Craftsman 580.327270 - Manual (Page 6)

OPERATION
Your a-c generator was completely assembled at the fac­
tory. It is ready for use after it has been property serviced
W!^ the recommended lubricating oil and fuel.
IP YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ASSEMBLY'
OF YOUR GENERATOR, PLEASE CALL THE GENER­
ATOR HELPLINE AT 1-800-222-3136.
IMPORTANT: ANY ATTEMPT TO RUN THE ENGINE
BEFORE IT HAS BEEN SERVICED WITH THE RECOM­
MENDED OIL WILL RESULT ÍN AN ENGINE FAILURE.
TO REMOVE GENERATOR FROM CARTON
• Set the carfori on a flat rigid surface with THIS SIDE
UP’ arrows pointing upward.
• Carefully open the fop flaps of shipping carton.
• Cut down corners atone end of shipping carton and lay
that side of carton down flat
• Remove packing material, carton fillers, ett.
• R emove generator from shipping carton.
TO ADJUST GUIDE HANDLE
Your generator is equipped with a wheel kit for easy
manuevering. After you remove the generator from the
canon you complete toe following tasks to ready to gener­
ator for use :
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• Loosen knobs of toe guide handle as shown in Fig. 1.
• Raise toe guide handle as also shown in Fig. 1 and
tighten toe knobs to hold toe handle in place.
the grounding lug and to an earth-driven copper or brass
grounding rod (electrodef provides adequate protection
iagainst electrical shock {Fig; 2). However, local codes
may vary widely Cohsult with a local electrician for
grounding requirements in your area.
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GROUNDING THE GENERATOR.
The National Electrical Code requires that toe frame and
externa i electrically conductive parts of this generator bg
properly connected to an approved earth ground, Locaji
electrical codes may also require proper grounding of toe
unit For that purpose, a GROUNDING LUG is provided
on toe control panel (Fig. 2). Generally, connecting a No.
12 AWG (American
Wm
Gauge) stranded copper wire to
Proper grounding of generator will help prevent electrical
shock in toe event of a ground fault condition in toe
generator or in connected electrical devices. Proper
grounding also helps dissipate static electricity, which
often builds up in ungrounded devices.
IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS OPERATING Y0Ul(
GENERATOR, PLEASE CALL THE GENERATOR
HELPLINE AT 1-800-222-3136.
BEFORE STARTING ENGINE
Add Oil:
Place generator on a level surface and remove oil fill plug.
Fill with SAE 30 detergent oil to point of overflowing for oil
fill plug (Fig. 3). POUR SLOWLY. DO NOT OVERFILL.
Oil capacity of engine is 21 ounces (.62 Liters or 1-1/4U.S.
pints).