Grounding Generator To Truck Or Trailer Frame - Hobart Welders Champion Elite Manuel Du Propriétaire

5-3. Grounding Generator To Truck Or Trailer Frame

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Connect cable from equipment
ground terminal to metal vehicle
frame. Use #8 AWG or larger insu-
lated copper wire.
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Always ground generator
frame to vehicle frame to pre-
vent electric shock and static
electricity hazards.
Also see AWS Safety &
Health Fact Sheet No. 29,
Grounding of Portable And
Vehicle Mounted Welding
Generators.
Bed liners, shipping skids,
and some running gear insu-
late the welding generator
from the vehicle frame. Al-
ways connect a ground wire
from the generator equip-
ment grounding terminal to
bare metal on the vehicle
frame as shown.
If unit does not have GFCI re-
ceptacles, use GFCI-pro-
tected extension cord.
Equipment Grounding
Terminal (On Front Panel)
Grounding Cable (Not
Supplied)
Metal Vehicle Frame
Electrically bond generator
frame to vehicle frame by met-
al-to-metal contact.
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