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Generac Power Systems 7000exl manual

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    P ortable Generator Owner’ s Manual 7 000 EXL This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential personal injur y hazards. Obey all safety messages that f ollow this symbol to a v oid possible injur y or death. Model No . 1470-0 (7,000 W att A C Generator) Manual No. 186744 Revision 0 (06/13/2001) Visit our Generac website: www[...]

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    Generac Portable Pr oducts 7000EXL Extended Life Generator 2 EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION This generator is an engine–driven, re volving field, alternating curr ent (A C) generator . It was designed to supply electrical pow er for operating compatible electrical lighting, appliances, tools and motor loads. This manual contains information for a generato[...]

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    Generac Portable Pr oducts 7000EXL Extended Life Generator 3 • The generator produces a v er y powerful v oltage that can cause serious injur y or death by electr ocution. Nev er touch bare wir es or receptacles. Nev er permit a child or any unqualified person to operate the generator . • Ne ver handle an y kind of electrical cord or device whi[...]

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    Generac Portable Pr oducts 7000EXL Extended Life Generator 4 Y our generator r equires attachment of the negativ e batter y cable and is ready f or use after it has been properl y ser viced with the recommended oil and fuel. IMPOR T ANT: An y attempt to run the unit before it has been ser viced with the recommended oil will r esult in an engine fai[...]

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    Generac Portable Pr oducts 7000EXL Extended Life Generator 5 BEFORE ST AR TING THE ENGINE Add Oil CAUTION! An y attempt to crank or star t the engine befor e it has been properl y filled with the recommended oil ma y result in an engine failure. T o fill your engine with oil: • Place generator on a lev el surface. • Follow the oil grade r ecomm[...]

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    Generac Portable Pr oducts 7000EXL Extended Life Generator 6 12 V olt DC,10 Amp Receptacle — Recharge a discharged 12 V olt automotive type battery through this receptacle. 120 V olt A C , 20 Amp , Duplex Receptacle — May be used to supply electrical pow er for the operation of 120 V olt A C , 20 Amp, single phase, 60 Hz electrical lighting, ap[...]

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    Generac Portable Pr oducts 7000EXL Extended Life Generator 7 OPERA TING THE GENERA T OR CAUTION! Ne ver start or stop unit with electrical loads connected AND with the connected devices turned ON. IMPOR T ANT: Al wa ys unplug the batter y float charger befor e star ting the generator . Star ting the Engine Disconnect all electrical loads from the g[...]

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    Generac Portable Pr oducts 7000EXL Extended Life Generator 8 • DO NO T O VERLO AD THE GENERA T OR. Add up the rated watts (or amps) of all loads to be connected at one time. This total should not be greater than the rated wattage/amperage capacity of the generator . See “Don’ t Overload the Generator” on page 11. Stopping the Engine • Unp[...]

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    Generac Portable Pr oducts 7000EXL Extended Life Generator 9 • Unplug the charger from the unit and the wall outlet when generator is being started and while it is in operation. • K eep this charger plugged in when generator is not in use to prolong battery life. The charger has a built in float equalizer and will not ov ercharge the battery , [...]

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    Generac Portable Pr oducts 7000EXL Extended Life Generator 10 120 V olt A C, 30 Amp Locking Receptacle Use a NEMA L5–30 plug with this receptacle. Connect a 3–wire cor d set rated for 125 V olt AC loads at 30 Amps to the plug (Figure 12). Use this receptacle to operate 120 V olt A C , 60 Hz, single phase loads requiring up to 3,600 watts (3.6 k[...]

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    Generac Portable Pr oducts 7000EXL Extended Life Generator 11 DON’T O VERLO AD THE GENERA T OR Overloading a generator in excess of its rated wattage capacity can r esult in damage to the generator and/or connected electrical devices. Obser ve the f ollowing, to pre vent o verloading the unit: • Add up the total wattage of all electrical device[...]

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    Generac Portable Pr oducts 7000EXL Extended Life Generator 12 SPECIFICA TIONS Maximum Surge W atts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12,250 watts Continuous W attage Capacity . . . . . . . . . . .7,000 watts P ower Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.0 Rated Maximum Continuous A C Load Current: At 120 V olts . . . . . .[...]

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    Generac Portable Pr oducts 7000EXL Extended Life Generator 13 ST ORA GE The generator should be started at least once every seven da ys and allowed to run at least 30 minutes. If this cannot be done and you m ust store the unit for mor e than 30 da ys, use the following guidelines to pr epare it for storage. Generator Storag e • Clean the generat[...]

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    Generac Portable Pr oducts 7000EXL Extended Life Generator 14 NO TES[...]

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    Generac Portable Pr oducts 7000EXL Extended Life Generator 15 TR OUBLESHOO TING Problem Cause Correction Engine is ru nning, but no AC output is a vailable. 1. One of the circ uit breakers is open. 2. Fault i n generator. 3. Poor conn ection o r defe ctive c ord set. 4. Conne cted devi ce is bad. 1. Reset circ uit breaker. 2. Contact Genera c serv [...]

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    Generac Portable Pr oducts 7000EXL Extended Life Generator 16 SCHEMA TIC[...]

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    Generac Portable Pr oducts 7000EXL Extended Life Generator 17 WIRING DIA GRAM[...]

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    Generac Portable Pr oducts 7000EXL Extended Life Generator 18 EXPLODED VIEW – AL TERNA T OR[...]

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    Generac Portable Pr oducts 7000EXL Extended Life Generator 19 EXPLODED VIEW – FRAME[...]

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    Generac Portable Pr oducts 7000EXL Extended Life Generator 20 P AR TS LIST – AL TERNA T OR & FRAME Item P art # Qty Description 1 A187024 1 CRADLE 2 J189176 1 SHIELD , Heat 3 92982 1 DEC AL, Danger 4 92665 1 INSULA TION, #2-1/4" Thick 5 B1998 1 T ANK, Fuel (Incls Item 12 & 13) 6 B4363 1 CAP , with Gauge , Fuel 7 85000 1 CLIP , Insula[...]

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    Generac Portable Pr oducts 7000EXL Extended Life Generator 21 EXPLODED VIEW AND P AR TS LIST – CONTROL P ANEL Item P art # Qty Description 1 A92070 1 P ANEL, Control 2 23897 4 FLA T W ASHER, #10 M5 3 49226 4 LOCK W ASHER, M5 4 91526 4 SCREW , M5-0.8 x 12mm 5 82538 1 SWITCH, Idle Control 6 82881 4 LOCK W ASHER, 7/16" 7 43181 4 SCREW , M3 - 0.[...]

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    Generac Portable Pr oducts 7000EXL Extended Life Generator 22 NO TES[...]

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    Generac Portable Pr oducts 7000EXL Extended Life Generator 23 NO TES[...]

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    POR T ABLE GENERA T OR LIMITED W ARRANTY GENERA C POR T ABLE PR ODUCTS (hereafter ref erred to as the COMP ANY) warrants to the original pur chaser that the components in its portable generator will be free from def ects in materials or workmanship f or the items and period set forth below from the date of original pur chase . This warranty does no[...]