Charging A Battery; Low Oil Pressure Shutdown System; Initial Startup; Sensing Low Pressure - Craftsman 580.327140 Owner's Manual

OPERATION
CHARGING A BA1TERY
Your generator has the capability of recharging a dis-
charged, 12-volt automotive or utility style storage battery.
Do not use the unit to charge any 6-volt batteries. Do not
use the unit to crank an engine having a discharged battery.
To recharge 12-volt battedas, proceed as follows:
• Check fluid level in all battery cells. If necessary, add
ONLY distilled water to sever separators in battery
cells. DO NOT USE TAP WATER.
• If the battery is equipped with vent caps, make sure
they are installed and are tight.
• If necessary, clean battery posts or terminals.
• Connect battery charge cable connector plug to panel
recaptacle (Fig. 10). identified by the words =12-VOLT
D.C.
Connectbattery
charge cable clamp with red handle to
battery post or terminal indicated by a POSITIVE, POS
or(*).
• Connect battery charge cable clamp with black handle
to battery post or terminal indicated by a NEGATIVE,
NEG, or (--).
. Start en.g=ne(see =Starting the Engine" on Page 5). Let
the engine run while battery recharges.
• When battery has charged, shut down engine (see
=Stopping the Engine" on this page).
NOTE: Use an automotive hydrometer to test battery state of
charge and condition. Follow the hydrometer manufacturer's
instruc_onscarefully Generally, a battery is considered to be at
100% state of charge when speQtic gravityof its flu_ (as meas-
ured by hydrometer)is 1 260.
FIG. 10
LOW OIL PRESSURE SHUTDOWN SYSTEM
The engine is equipped w_tha low od pressure sensor that
shuts down the engine automatically when the oil pressure
drops below 6 psi. If the engine shuts down by itself and
the fuel tank has enough gasoline, check engine oil level.
INITIAL STARTUP
A delay built m the shutdown system allows oil pressure to
build dunng starting. The delay allows the engine to run for
about 10 seconds before sensing oil pressure.
SENSING LOW PRESSURE
If the system senses low oil pressure during operation, the
eng=ne shuts down. As the system shuts down, the low oil
light comes ON. However, once the engine has stopped
rotating, this light will go OFF.
RESTARTING
If you try to restart the eng=ne within 5 seconds after it shuts
down, the engine may NOT start. The system needs 5 to
10 seconds to reset.
If you do restart the engine after such a shutdown and
have not corrected the low oil pressure, the engine
runs for about 10 seconds as described above and then
stops.
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