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Owner’s Manual for Portable Generator 5
Figure 2-3. XC Series Control Panel
Know Your Generator
Replacement owner’s manuals are available
at www.generac.com.
Emissions
The United States Environmental Protection
Agency (US EPA) (and California Air
Resources Board (CARB), for engines/equip-
ment certified to California standards) requires
that this engine/equipment complies with
exhaust and evaporative emissions stan-
dards. Locate the emissions compliance decal
on the engine to determine applicable stan-
dards. For emissions warranty information,
please reference the included emissions war-
ranty. It is important to follow the maintenance
specifications in the manual to ensure that the
engine complies with the applicable emissions
standards for the duration of the product’s life.
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WARNING
Consult Manual. Read and understand manual
completely before using product. Failure to
completely understand manual and product
could result in death or serious injury.
TABLE 2. Product Specifications
6.5 kW / 8.0 kW Generator Specifications
Rated Power 6.5kW** / 8.0kW**
Starting Watts 8.13kW** / 10kW**
Rated AC Voltage 120/240
Rated AC Load (120 Volt / 240 Volt)
6.5 kW
8.0 kW
54.2 / 27.1 Amps**
66.7 / 33.3 Amps**
Rated Frequency 60 Hz @ 3600 RPM
Phase Single Phase
Unit Weight (Dry)
6.5 kW (recoil start only)
6.5 kW
8.0 kW
243 lbs. (110.2 kg)
257 lbs. (116.6 kg)
260 lbs. (117.9 kg)
** Operating Temperature Range: -18 deg. C (0 deg. F) to 40 Deg. C (104 Deg. F). When operated
above 25 deg. C (77 deg. F) there may be a decrease in power.
** Maximum wattage and current are subject to, and limited by, such factors as fuel Btu content, ambi-
ent temperature, altitude, engine condition, etc. Maximum power decreases about 3.5% for each
1,000 feet above sea level; and will also decrease about 1% for each 6° C (10° F) above 16° C (60°
F) ambient temperature.