XP-6341 6/10
6
Safety Precautions and Instructions
Connecting the battery and the
battery charger. Hazardous voltage
can cause severe injury or death.
Reconnect
the
battery
correctly,
positive to positive and negative to
negative, to avoid electrical shock and
damage to the battery charger and
battery(ies).
Have
a
qualified
electrician install the battery(ies).
Short
circuits.
Hazardous
voltage/current can cause severe
injury or death.
Short circuits can
cause bodily injury and/or equipment
damage
.
Do not contact electrical
connections with tools or jewelry while
making
adjustments
or
repairs.
Remove all jewelry before servicing the
equipment.
Engine block heater.
Hazardous
voltage can cause severe injury or
death.
The engine block heater can
cause electrical shock. Remove the
engine block heater plug from the
electrical outlet before working on the
block heater electrical connections.
Electrical backfeed to the utility.
Hazardous backfeed voltage can
cause severe injury or death.
Install
a transfer switch in standby power
installations to prevent the connection
of standby and other sources of power.
Electrical
backfeed
into
a
utility
electrical system can cause severe
injury or death to utility personnel
working on power lines.
Heavy Equipment
Unbalanced weight.
Improper lifting can cause severe
injury or death and equipment
damage.
Do not use lifting eyes.
Lift the generator set using lifting bars
inserted through the lifting holes on
the skid.
WARNING
Hot Parts
Hot coolant and steam.
Can cause severe injury or death.
Before removing the pressure cap,
stop the generator set and allow it to
cool. Then loosen the pressure cap
to relieve pressure.
WARNING
Hot engine and exhaust system.
Can cause severe injury or death.
Do not work on the generator set until
it cools.
WARNING
Hot engine oil.
Can cause severe injury or death.
Avoid skin contact with hot oil. Do not
start or operate the generator set with
the engine oil filler cap removed, as
hot oil can spray out. Ensure that the
lubrication system is not under pres-
sure when servicing. Do not work on
the generator set until it cools.
WARNING
Servicing the exhaust system. Hot
parts can cause severe injury or
death.
Do not touch hot engine parts.
The
engine
and
exhaust
system
components become extremely hot
during operation.
Notice
NOTICE
Canadian installations only
.
For
standby service connect the output of
the generator set to a suitably rated
transfer switch in accordance with
Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1.
