TP-6126 8/02
IV
Safety Precautions and Instructions
Moving Parts
Hazardous voltage.
Can cause severe injury or death.
Operate the generator set only when
all guards and electrical enclosures
are in place.
Moving rotor.
WARNING
Airborne particles.
Can
cause
severe
injury
or
blindness.
Wear protective goggles and clothing
when using power tools, hand tools,
or compressed air.
WARNING
Notice
NOTICE
Hardware damage.
The transfer
switch
may
use
both
American
Standard and metric hardware. Use
the correct size tools to prevent
rounding of the bolt heads and nuts.
NOTICE
When replacing hardware, do not
substitute
with
inferior
grade
hardware.
Screws and nuts are
available in different hardness ratings.
To
indicate
hardness,
American
Standard hardware uses a series of
markings, and metric hardware uses a
numeric system. Check the markings
on the bolt heads and nuts for
identification.
NOTICE
Improper operator handle usage.
Use the manual operator handle on the
transfer
switch
for
maintenance
purposes only.
Return the transfer
switch to the normal position. Remove
the manual operator handle, if used,
and store it in the place provided on the
transfer
switch
when
service
is
completed.
NOTICE
Foreign
material
contamination.
Cover
the
transfer
switch
during
installation to keep dirt, grit, metal drill
chips, and other debris out of the
components.
Cover the solenoid
mechanism during installation. After
installation, use the manual operating
handle to cycle the contactor to verify
that it operates freely. Do not use a
screwdriver to force the contactor
mechanism.
NOTICE
Electrostatic
discharge
damage.
Electrostatic
discharge
(ESD)
damages electronic circuit boards.
Prevent
electrostatic
discharge
damage by wearing an approved
grounding wrist strap when handling
electronic circuit boards or integrated
circuits. An approved grounding wrist
strap provides a high resistance (about
1 megohm),
not a direct short
, to
ground
.
