Starting An Electric Start Generator - Westinghouse WGen2000 User Manual

OPERATION
STARTING ONE
PUSH START GENERATOR
1. Verify the battery is properly installed and both
battery cables are attached (see Installing the
Battery (Electric Start Generators Only) on page 11).
2. Make sure the circuit breakers are properly set (see
Figure 13 on page 20.
3. Move the fuel shutoff valve to the ON position (see
Figure 19 below).
Figure 19 - Fuel Shut Off - ON
4. Rotate the red Battery Disconnect button clockwise
until the button pops out (see 1 below) .
Figure 21 - Battery Disconnect - Twist to unlock
5. Push and hold the engine start push button for 1
second and release (see Figure 22).
• The engine will automatically set the choke and
begin the start sequence.
• If the engine has started successfully the light
indicator on the engine start button will turn
green.
• If the engine fails to start, the generator controls
will attempt to start the engine two more times
for a total of three attempts.
• If the third attempt fails, the light on the engine
start button will turn red.
• If the engine has failed to start after three
attempts the engine start button can be pushed
again to begin the automatic start sequence.
• The red engine stop button can be pushed at any
time during the automatic start sequence to abort
the engine start attempt.
NOTE: If the cranking speed drops after each
unsuccessful attempt, then the battery may not
be adequately charged. You can alternatively start
the generator using the recoil start as instructed
in Manually Starting a Generator on page 20.
Figure 22 - Push Button Start
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