NorthStar 8000 IPG - Manuals

Page 2 - NOTICE

1 THANK YOU T hank you for purchasi ng a NorthStar Industri al Portable Series Generator. Your machi ne i s desi gned for l ong li fe, dependabili ty, and the top performance you dem and. Pl ease take ti menow to read through thi s m anual so you can better understand the m achi nes’ operati on,m ai...

Page 4 - Figure 1; Des cription; Fi gure 2

3 Figure 1 (Ref. 1-7) 00576 Ref. Des cription Ref. Des cription 1 Ai r Cl eaner 8 Generator Head 2 Starti ng/Stopping Instructions 9 Battery Box 3 Oil Drai n Plug 10 Vibrati on Isolati on Mount 4 Control Panel 11 Recoil 5 Gas Cap with Gauge 12 Fuel Shut-Off Val ve 6 6.5 Gall on Gas Tank 13 Choke Lev...

Page 5 - GENER ATOR FE ATURE; W ARNI NG; CO NT ROL PANEL I DENTI FICAT IO N

4 GENER ATOR FE ATURE Reference 1 - Air Cleaner. Refer to your Honda engine m anual for ai r cl eaner care. Reference 2 - Starting/Stopping Instructions.Reference 3 - Oil Drain Plug. Refer to your Honda engine m anual for oil change recomm endations. Reference 4 - Control Panel. See Fig. 3 for detai...

Page 6 - INTRODUCTION; DANGER; RULES FOR S AFE OP ER ATION S

5 • Reference 23 - One straight-blade 120V receptacle capabl e of drawing 50 amp, NEM A 5-50R. T hi saccepts a NEMA 5-50P pl ug. • Reference 24 - One duplex (two receptacl es in a comm on housi ng) 120V strai ght-bl ade receptacl ecapabl e of drawing 20 amp, Nati onal El ectri calM anufacturer’s Ass...

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

6 ALWAYS rem ove the spark plug or spark pl ug wi re before worki ng on the engine or generator, to preventaccidental starti ng. ALWAYS provide adequate venti lati on. Do not operate generator in any encl osed or narrow space. Enginesconsum e oxygen and gi ve off deadl y carbon monoxidepoi sonous ga...

Page 8 - EXT ENSI ON CORDS

7 are the easi est to start and requi re 1.5 to 2.5 times m ore tostart than to run. M ost fracti onal m otors take about the sam e am ount of current to run them whether they are of Repul si on-Inducti on (RI), Capacitor (Cap), or Spli t-Phase (SP) type.T he following chart shows the approxi mate c...

Page 9 - PRE-START PR EP AR ATIONS; OPERATI NG SP EED; BEFO RE S TART ING; STAR TING - ELEC TRIC

8 T oaster 1000 Vacuum cleaner 250 VCR 70 Water Heater 3000 Weed T rimm er 500 (a) Hard-starti ng motors requi re 3 to 5 tim es the rated runni ng watts. (b) T hese loads m ay requi re up to 15 mi nutes to restart due to i ts norm al buil d up of compressor headpressure. NOT E: For extremel y hard t...

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.e) Battery has lost i ts charge. a) Fi ll crankcase to proper oi l level .b) Cl ean or repl ace spark pl ug.c) Fi ll fu...