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Connecting the Generator
To connect the XW Automatic Generator Start to a generator, you must identify the start
wiring configuration of the generator you want to use. Generators must be auto-start
capable, and generators equipped with remote operation connections are ideal.
If the generator is equipped for remote operation, you must examine the wiring of the
remote cable and connector (or read your generator’s documentation, if available) and
identify the following wires:
•Ground
•Start
•Stop
• Generator run signal, also known as the Hour Meter or Switched B+ (battery positive)
Wiring
requirements
To wire the XW Automatic Generator Start to the generator, you need #16 or #18 AWG
wire connected between contacts 12 to 20 on the wiring harness. How many of these wires
you connect and in which combination depends on your generator type.
Generator types The XW Automatic Generator Start has 13 preset generator configurations, or “Gen
Types” (see the XW Automatic Start Owner’s Guide for details on Generator Types). To
ensure that the XW Automatic Generator Start is compatible with your generator’s starting
circuitry, you must select your type of generator from the XW Automatic Generator Start
menu on the XW System Control Panel after completing the installation.
7 External manual on input White/Green
8 External manual off input White/Red
9 External ON/OFF LED Indicator output White/Blue
10 Constant 12/24 V B+ (battery positive) for External ON/OFF/LED
Indicator
Red
11 External ON/OFF/LED Indicator return (connected internally to
wire number 13)
Black
12 Generator run signal (switched B+) sense input Violet
13 Generator run signal (switched B+) sense return (generator battery
negative)
Black
14 Relay 1 (Generator run/stop) Normally open contact Blue
15 Relay 1 (Generator run/stop) Normally closed contact White/Violet
16 Relay 1 (Generator run/stop) Common contact Gray
17 Relay 2 (Generator start) Normally open contact White
18 Relay 2 (Generator start) Common contact Gray
19 Relay 3 (Preheat/cooldown) Normally open contact Brown
20 Relay 3 (Preheat/cooldown) Common contact Gray
Table 5-3
Contact Numbers and Functions (Continued)
Wire
Number Function
Wiring Harness
Wire Color