NorthStar 6500 DPG - Manual

Page 2 - NOTICE

1 THANK YOU T hank you for purchasi ng a NorthStar Di esel Seri es Generator. Your m achi ne i s desi gned for l ong l i fe, dependabi l i ty, and the top perform ance you dem and. Pl ease take ti m e now toread through thi s m anual so you can better understand the m achi ne’s operati on,m ai ntena...

Page 3 - SPECIFICATIONS

2 SPECIFICATIONS Item Num ber 165930 Maxim um Output 6500 Watts (W) Continuous Output 6120 Watts (W) Voltage 120 / 240 Volt (V) Phas e Single phas e (4-wire) Frequency 58.0-63.0 Hertz (Hz) Power Factor 1.0 p.f. Engine 10 HP Yanm ar L100AE-DEG Engine Speed 3480-3720 RPM Fuel Type Dies el Fuel Capacit...

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

3 M ACHINE COM PONENT IDENTIFICATION Figure 1 (Ref. 1-11) 00309 Ref. Des cription Ref. Des cription 1 Gas Cap wi th Gauge 9 Ai r Cl eaner Housi ng 2 6.5 Gal l on Fuel T ank 10 M uffl er 3 Operati on Instructi ons 11 Decom pressi on Lever 4 Control Panel 12 Warni ng Decal s 5 Oi l Fi l ter Access Cov...

Page 5 - GENERATOR FEATURES; W ARNING; Figure 3

4 GENERATOR FEATURES Reference 1 - Gas Cap w ith Gauge. T he gas cap i s extra l arge, creati ng a l arge hol e for refi l l i ngand a com fortabl e gri p. You can al ways m oni tor the fuel l evel wi thout rem ovi ng the cap by usi ng thefuel l evel i ndi cator bui l t i nto the gas cap. Reference ...

Page 6 - INTRODUCTION; DANGER; RULES FOR SAFE OPERATIONS

5 T he reset button m ust be pushed to reset thereceptacl e. Reference 20 - 120 Volt-30 Amp Tw istlock Receptacle. T he control panel i s equi pped wi th one NEM A L5-30R receptacl e. T hi s receptacl eaccepts onl y NEM A L5-30P pl ugs, one of whi ch i sshi pped wi th the generator. Reference 21 - 1...

Page 7 - INSTALLATION; LOAD APPLICATION

6 W ARNING T hi s generator i s equi pped wi th a groundi ng screw l ocated on the rear of thegenerator for your protecti on. Al ways com pl ete thegroundi ng path from the generator to a copperpi pe/rod that i s dri ven i nto m oi st earth, to preventel ectri cal shock. ALWAYS use el ectri cal cord...

Page 8 - STARTING ELECTRIC MOTORS

7 contam i nants. Over ti m e the effecti veness of thei nsul ati on i s el i m i nated and a dead short can resul t. Al ways com pare the generator nam epl ate data wi th that of the equi pm ent to be used to ensure thatwatts, vol ts, am perage, and frequency requi rem entsare sui tabl e for operat...

Page 9 - PRE-START PREPARATIONS; OPERATING SPEED

8 40 9600 30’ 15’ 10’ * 50 12000 15’ * * * *Not recom m ended CAUTION: Equi pm ent dam age can resul t from the l ow vol tage caused by usi ng an extensi on cordwi th a sm al l wi re si ze. Use thi s chart to esti m ate the total l oad on your generator. For Determining Generator Load Requirements D...

Page 10 - BEFORE STARTING; ELECTRIC START OF ENGINE

9 so coul d resul t i n dam age to equi pm ent pl uggedi nto the uni t and possi bl e i nj ury to the i ndi vi dual . Al l engi nes have a tendency to sl ow down when a l oad i s appl i ed. When the el ectri cal l oad i sconnected to the generator, the engi ne i s m oreheavi l y l oaded, and as a re...

Page 11 - GENERATOR CARE; ENGINE FUEL LINE BLEEDING

10 generator base. Use a defl ector (pi ece of cardboardor paper) to di rect the oi l down the hol e. GENERATOR CARE T he generator i s a two pol e, 3600 RPM , 60 Hz, brushl ess, revol vi ng fi el d and synchronous type wi thone seal ed radi al rol l er beari ng. T he generatorrotor i s di rectl y c...

Page 12 - TROUBLESHOOTING; Proble m

11 TROUBLESHOOTING Proble m Possible Cause s Possible Re me die s Engi ne wi l l not start. a) Low oi l l evel .b) Ai r i n the l i ne. c) Out of fuel .d) Battery i s defecti ve.e) Fuel Fi l ter cl ogged.f) Fuel shut off val ve i s i n the OFFposi ti on. a) Fi l l crankcase to proper oi l l evel .b)...

NorthStar 6500 DPG - Manual

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