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Installation
Commercial Mobile Generator Sets
Model:
10ERG
13ERG
15ERG
TP-6335 9/04
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Table of Contents SafetyPrecautionsandInstructions......................................................... I Section1 Introduction ..................................................................... 1 1.1 Installation Standards .................................................. 1 1.2 GeneratorSetSpecifications ............................................ 1 1.3 GeneratorSetOperation ............................................... 1 Section2 LocationandMounting..................................
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Notes
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SafetyPrecautionsandInstructions IMPORTANT SAFETY Battery electrolyte is a diluted AccidentalStarting INSTRUCTIONS. Electromechanical sulfuricacid. Batteryacidcancause equipment, including generator sets, severe injury or death. Battery acid WARNING transfer switches, switchgear, and can cause blindness and burn skin. accessories, can cause bodily harm Always wear splashproof safety andposelife-threateningdangerwhen goggles, rubber gloves, and boots improperly installed, operated, or when servic
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Battery short circuits. Explosion Combustible materials. A fire can Carbon monoxide symptoms. cause severe injury or death. Carbonmonoxidecancausesevere can cause severe injury or death. Generator set engine fuels and fuel nausea, fainting, or death. Carbon Short circuits can cause bodily injury vapors are flammable and explosive. monoxideisapoisonousgaspresentin and/or equipment damage. Handle these materials carefully to exhaust gases. Carbon monoxide Disconnect the battery before minimize the
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LP gas fuel leaks. Explosive fuel FuelSystem WARNING vapors can cause severe injury or death. Fuel leakage can cause an explosion. ChecktheLPvaporgasfuel WARNING systemforleakagebyusingasoapand watersolutionwiththefuelsystemtest pressurized to6--8 ounces persquare Hazardousvoltage. inch(10--14 incheswatercolumn). Do Backfeedtotheutilitysystemcan not use a soap solution containing cause severe injury, death, or either ammonia or chlorine because propertydamage. Explosivefuelvapors. both prevent b
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Welding the generator set. Can Testing live electrical circuits. Servicing the exhaust system. Hot cause severe electrical equipment Hazardous voltage or current can parts can cause severe injury or damage. Beforeweldingthegenerator cause severe injury or death. Have death. Donottouchhotengineparts. set perform the following steps: trained and qualified personnel take The engine and exhaust system (1) Remove the battery cables, diagnostic measurements of live components become extremely hot nega
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Notice WARNING NOTICE This generator set has been rewiredfromitsnameplatevoltage to Airborneparticles. Can cause severe injury or blindness. Wearprotectivegogglesandclothing 246242 when using power tools, hand tools, or compressed air. NOTICE Tightening the hardware. Flying Voltage reconnection. Affix a notice projectiles can cause severe injury tothegeneratorsetafterreconnecting ordeath. Loosehardwarecancause the set to a voltage different from the thehardwareor pulleyto releasefrom voltage on
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Notes VI Safety Precautions and Instructions TP-6335 9/04
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Section1 Introduction All information in this publication represents data 1.3 GeneratorSetOperation availableatthetimeofprint. KohlerCo.reservestheright After the installer attaches the generator set to the to change this literature and the products represented vehicle’sframeandmakesconnections,dothefollowing without incurring obligation. to make the generator set operational: The safe and successful operation of a mobile power Attach the exhaust system system depends primarily on the installa
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Notes 2 Introduction TP-6335 9/04
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Section2 LocationandMounting 2.1 GeneralConsiderations 2.3 Vehicle-FloorMounting Consider the following items concerning the generator Install the Kohler mobile generator set on an open set and Section 2.2 for the proposed location. vehicle’sfloorortruckbed.Followtheguidelinesbelow. Contact an authorized Kohler service distributor/dealer 1. Selectageneratorsethavingadequatecapacityto with your specific application questions. handle the electrical load. Minimumclearance. Allowclearanceforvibratio
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Notes 4 Location and Mounting TP-6335 9/04
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Section3 CoolingSystem 3.1 AirRequirements 3.3 HighWaterTemperatureSwitch Air flow around the generator set is necessary for Each generator set includes a high water temperature adequate cooling. See the current generator set shutdownswitchthatautomaticallyshutsdownthesetif specification sheet for air requirements. The air intake operating temperatures climb too high. Follow the silencer/cleaner provides combustion air to the engine. guidelines described in Section 3.1 to prevent See Figure 3-1
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Notes 6 Cooling System TP-6335 9/04
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Section 4 ExhaustSystem Installing the exhaust tail pipe. Carbon monoxide can WARNING causeseverenausea,fainting,ordeath. Installtheexhaust systemtailpipetopreventthedrawingofdischargedexhaust gases into the vehicle interior through windows, doors, air conditioners, and other openings. Do not use flexible tail pipingbecauseitcouldcrackandallowlethalexhaustfumesto enterthe vehicle. Carbonmonoxide. Cancauseseverenausea,fainting, Inspecting the exhaust system. Carbon monoxide can ordeath. cause sev
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4.1 Planning 4.3 Exhaust Piping, If Used Carefullyplanthegeneratorexhaustsystemtoensurea Route the exhaust piping to maintain minimum safe, quiet installation. Verify that the installation clearancesandtominimizeexhaustpipingbends. Use complies with all state and local requirements and a tail pipe as short as possible with as few bends as applicablearticlesofthecodeslistedatthebeginningof possible toreduce back pressure. Design theexhaust this manual. piping to prevent excessive back pressure of
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Section5 FuelSystem 5.1 Gasoline WARNING Fuel system design. Design the generator set gasoline fuel system to operate independently of the vehicle engine fuel system if the operator may operate both engines simultaneously. Kohler Co.recommends using separate fuel tanks, if possible; however, using Explosivefuelvapors. separate fuel tanks is usually impractical because of Cancausesevereinjuryordeath. space restrictions. In most installations, both engines Use extreme care when handling, operate o
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5.1.1 FuelLines 5.3 LPGas Note: Keep fuel lines away from the exhaust system. LP fuel hose. Use a flexible fuel hose designated for usewithLPfuelbetweenthegeneratorsetandthemain Routingfuellines. Takecarewhenroutingthefuelline fuel tank. See Section 7 for the fuel inlet connection from the fuel tank to the generator set. Keep the fuel point. Take care when routing the fuel line. Maintain a lines as short as possible but maintain adequate 51 mm (2 in. ) clearance between the fuel line and any cle
