- Fat Cat Commercial Duty Power Systems User's Guide

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™
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Operation Guidelines
CAUTION
Exceeding the generator's wattage/amperage capacity may damage
t
he generator and electrical devices connected to it.
Do not connect any electrical loads before starting the engine and
a
llowing it to warm up. Make sure electrical devices are "off" when
you do connect them.
Starting the Engine
1. Place the generator on a level surface.
2. Turn the fuel valve to the "on" position.
3. Move the choke lever to the "closed" position.
4. Pull slowly on the starter cord until it engages, then pull sharply.
CAUTION
Do not allow the starter cord to snap back. Return it slowly by hand.
5. Move the choke lever back to the "open" position after the engine
w
arms up.
High-Altitude Operation
The standar
d carburetor air-fuel mixture will be too rich at high altitude
(5,000 feet or 1,500 m and above), decr
easing performance and increasing
fuel consumption.
Electrical Loads
Before connecting an appliance or power cord to the generator,
make sure the appliance or cord is in good working order. Do not
overload the generator! The GT950's specifications are:
To make sure that your generator can supply enough rated (running)
and surge (starting) watts for the items you will power at the same time,
follow these steps:
1. Select the items you will power at the same time.
2. Add up the rated (running) watts of these items. The generator must
pr
oduce this total amount of power to keep your items running.
3. Estimate how many surge (starting) watts you will need; in other words,
the short burst of power needed to start electric tools or appliances.
Because not all motors start at the same time, total surge watts can
be estimated by adding only the item with the highest additional surge
watts to the total rated watts.
Example of determining the total output required:
Tool/Appliance Rated (Running) Watts Surge (Starting) Watts
Refrigerator
800 1,600
Television 500 n/a
Window AC 1,200 1,800
Total Rated (Running) Watts = 2,500
Highest Surge W
atts = 1,800
Total Generator Output Required = 4,300
ONONON
F
UEL VALVE LEVER
OFF
OFFOFF
OFF
ON
AC
PRO
TEC
TOR
~
RE
SET
OF
F
ON
ENG
-
SW
1
0
STO
P
CHOKE LEVERCHOKE LEVERCHOKE LEVER
OPENOPENOPEN
CLOSEDCLOSEDCLOSED
OFF
ON
STARTER GRIPSTARTER GRIPSTARTER GRIP
Rated V
oltage (V)
120
Rated Frequency (Hz)
60
Rated Current (A)
7.3
Rated Output (VA)
800