NorthStar 10000 PPG - Manuals

Page 2 - NOTICE

1 THANK YOU T hank you for purchasi ng a NorthStar Pro Series Generator. Your machine i s desi gned for l ong li fe, dependabili ty, and the top performance you demand. Please take tim e now to readthrough thi s m anual so you can better understand the machi ne’s operati on, m aintenance andsafety p...

Page 3 - SPECIFICATIONS

2 SPECIFICATIONS Item Num ber #165967 M axim um Output 10000 Watts (W) Conti nuous Output 8500 Watts (W) Vol tage 120/240 Vol t (V) Phase Singl e phase (4-wi re) Frequency 56.5 - 63.3 Hertz (Hz) Power Factor 1.0 p.f. T otal Harm oni c Di stortion l ess than 5% Engi ne 18 HP Honda Engi ne Speed 3390 ...

Page 4 - MACHINE COM PONENT IDENTIFICATION; Des cription

3 MACHINE COM PONENT IDENTIFICATION Ref. Des cription Ref. Des cription 1 Ai r Cl eaner 11 10.0 Gall on Gas T ank 2 Grounding Screw 12 Recoil 3 Ci rcuit Breakers 13 M uffler & Spark Arrestor 4 120/240V, 50A Receptacl e 14 Oil Fi lter 5 120/240V, 30A Locki ng Rec. 15 Battery Box 6 120V, 30A Locki...

Page 5 - GENERATOR FE ATURES; W ARNI NG

4 GENERATOR FE ATURES Reference 1 - Air Cleaner. Refer to your Honda Engi ne Owner’s M anual for ai r cleaner care. Reference 2 - Grounding Screw . Ground the generator via the groundi ng screw, to a copper pi pe orrod that i s dri ven into moi st soil . Reference 3 - Circuit Breakers. T hi s portab...

Page 7 - INSTALLATION; DANGER; LOAD APP LIC ATION; STARTI NG EL ECT RI C MO TO RS

6 INSTALLATION OUTDOORS: Choose a l ocation where the generator will not be exposed to rain, snow or di rectsunl ight. Posi ti on the generator on secure, l evelground so i t wi ll not ti p or sl ide down a hill . Pl ace thegenerator so that the exhaust fumes wi ll not bedi rected towards people. T ...

Page 8 - EXT ENSI ON CORDS; PRE-STAR T PR EP AR ATIONS

7 Runni ng the generator under these condi tions m ay resul t i n dam age to the generator stator as well as them otor windi ngs. Because the heavy surge of currenti s requi red for onl y an i nstant, the generator will not bedam aged if i t can bri ng the m otor up to speed i n a fewseconds. If dif...

Page 9 - OPERATI NG SP EED; BEFO RE S TART ING; STAR TING - ELEC TRIC

8 OPERATI NG SP EED T he generator must be run at the correct speed in order to produce the proper el ectri cal voltage andfrequency. The speed of the engi ne was carefull yadj usted at the factory so that the generator producesthe proper vol tage and frequency. T he output vol tage should be checke...

Page 10 - GENER ATOR C ARE

9 GENER ATOR C ARE T he generator head i s a two pole, 3600 RPM , 60 Hz, brushl ess, revol vi ng field and synchronous typewi th one seal ed radi al roller bearing. T he rotor of thegenerator head i s di rectl y connected to the enginecrankshaft and the stator i s ri gi dl y coupled to theengine cas...

Page 11 - TROUBLESHOOTING; Proble m

10 TROUBLESHOOTING Proble m Possible Causes Possible Re medie s Engi ne wi ll not start. a) Low oil l evel .b) Foul ed spark pl ug.c) Out of fuel .d) Stop swi tch i n OFF posi tion. a) Fi ll crankcase to proper oi l level .b) Cl ean or repl ace spark pl ug.c) Fi ll fuel tank.d) Place swi tch in ON p...