Generator Capacity; Full Power Switch - Sears Craftsman 919.679370 Owner's Manual

RECEPTACLES
Your generator is equipped with duplex 120 volt recep-
tacle a 120 twistlock and a 120/240 volt twistlock recep-
tacle.
The unit is also equipped with a 15 amp circuit breaker for
the duplex 120 volt receptacles, a 30 amp circuit breaker
for the 120 volt twistlock receptacle and a 20 amp circuit
breaker for the 120/240 volt twistlock receptacle. If the
circuit breaker trips, unplug all electrical loads from the
generator. Let the circuit breaker cool down. Push circuit
breaker button to reset.
15 15
120/240V
120V
120V/240V
MODE
120V 15A
(Combined total
from both outlets)

FULL POWER SWITCH

Your Craftsman generator has a full power switch on the
control panel. This switch has two positions: 120 VOLT
ONLY, and 120/240 VOLT.
120 Position
When placed in the 120 position, (Shown below) every
receptacle on the panel will be converted to a 120 volt
receptacle. 240-volt power is not available. This position
allows full capacity of the generator to be received by
using all 120-volt receptacles. While in the 120 position,
each receptacle has the ability to reach the maximum 7500
surge wattage for inductive motors that require 7500 watts
or below to start.
120V
120/240 Position
When in the 120/240 position, (Shown Below) only half of
the 5800 watts can be received when using the 120-volt
receptacles and the 120/240-volt twistlock receptacle will
be converted to allow the full 5800 watts to be received
from this one receptacle. Also in this position, the 120-
volt receptacles will only reach a maximum of 3750 surge
watts.
120V
30
10
ON
OFF
120V 20A
120V 30A
240V 20A
120V 30A
or
120V 20A / 120V 20A
120/240V
120/240V

GENERATOR CAPACITY

Exceeding the rated capacity of your generator can
result in serious damage to your generator and con-
nected electrical devices. You should observe the
following to prevent overloading the unit:
• Starting and running wattage requirements must be
calculated to match your generator wattage capacity.
• Resistive load appliances such as light bulbs, TV's
and microwaves, have the same starting and running
wattage. The wattage used for calculating the capacity
can usually be found on each of these appliances.
Some inductive appliances and tools will list on the motor
name plate, the starting and running voltage and amper-
age requirements. Use the following formula to convert
voltage and amperage to wattage:
Inductive load appliances and tools such as refrigera-
tors, air compressors and washers require approximately
2 to 4 times the listed running wattage for starting the
equipment. This initial load only lasts for a few seconds
on start-up but is very important when figuring your total
wattage to be used.
NOTE: Always start your largest electric motor first, and
then plug in other items, one at a time.
The guide below is provided to assist you in determining
the appliances and tools that can be ran with the watt-
age capacity of your generator.
10 — ENG
(Volts X Amp = Watts)