NorthStar 5500 BDG - Manuals

Page 3 - SPECIFICATIONS

2 SPECIFICATIONS Item Num ber #165913 Ma xim um Output 5500 Watts (W) Continuous Output 5000 Watts (W) Voltage 120 / 240 Volt (V) Phas e Single phase (4-wire) Frequency 59.0-62.0 Hertz (H z) Power Factor 100 % Engine 11 hp m ax., 9 hp recomm ended Engine Speed 3540-3720 RPM 120 V Receptacle 20 Am p ...

Page 4 - MACHINE COM PONENT IDENTIFICATION; Fi gure 1; Des cription; Figure 2

3 MACHINE COM PONENT IDENTIFICATION Fi gure 1 (Ref. 1-4) 00041 Ref. Des cription Ref. Des cription 1 Ci rcuit Breakers 5 7/8” shaft 2 120V 20A Dupl ex Receptacl e 6 M ounti ng feet 3 240V 20A Locki ng Receptacl e 7 Fan vents 4 Grounding screw Figure 2 (Ref. 5-7) 00042

Page 5 - DANGER; RULES FOR S AFE OP ER ATION S; W ARNI NG

4 GENERATOR FE ATURES Reference 1 - Circuit Breakers. T hi s bel t dri ven si ngle phase generator has 2, 20 am p (A) push toreset ci rcui t breakers to protect agai nst electri caloverloads. ReceptaclesReference 2 - 120V Receptacle. T he generator has an end cover wi th one dupl ex (two receptacl e...

Page 6 - INSTALLATION; Figure 3

5 ALWAYS rem ove all oi l or gasoli ne deposi ts and accumulated di rt from generator and imm ediatearea. Keep generator head and engi ne clean. NEVER operate the generator under the following conditions: A. Excessi ve change in engi ne speed, sl ow or fast. B. Overheati ng i n l oad connecting devi...

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

6 Cooling ai r of suffi ci ent amounts m ust be brought i nand exhausted out to ensure proper cooling of theengine and generator. DANGER Rem ember, exhaust fum es are deadl y carbon monoxide gas, and m ust be vented tothe outside where there are no people. LOAD APP LIC ATION It i s i mportant to det...

Page 8 - PRE-STAR T PR EP AR ATIONS; OPERATI NG SP EED

7 Current/Pow er M aximum Extension Cord Length Am ps at 240V Load (watts) #10Ga. Cord #12Ga. Cord #14Ga. Cord #16Ga. Cord 10 2400 250’ 150’ 100’ 75’ 20 4800 125’ 75’ 50’ 25’ 30 7200 60’ 35’ 25’ 10’ 40 9600 30’ 15’ 10’ * 50 12000 15’ * * * *Not recomm ended CAU TION: Equipment damage can resul t fro...

Page 9 - GENERATOR C ARE

8 Load Output Percent ofGenerator Output Speed(RPM ) Frequency (Hz) Generator vol tage at 120V Receptacl e 0 % 3720 62.0 129V 50 % 3600 60.0 120V 100 % 3540 59.0 115V Output voltage should be checked periodi call y to ensure conti nued proper operation of the generatingplant and appli ances, it can ...

Page 10 - TROUBLESHOOTING; Proble m

9 TROUBLESHOOTING Proble m Possible Causes Possible Re medie s Vol tage too low. a) Engi ne speed too slow. b) Generator i s overl oaded. a) Bri ng generator to a quali fi edtechni cian for adjustm ent.b) Reduce the l oad. (See LoadAppli cation secti on of thi s m anual .) Ci rcuit breaker tri ps. a...