Owner`s manual

USING THE GENERATOR

A WARNING: Never connect a generator directly to any existing electrical building circuit.

The generator can backfeed into power lines and electrocute nearby electrical repair workers.

Once you have allowed the engine to mn for several minutes, you may connect electrical devices to the

generator.

AC Usage

CAUTION: Please familiarize yourself with the markings on the panel before connecting electrical

devices.

You may connect electrical devices running on AC current according to their wattage requirements.

The chart in figure 10 shows the rated and surge wattage of your generator.

The rated wattage corresponds to the maximum wattage the generator can output on a continuous

basis.

The maxim,_m wattage corresponds to the maximum wattage the generator can output for a few

minutes.

The surge wattage corresponds to the maximum amount of power the generator can output for an

extremely short period of time (seconds). Many electrical devices such as refrigerators require short

bursts of extra power, in addition to the rated wattage listed by the device, to start their motors. The

surge wattage ability of the generator covers this extra power requirement.

Rated (Runnin_l) Watta_le Maximum Watta_le ,

6500 7500

Sur_le Watta_le

9000

Figure 10- generator wattage.

The total running wattage requirement of the electrical devices connected to the generator should not

exceed the rated wattage of the generator itself. To calculate the total wattage requirement of the

electrical devices you wish to connect, find the rated (or running) wattage of each device. This

number should be listed somewhere on the device or in its instruction manual. If you cannot find this

wattage, you may calculate it by multiplying the Voltage requirement by the Amperage drawn:

Watts = Volts x Amperes

If these specifications are not available you may estimate the Watts required by your device by using

the chart in figure 11.

Once you have found the rated wattage requirement of each electrical device, add these numbers to

find the total rated wattage you wish to draw from the generator. If this number exceeds the rated

wattage of the generator, DO NOT connect all these devices. Select a combination of electrical

devices, which has a total rated wattage lower than or equal to the rated wattage of the generator.