3. grounding generator to truck or trailer frame – Hobart Welding Products CHAMPION ELITE OM-240 438B User Manual

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Always ground generator

frame to vehicle frame to pre-

vent electric shock and static

electricity hazards.

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Also see AWS Safety &

Health Fact Sheet No. 29,

Grounding of Portable And

Vehicle Mounted Welding

Generators.

!

Bed liners, shipping skids,

and some running gear insu-

late the welding generator

from the vehicle frame. Al-

ways connect a ground wire

from the generator equip-

ment grounding terminal to

bare metal on the vehicle

frame as shown.

!

If unit does not have GFCI re-

ceptacles, use GFCI-pro-

tected extension cord.

1

Equipment Grounding

Terminal (On Front Panel)

2

Grounding Cable (Not

Supplied)

3

Metal Vehicle Frame

Connect cable from equipment

ground terminal to metal vehicle

frame. Use #10 AWG or larger

insulated copper wire.

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Electrically bond generator
frame to vehicle frame by met-

al-to-metal contact.

5-3. Grounding Generator To Truck Or Trailer Frame

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