To Start The Engine; Connecting Electrical Loads; Stopping The Engine - Craftsman 580.325610 Operator's Manual

To Start The
Engine
DisconnectatI ebctricai loads from the generator. NEVER
start or stop engine with electricai devices piugged in and
turned ON. Foilow start instruction steps in numerical order:
1. Make sure unit is on a ievei surface.
iMPORTANT: Failureto start and operate unit on a level
surface wiii cause the unit not to start or shut down during
operation.
2. Turn red fuei vaive to "On" position.
3. Place choke lever in "Choke" position.
4. Set rocker switch to "Off' position.
5. Grasp recoil handle and pulI slowly until slight
resistance is felt. Then pull rapidty to start engine.
WARNING
Starter cord kickback (rapid retraction) can result
n bodiiy injury. Kickback wiii puli hand and arm
toward engine faster than you can bt go.
Broken bones, fractures, bruises, or sprains
sould result.
• Whenstartingengine,pul!cordslowlyuntil resistance isfelt and
then pull rapidlyto avoidkickback.
o NEVER start or stop engine with ebctricaldevicespluggedin
andturnedon.
t_IPORTANT:If engine floods, place choke lever in "Rue"
position and crank untii engine starts.
6. Move choke iever to "Rue" position a short distance at
a time over severai seconds in warm weather or
minutes in cold weather. Let engine run smoothly
before each change. Operatewith choke in "Rue"
position.
NOTE:if engine starts after 3 pulls but faiis to run, or if unit
shuts down during operation, make sure unit is on a level
surface and check for proper oii ieveI in crankcase. This unit
may be equipped with a iow oii protection device. If so, oil
must be at proper level for engine to start.
WARNING
Contact with muffler area can result in serious
burns.
_ Exhaust heat/gases can ignite combustibies,
structures or damage fue! tank causing a fire.
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DONOT touch hotpartsandAVOID hot exhaustgases.
Allowequipment t o coolbeforetouching.
Keepat least5 feet (1.5m) of clearance on all sidesof
generator i ncludingoverhead.
Codeof Federal R egulation (CFR) T itle 36 Parks,Forests, a nd
PublicPropertyrequireequipment p owered by an internal
combustion engine to havea sparkanester,maintained in
effective workingorder,complyingto USDA Forestservice
standard 5100-1Cor laterrevision.Inthe Stateof California a
sparkarresteris required undersection4442 ofthe CaBornia
Publicresources code.Otherstatesrnayhavesimilarlaws.
Connecting Electrical Loads
* Let the engine stabiiize and warm up for a few minutes
after starting.
o DONOT connect240Volt loadsto 120Voit receptacbs.
* DO NOTconnect 3-phase ioads to the generator.
o DO NOTconnect 50 Hz ioads to the generator.
o Mug in and turn on the desired 120 Volt AC, singie
phase, 60 Hertz eiectricai ioads.
o DO NOT OVERLOAD THE GENERATOR. See Don't
Overload Generator.
NOTICE
Exceedinggenerators wattage/amperagecapacity can
damagegenerator and/or ebctricaI devicesconnected to it.
DONOTexceed the generator's wattage/amperage capacity.See
Don?Overload Generator i n the Operation s ection.
Startgenerator a nd letenginestabilizebeforeconnecting
electrical l oads.
Connect e bctricalloadsin OFF position,thenturn ONfor
operation.
Turnelectrical l oadsOFF anddisconnect f rom generator b efore
stoppinggenerator.
Stopping the Engine
1. Turn off and unpiug ati eiectricai ioads from unit.
NEVERstart or stop engine with ebctricat devices
ptugged in and turned on.
2. Let engine run at nooioad for two minutes to stabilize
unit's internal temperatures.
3. Move rocker switch to "Off" position.
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Backf re, fire or engine damagecould occur.
Io DONOT stop enginebymovingchokeleverto "Choke"position.
4. Move fuel valve to "Off" position.
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