GV Generators
Table of Contents
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Foreword 3
1
Safety Information
7
1.1
Callouts Found in this Manual .............................................................. 7
1.2
Safety Guidelines for Operating the Machine ....................................... 8
1.3
Safety Guidelines while Using Internal Combustion Engines ............... 9
1.4
Safety Guidelines for Maintaining the Machine .................................. 10
1.5
Label Locations .................................................................................. 11
1.6
Warning Labels .................................................................................. 12
1.7
Procedural Labels .............................................................................. 13
1.8
Informational Labels ........................................................................... 14
2
Troubleshooting Voltage Issues
15
2.1
Charging the Generator with 9-Volt Battery ....................................... 16
2.2
Checking the Stator Windings ............................................................ 17
2.3
Checking the Rotor Windings ............................................................. 19
2.4
Checking the Brushes ........................................................................ 21
2.5
Checking the Excitation Winding ........................................................ 22
2.6
Checking the AVR’s Sensing Wires ................................................... 24
2.7
Checking the Main Circuit Breaker ..................................................... 27
2.8
Checking the Voltage Selector Switch (VSS) ..................................... 29
2.9
Checking the Auto Idle Unity and Circuity .......................................... 30
2.10
Checking the Anti-Afterfire Solenoid .................................................. 37
3
Disassembly and Assembly
39
3.1
Tools Required for Disassembly/Assembly Procedures ..................... 39
3.2
Information Regarding Replacement Parts ........................................ 39
3.3
Information Regarding Reference Numbers ( ) .................................. 39
3.4
Information Regarding Threadlocking Compounds ............................ 39
3.5
Removing the Muffler ......................................................................... 40
3.6
Installing the Muffler ........................................................................... 42
3.7
Removing the Fuel Tank .................................................................... 44
3.8
Installing the Fuel Tank ...................................................................... 44
3.9
Removing the Stator ........................................................................... 45
3.10
Installing the Stator ............................................................................. 47
