Specifications

MAINTAINING THE BATTERY AND

BATTERY CONNECTIONS

WARNING

Arcing at battery terminals or in

light switches or other equipment, and flames or

sparks, can ignite battery gas causing severe

personal injury.

Ventilate battery area before working on or near

battery—Wear safety glasses—Do not smoke—

Switch trouble light ON or OFF away from bat-

tery—Stop genset and disconnect charger be-

fore disconnecting battery cables—Disconnect

negative (−) cable first and reconnect last.

Refer to Table 3 for scheduled battery maintenance,

and follow the battery manufacturer’s instructions.

Have the battery charging system serviced if DC

system voltage is consistently low or high. Always:

1. Keep the battery case and terminals clean and

dry and the terminals tight.

2. Remove battery cables with a battery terminal

puller.

3. Make sure which terminal is positive (+) and

which is negative (−) before making battery

connections, always removing the negative (−)

cable first and reconnecting it last to reduce

arcing.

REPLACING THE AIR FILTER ELEMENT

Refer to Table 3 for scheduled air filter element re-

placement. In dusty environments the filter element

should be inspected and changed more frequently.

To change the filter element (Figure 7), remove the

outer and inner cover and reassemble with a new air

filter element. Turn the inner cover wingnut three to

four clicks past seating. Make sure the outer cover is

seated before tightening its wingnut. Check for

noise when the genset is running, and retighten

if necessary.

OUTER COVER INNER COVER FILTER ELEMENT SPACER SEAL HOUSING

FIGURE 7. REPLACING THE AIR FILTER ELEMENT