Battery boost starting
DANGER
To avoid serious personal injury:
8 Battery gases can explode. Keep
cigarettes, sparks, and flames
away from battery.
8 If generator battery is frozen, do
not battery boost start engine.
8 DO NOT connect other end of
negative - jumper cable to
negative - terminal of generator
battery.
8 Connect to chassis or engine.
When battery boost starting engine, follow the instruc-
tions below to safely start the engine.
1. Bring helper battery of the same voltage as
disabled generator within easy cable reach.
2. Put on safety goggles and rubber gloves.
3. Ensure the vent caps are securely in place. (if
equipped)
4. Cover vent caps with damp rags. Do not allow the
rag to touch the battery terminals.
5. Attach the red clamp to the positive (red, + or
pos.) terminal of the dead battery and clamp the
other end of the same cable to the positive (red, +
or pos.) terminal of the helper battery.
(1) Dead battery
(2) Lay a damp rag over vent
caps.
(3) Jumper cables
(4) Engine block or frame
(5) Helper battery
6. Clamp the other cable to the negative (black, - or
neg.) terminal of the helper battery.
7. Clamp the other end to the engine block or frame
of the generator as far from the dead battery as
possible.
8. Start the disabled generator.
9. Disconnect the jumper cables in the exact reverse
order of attachment. (Steps 7, 6 and 5).
10. Remove and discard the damp rags.
(A) Connect cables in
numerical order.
Disconnect in reverse
order after use.
PERIODIC SERVICE
NOTICE
8 This machine has a 12 volt
negative
system.
8 Use only same voltage for jump
starting.
8 Use of a higher voltage source
on generators electrical system
could result in severe damage
to generators electrical system.
Electric Wiring
WARNING
To avoid personal injury:
Shorting of electric cable or wiring
may cause a fire.
8 Check to see if electric cables
and
wiring
hardened or cracked.
8 Keep dust and water away from
all power connections.
Loose wiring and terminal parts
make bad connections, be sure
to repair them before starting
the engine.
Damaged wiring reduces the capacity of electrical
parts. Change or repair damaged wiring immediately.
Fuse
The electrical system is protected from potential dam-
age by fuses.
A blown fuse indicates that there is an overload or a
short circuit somewhere in the electrical system.
If any of the fuses should blow, replace with a new one
of the same capacity.
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ground starting
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are
swollen,
(A) Fuse box