Kohler 14RESA Manual page 10

High voltage test.
voltage can cause severe injury or
death. Follow the instructions of the
test equipment manufacturer when
performing high-voltage tests on the
rotor or stator. An improper test
procedure can damage equipment or
lead to generator set failure.
Connecting the battery and the
battery charger. Hazardous voltage
can cause severe injury or death.
Reconnect the battery
positive to positive and negative to
negative, to avoid electrical shock and
damage to the battery charger and
battery(ies). Have a
electrician install the battery(ies).
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.
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.
Testing live electrical
Hazardous voltage or current can
cause severe injury or death. Have
trained and qualified personnel take
diagnostic measurements
circuits. Use adequately rated test
equipment with electrically insulated
probes and follow the instructions of the
test equipment manufacturer when
performing voltage tests. Observe the
following precautions when performing
voltage tests: (1) Remove all jewelry.
(2) Stand on a dry, approved electrically
insulated mat. (3) Do not touch the
enclosure or components inside the
enclosure. (4) Be prepared for the
system to operate automatically.
(600 volts and under)
10 Safety Precautions and Instructions
Heavy Equipment
Hazardous
Unbalanced weight.
Improper lifting can cause severe
correctly,
injury or death and equipment
damage.
Do not use lifting eyes.
qualified
Lift the generator set using lifting bars
inserted through the lifting holes on
the skid.
Hazardous
Hot Parts
repairs.
Hot engine and exhaust system.
Can cause severe injury or death.
Do not work on the generator set until
it cools.
a utility
Servicing the alternator. Hot parts
can cause severe injury or death.
Avoid touching the alternator field or
circuits.
exciter armature. When shorted, the
alternator field and exciter armature
become hot enough to cause severe
burns.
of live
WARNING
WARNING
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.
Servicing the engine heater.
parts can cause minor personal
injury or property damage. Install the
heater before connecting it to power.
Operating the heater before installation
can cause burns and component
damage. Disconnect power to the
heater and allow it to cool before
servicing the heater or nearby parts.
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-6805 8/15
Hot
For
damage.
(ESD)
discharge