KNOVA KN GEN-30 Manual page 8

OPERATION METHOD
Close the choke valve
Start the generator
START
Start the generator recoil start
WARNING
It may be causing the dangers of injury
by the sudden change of rotation direction of the
engine during operating the recoil starter.
Open the choke valve
WAIT
5 sec
Connect to load
Access electric equipment and
turn the circuit breaker to ON.
Please note that when several
loads are used at the same time,
do not access the next one uniess
the former one is running normally.
The total power of the loads
should not exceed the rated
power of the unit.
When the unit is in cold state,
move the choke valve to the full
closed position, and half closed
position in thermal state. If the
generator unit is not started for
two times in succession, move
the choke valve to the open
position and then to operate
the switch or hand-pull starter.
Turn the engine switch on the
control panel to ON. Or press it
to START if it's electrical start
state, then generator unit can
be started. In order to extend
the service life of the storage
battery, do not press on the
switch for more than 3 seconds
and the interval between two
pressing should be longer than
10 seconds.
Start via the pull wire: Pull the
wire gently to connect the disc
to the starting bowl inside the
unit. Pull the wire out in an
instant action and the generator
unit will be started after doing
this twice. If it is not started,
please conduct the above
operation with the choke valve.
After starting, let the unit run
without load for 5 seconds and
then turn on the choke valve
switch.
• Shut down the engine
Connect to load
Turn off the engine switch
OFF
WAIT
30 sec
Close the fuel valve lever
OFF
• Storage
Drain the fuel
Protective treatment
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Disconnect the electric
equipment from the control
panel of the generator.
After 30 seconds of no-load
running, turn off the engine
switch and the generator unit
will be shut down immediately.
Turn off fuel valve lever after
the shutdown of the unit.
WARNING
The surface
temperature of the
generator unit is still high after
shutdown, and it can not be
moved or operated before cooling
down in order to avoid scalding.
Remove the oil draining bolt
of the carburetor and drain
the fuel from the fuel tank and
carburetor. Then tighten the
oil draining bolt again (if the
fuel is not drained, the fuel will
evaporate and flow into the air,
and the residues may block the
carburetor).
The unit should be stored in
a clean and dry place and
should be protected from rain
and high temperature. Shield
the unit with paper box or
plastic bag to prevent dust
from entering the unit.