Installation and Maintenance Manual
GEI-M1031-B
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I. GENERAL INFORMATION (cont’d)
C. Safe Motor Operation
WARNINGS: High voltage and rotating parts can cause serious or fatal injuries. Qualified
personnel should perform installation, operation and maintenance of electrical machinery. For
equipment covered by this instruction book, it is important to observe safety precautions to
protect personnel from possible injury. Be sure to keep the installation and maintenance information for
future reference. All warnings and cautions must be followed.
Installation
Avoid contact with energized circuits and rotating parts.
Avoid bypassing or rendering inoperative any safeguards or protective devices.
Avoid use of automatic-reset thermal protection where unexpected starting of equipment might be
hazardous to personnel.
Avoid contact with capacitors until safe discharge procedures have been followed.
Be sure the shaft key is captive before the motor is energized.
Avoid long exposure in close proximity to machinery with high noise levels.
Use proper care and procedures in handling, lifting, operating and maintaining the equipment.
Use proper protective gear when handling, lifting, installing, operating and maintaining the equipment.
If eyebolts are used for lifting motors, they must be securely tightened, and the direction of the lift must
not exceed a 15 angle with the shank of the eyebolt. Do not use eyebolts in an ambient below 0F. At
lower temperature, the eyebolt could fail resulting in injury to personnel and/or damage to equipment.
Drop-forged eyebolts per American Society of Testing Materials A489 or equivalent must be used.
Do not use the shaft as a means for lifting.
Do not lift both the motor and driven equipment with the motor lifting means.
Do not stand on or place objects on the motor.
Maintenance
Safe maintenance practices performed by qualified personnel are imperative. Before starting maintenance
procedures, be positive that:
Equipment connected to the shaft will not cause mechanical rotation.
Main motor windings and all accessory devices associated with the work area are disconnected from
electrical power sources.
The motor has been given time to cool.
Failure to properly ground the frame of the motor can cause serious injury to personnel. Grounding should be
in accordance with the National Electrical Code and consistent with sound practice.
These instructions do not purport to cover all details in equipment nor to provide for every possible
contingency to be met in connection with installation, operation or maintenance. Should further information
be desired or should particular problems arise which are not covered sufficiently for the purchaser’s purposes
the matter should be referred to the General Electric Company.
This document contains proprietary information of General Electric Company, USA and is furnished to its
customer solely to assist that customer in the installation, testing, operating and/or maintenance of the
equipment described. This document shall not be reproduced in whole or in part, nor shall its contents be
disclosed to any third party without the written approval of GE Energy.