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R e m o v e s i d e p a n e l , r e m o v e o i l f i l l e r c a p a n d c h e c k t h e e n g i n e o i l l e v e l . M a k e s u r e t h e e n g i n e o i l i s a t t h e u p p e r l e v e l o f t h e
o i l f i l l e r h o l e .
W A R N I N G : T h e g e n e r a t o r h a s b e e n s h i p p e d w i t h o u t e n g i n e o i l . F i l l w i t h o i l o r i t w i l l n o t s t a r t .
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D o n o t t i l t t h e g e n e r a t o r w h e n a d d i n g e n g i n e o i l . T h i s c o u l d r e s u l t i n o v e r f i l l i n g a n d d a m a g e t o t h e e n g i n e
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I f o i l l e v e l i s b e l o w t h e l o w e r l e v e l l i n e , r e f i l l w i t h s u i t a b l e o i l t o u p p e r l e v e l l i n e . D o n o t s c r e w i n t h e o i l f i l l e r c a p w h e n
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c h e c k i n g o i l l e v e l .
O i l T y p e : S A E 1 0 W 3 0
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Ground this generator by tightening the grounding nut against a grounding wire. (See Figure 3.)
Use a No. 12 AWG (American Wire Gauge) stranded copper wire, which is generally considered an acceptable
grounding wire. The other end of this grounding wire should be connected to a copper or brass grounding rod
that is driven into the earth. Proper grounding of the generator will help prevent electrical shock in the event of a
ground fault condition in the generator or in connected electrical devices. Proper grounding also helps dissipate
static electricity, which often builds up in ungrounded devices.
O P E R A T I O N
S T A R T I N G T H E E N G I N E
l B e f o r e s t a r t i n g t h e e n g i n e , d o n o t c o n n e c t e l e c t r i c a p p a r a t u s .
1 . T u r n t h e f u e l c o c k l e v e r t o t h e " O N " p o s i t i o n .
2 . T u r n t h e f u e l t a n k c a p a i r v e n t k n o b c l o c k w i s e t o
t h e " O P E N " p o s i t i o n . T u r n t h e e n g i n e s w i t c h t o t h e
" O N " o r " R U N " p o s i t i o n .
3 . T u r n t h e c h o k e l e v e r t o t h e " C l o s e / C h o k e " p o s i t i o n .
4 . P U M P t h e P R I M E R b u t t o n u n t i l t h e g l a s s b o w l i s f u l l .
5 . P u l l t h e r e c o i l s t a r t e r h a n d l e s l o w l y u n t i l r e s i s t a n c e i s f e l t . T h i s i s t h e
" C o m p r e s s i o n " p o i n t . R e t u r n t h e h a n d l e t o i t s o r i g i n a l p o s i t i o n a n d p u l l s w i f t l y .
D o n o t f u l l y p u l l o u t t h e r o p e . A f t e r s t a r t i n g , a l l o w t h e s t a r t e r h a n d l e t o r e t u r n t o
i t s o r i g i n a l p o s i t i o n w h i l e s t i l l h o l d i n g t h e h a n d l e . G r a s p t h e c a r r y i n g h a n d l e
f i r m l y t o p r e v e n t t h e g e n e r a t o r f r o m f a l l i n g o v e r w h e n p u l l i n g t h e r e c o i l s t a r t e r .
6 . W a r m u p t h e e n g i n e w i t h o u t a l o a d f o r a f e w m i n u t e s .
7 . T u r n t h e c h o k e l e v e r b a c k t o R U N p o s i t i o n , t h e n p l u g i n a p p l i a n c e s .
U S I N G E L E C T R I C P O W E R
A C A P P L I C A T I O N
( a ) T u r n o f f t h e s w i t c h ( e s ) o f t h e e l e c t r i c a l a p p l i a n c e ( s ) b e f o r e c o n n e c t i n g t o t h e g e n e r a t o r .
( b ) I n s e r t t h e p l u g ( s ) o f t h e e l e c t r i c a l a p p l i a n c e ( s ) i n t o t h e r e c e p t a c l e .
l B e s u r e t h e e l e c t r i c a p p a r a t u s i s t u r n e d o f f b e f o r e p l u g g i n g i n .
l B e s u r e t h e t o t a l l o a d i s w i t h i n g e n e r a t o r r a t e d o u t p u t .
l B e s u r e t h e s o c k e t l o a d c u r r e n t i s w i t h i n s o c k e t r a t e d c u r r e n t .
l T h e e c o n o m y c o n t r o l s w i t c h m u s t b e t u r n e d t o " O F F " w h e n u s i n g e l e c t r i c d e v i c e s t h a t r e q u i r e a l a r g e
s t a r t i n g c u r r e n t , s u c h a s a c o m p r e s s o r o r a s u b m e r g i b l e p u m p .
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T h i s u s a g e i s a p p l i c a b l e t o 1 2 V b a t t e r y c h a r g i n g .
B e s u r e t h e E c o n o m y C o n t r o l S w i t c h i s t u r n e d o f f w h i l e c h a r g i n g t h e b a t t e r y .
P A R A L L E L O U T L E T S
P a r a l l e l t w o g e n e r a t o r s t h r o u g h u s i n g P a r a l l e l t e r m i n a l c o n n e c t i n g t h e s p e c i a l t e r m i n a l . T h e p a r a l l e l
o p e r a t i n g n e e d t w o g e n e r a t o r s w i t h p a r a l l e l f u n c t i o n a n d s p e c i a l c a b l e .
Item # GEN351KIT30 Invertor Generators
O i l C a p a c i t y : 7 . 5 o u n c e s
Figure 3
The Grounding Terminal is located on the front
of the generator, to the right of the AC Output
socket.
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