Grounding Generator To Truck Or Trailer Frame; Using Lifting Eye - Red-D-Arc D55OK HO Owner's Manual

5-4. Grounding Generator To Truck Or Trailer Frame

!
Always ground generator frame to
vehicle frame to prevent electric
shock and static electricity hazards.
!
Also see AWS Safety & Health Fact
Sheet No. 29, Grounding of Portable
And Vehicle Mounted Welding Gen-
erators.
!
Bed liners, shipping skids, and
some running gear insulate the

5-5. Using Lifting Eye

1 2
GND/PE
3
welding generator from the vehicle
frame. Always connect a ground
wire from the generator equipment
grounding terminal to bare metal on
the vehicle frame as shown.
!
Use GFCI protection when operat-
ing auxiliary equipment. If unit does
not have GFCI receptacles, use
GFCI-protected extension cord.
3
1 Equipment Grounding Terminal (On
Front Panel)
2 Grounding Cable (Not Supplied)
3 Metal Vehicle Frame
Connect cable from equipment ground
terminal to metal vehicle frame. Use #8
AWG or larger insulated copper wire.
.
Electrically bond generator frame to ve-
hicle frame by metal-to-metal contact.
1 Lifting Eye
2 Nut
3 Carriage Bolt
1
Raise lifting eye until it snaps in
place. Lower lifting eye when not
needed.
To lock the lifting eye in the upright
position, insert a 3/8-16 x 1-1/2 in.
carriage bolt through slot in bracket
2
and secure with nut (bolt and nut not
supplied).
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