CHECKING COMPONENT PARTS
Check following items before starting engine
:
Fuel leakage from fuel hose, etc.
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Bolts and nuts for looseness.
Components for damage or breakage.
Generator not resting on or against any adjacent wiring.
CHECK GENERATOR SURROUNDINGS.
Make sure you review each warning in order to prevent
fire
hazaed.
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Keep area clear of inflammables or other hazardous materials.
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Keep generator at least
3
feet (lmeter) away from buildings or other
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Only operate generator in a dry, well ventilated area.
Keep exhaust pipe clear of foreign objects.
Keep generator away from open flame.
No
smoking!
Keep generator
on
a stable and level surface.
Do
not block generator air vents with paper or other material.
structures.
2.
GROUNDING THE GENERATOR
To
ground the generator to the earth,
connect the grounding lug of the gener-
ator to the grounding spike driven into
the earth or to the conductor which has
been already grounded to the earth.
If such grounding conductor or grounding
electorode is unavailable, connect the
grounding lug of the generator to the
grounding terminal of the using electric
tool or appliance.
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GROUNDING
SPIKE
GROUNDING
LUG
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