NorthStar 8000 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 #165914 Ma xim um Output 8000 Watts (W) Continuous Output 6600 Watts (W) Voltage 120 / 240 Volt (V) Phas e Single phase (4-wire) Frequency 56.5-63.3 Hertz (H z) Power Factor 100% Engine 13 HP Honda GX390 Engine Speed 3390 - 3798 RPM Fuel Type Unleaded gas oline Fuel Cap...

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

3 MACHINE COM PONENT IDENTIFICATION Figure 1 (Ref. 1-10) 00585 Ref. Des cription Ref. Des cription 1 Ci rcuit Breakers 10 Super Si lent Muffler 2 120/240V 30A Locki ng Rec. 11 Gas Cap with Gauge 3 Grounding Post 12 6.5 Gal . Gas T ank 4 120V 20A Dupl ex Rec. 13 Generator Head 5 120V 15A Dupl ex Rec....

Page 5 - GENERATOR FE ATURES; W ARNI NG; INTRODUCTION

4 GENERATOR FE ATURES Reference 1 - Circuit Breakers. T hi s portabl e si ngle phase generator has 1, 15 am p (A) 2, 20A, and2, 30A push to reset ci rcuit breakers to protect agai nstelectri cal overloads. Reference 2 - 120/240V Receptacle. The locki ng devi ce i s a 120/240V 30A NEM A L14-30R recep...

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

6 LOAD APP LIC ATION It i s i mportant to determi ne the total el ectri cal load before i t i s connected to the generator. The two m aj orfactors i n determ ini ng the l ife of a generator head are:heat build-up, caused by overl oadi ng the generatorand corrosi ve contaminants that attack the wi ri...

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

7 30 7200 60’ 35’ 25’ 10’ 40 9600 30’ 15’ 10’ * 50 12000 15’ * * * *Not recomm ended CAU TION: Equipment damage can resul t from the l ow voltage caused by usi ng an extensi on cord wi th asm all wi re si ze. Use thi s chart to estimate the total l oad on your generator. For Determining Generator Lo...

Page 9 - BEFO RE S TART ING; STAR TING

8 vari ation has no appreci able effect i n the operation ofm otors, l ights and m ost appli ances. El ectroni cequipment and cl ocks wi ll be affected if correct RPM i snot m aintained. See Load vs. Output chart. Load Output Percent ofGenerator Output Speed(RPM ) Frequency (Hz) Generator Vol tage a...

Page 10 - TROUBLESHOOTING; Proble m

9 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 po...