Kohler 38RCLA Manual page 8

Short circuits.
voltage/current can cause severe
injury or death. Short circuits can
cause bodily injury and/or equipment
damage. Do not contact electrical
connections with tools or jewelry while
making adjustments or
Remove all jewelry before servicing the
equipment.
Engine block heater.
voltage can cause severe injury or
death. The engine block heater can
cause electrical shock. Remove the
engine block heater plug from the
electrical outlet before working on the
block heater electrical connections.
Electrical backfeed to the utility.
Hazardous backfeed voltage can
cause severe injury or death. Install
a transfer switch in standby power
installations to prevent the connection
of standby and other sources of power.
Electrical backfeed into
electrical system can cause severe
injury or death to utility personnel
working on power lines.
WARNING
Airborne particles.
Can cause severe
blindness.
Wear protective goggles and clothing
when using power tools, hand tools,
or compressed air.
8 Safety Precautions and Instructions
Hazardous Servicing the generator set when it
is operating. Exposed moving parts
can cause severe injury or death.
Keep hands, feet, hair, clothing, and
test leads away from the belts and
pulleys when the generator set is
repairs. running. Replace guards, screens, and
covers before operating the generator
set.
Hazardous
Heavy Equipment
Unbalanced weight.
Improper lifting can cause severe
injury or death and equipment
a utility
damage.
Do not use lifting eyes.
Lift the generator set using lifting bars
inserted through the lifting holes on
the skid.
Hot Parts
injury or
Hot coolant and steam.
Can cause severe injury or death.
Before removing the pressure cap,
stop the generator set and allow it to
cool. Then loosen the pressure cap
to relieve pressure.
WARNING
WARNING
WARNING
Hot engine and exhaust system.
Can cause severe injury or death.
Do not work on the generator set until
it cools.
Servicing the alternator. Hot parts
can cause severe injury or death.
Avoid touching the alternator field or
exciter armature. When shorted, the
alternator field and exciter armature
become hot enough to cause severe
burns.
Servicing the exhaust system. Hot
parts can cause severe injury or
death. Do not touch hot engine parts.
The engine and exhaust system
components become extremely hot
during operation.
Notice
NOTICE
Canadian installations only.
standby service connect the output of
the generator set to a suitably rated
transfer switch in accordance with
Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1.
NOTICE
Electrostatic discharge
Electrostatic discharge
damages electronic circuit boards.
Prevent electrostatic
damage by wearing an approved
grounding wrist strap when handling
electronic circuit boards or integrated
circuits. An approved grounding wrist
strap provides a high resistance (about
1 megohm), not a direct short, to
ground.
TP-6810 6/15
For
damage.
(ESD)
discharge