DR Power 6000-Watt Generator - Manual (Page 26)

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GENERATOR ATTACHMENT
Operating Safety
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TO PREVENT ELECTRICAL SHOCK, MAKE SURE ALL APPLIANCES ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER
BEFORE YOU CONNECT THEM TO YOUR DR GENERATOR ATTACHMENT.
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MAKE SURE THE GENERATOR IS PROPERLY GROUNDED.
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DO NOT CONNECT 250VAC APPLIANCES TO THE 125VAC DUPLEX OUTLETS.
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DO NOT CONNECT 3-PHASE LOADS TO THE GENERATOR.
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DO NOT CONNECT 50 HZ APPLIANCES TO THE GENERATOR.
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ANY CONNECTION FOR AUXILIARY POWER TO A BUILDING MUST BE MADE BY A LICENSED
ELECTRICIAN (USING AN ISOLATION TRANSFORMER/SWITCH) AND MUST COMPLY WITH ALL
APPLICABLE LAWS AND ELECTRICAL CODES. IMPROPER CONNECTIONS CAN ALLOW ELECTRICAL
CURRENT FROM THE GENERATOR TO FEED BACK INTO THE UTILITY LINES AND MAY
ELECTROCUTE A UTILITY WORKER THAT CONTACTS THE LINES DURING A POWER OUTAGE.
ALSO, WHEN THE UTILITY POWER IS RESTORED FROM AN OUTAGE, THE GENERATOR MAY
EXPLODE, BURN, OR CAUSE FIRES IN THE BUILDING ELECTRICAL WIRING.
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THE TOTAL WATTAGE OF THE APPLIANCES CONNECTED TO THE DR GENERATOR ATTACHMENT
MUST NOT EXCEED 6.0 KILOWATTS.
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FOR CONTINUOUS OPERATION, DO NOT EXCEED 5.5 KILOWATTS FOR MORE THAN 30
MINUTES.
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MOST MOTORIZED APPLIANCES REQUIRE MORE THAN THEIR RATED WATTAGE FOR START-UP.
DO NOT EXCEED THE CURRENT LIMIT SPECIFIED FOR ANY GENERATOR OUTPUT (
FIGURE 30).
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A CIRCUIT BREAKER ON THE FRONT PANEL OF THE DR GENERATOR ATTACHMENT ( FIGURE 30)
WILL AUTOMATICALLY TRIP (BUTTON POPS OUT) IF THAT INDIVIDUAL CIRCUIT IS OVERLOADED
OR IF A DEFECTIVE APPLIANCE IS PLUGGED INTO THE CIRCUIT. IF A CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPS
AUTOMATICALLY, CHECK THAT THE APPLIANCE CONNECTED DOES NOT EXCEED THE RATED
LOAD CAPACITY FOR THAT CIRCUIT AND/OR THE APPLIANCE IS WORKING PROPERLY BEFORE
RESETTING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER (
FIGURE 30).
NOTE: You can determine an appliance’s wattage rating by multiplying its required voltage (125VAC or
250VAC) by the amount of current (Amps) it draws. Also see Generator Loading Guidelines on the next
page.