD HAPPEN	HOW TO PREVENT IT
Operation of generator in rain,	Water is an excellent conductor of	Operate generator in a clean, dry,
wet, icy, or flooded conditions.	electricity! Water which comes in con-	well ventilated area. Make sure
	tact with electrically charged compo-	hands are dry before touching unit.
	nents can transmit electricity to the
	frame and other surfaces, resulting in
	electrical shock to anyone contacting
	them.

Use of worn, damaged, under-	Contact with worn or damaged ex-	Inspect extension cords before
sized or ungrounded extension	tension cords could result in electro-	use and replace with new cord if
cords.	cution.	required.
	Use of undersize extension cords	Use proper size (wire gauge) cord-
	could result in overheating of the	set for application see chart in the
	wires or attached items, resulting in	Assembly section of this manual.
	fire.
		Always use a cordset having a
	Use of ungrounded cordsets could	grounding wire with an appropri-
	prevent operation of circuit breakers	ate grounding plug. DO NOT use
	and result in electrical shock.	an ungrounded plug.
Placing generator on or against	Accidental leakage of electrical cur-	Place generator on low conductiv-
highly conductive surface, such as	rent could charge conductive sur-	ity surface such as a concrete
a steel walkway or metal roof.	faces in contact with the generator.	slab.
		ALWAYS operate generator a min-
		imum of six feet from any conduc-
		tive surface.
Improper connection of items to	Exceeding the load capacity of the	Read the load rating chart and in-
generator.	generator by attaching too many	structions in the Wattage Calcula-
	items, or items with very high load	tion section. Make sure that the
	ratings to it could result in overheat-	summation of electrical loads for
	ing of some items or their attachment	all attachments does not exceed
	wiring resulting in fire or electrical	the load rating of the generator.
	shock.
Operation of unit when damaged,	Attempting to use the unit when it	Do not operate generator with me-
or with guards or panels removed.	has been damaged, or when it is not	chanical or electrical problem.
	functioning normally could result in	Have unit repaired by an Autho-
	fire or electrocution.	rized Service Center.
	Removal of guarding could expose	Do not operate generator with
	electrically charged components and	protective guarding removed.
	result in electrocution.

5 — ENG