Hunter 50CC - Page 111

H
unter 50cc • AC Electric S
y
stems
8
.
7
Carbon Monoxide can be harmful or fatal if inhaled.
Inspect
g
enerator exhaust s
y
stem for leaks at each
g
enerator startup
.
DA NG ER
! !
D
O NOT MIX WATER AND ELECTRICITY. WHILE AC
E
LECTRICAL POWER IS POTENTIALLY DEADLY IN
ANY LOCATION, IT IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN
A
ND AROUND THE WATER
.
8
.3.4 Generator Start-u
p
1
. To
g
ain access to the
g
enerator, remove en
g
ine box
access doors.
C
heck
g
enerator
f
or si
g
ns o
f
f
uel or oil
leaks. If
y
our boat has diesel en
g
ines, check the fuel
f
ilt
e
r.
2. Check area for fuel fumes. If
y
ou detect fuel fumes
:
a. Evacuate the boat immediatel
y
b. Noti
fy
the dock,
f
ire department, or
C
oast
G
uard o
f
the
co
n
d
iti
o
n.
c
.
O
pen all hatches, doors, and ports
f
or natural ventila-
ti
o
n.
d. When
y
ou can no lon
g
er smell
f
umes, locate the
source. Usin
g
a hand held pump, care
f
ull
y
remove
an
y
fuel from the bil
g
e. Dispose of this fuel in a safe,
approved location.
3
. I
f
y
ou do not smell
f
uel
f
umes, make sure
f
uel shuto
ff
valve on
f
uel line to
g
enerator is open
.
4.
C
heck
g
enerator oil level. Re
f
er to the
g
enerator
manual
f
or instructions. Add oil i
f
necessar
y.
5
.
C
heck
g
enerator coolant level.
S
ee
g
enerator manual
fo
r in
s
tr
uc
ti
o
n
s
.
6
.
O
pen
g
enerator seacock. Valve is open when the
h
a
n
d
l
e
i
s
in lin
e
with h
ose
.
S
eacock is located forward of the
g
enerator sea strainer.
7. At main breaker, make sure all breakers are o
ff
.
8
.
C
onsult
y
our
G
enerator
O
EM manual
f
or proper start
up procedures
.
9
. Check for water comin
g
from the exhaust outlet pipe.
Water flowin
g
from the pipe indicates the water is circu-
latin
g
throu
g
h the
g
enerator coolin
g
s
y
stem. You should
see water
f
lowin
g
shortl
y
a
f
ter
g
enerator starts.
10. Inspect the exhaust s
y
stem
f
or leaks. I
f
y
ou detect
leaks or smell
f
umes, shut down the
g
enerator immedi-
ate
ly
.
D
o not restart t
h
e
g
enerator unt
il
y
ou
h
ave cor-
rected the problem.
11. Allow the
g
enerator to warm up before connectin
g
a
heav
y
electrical load. Keep the load within the name-
plate ratin
g
.
Note: Infrequent use of the generator may result in hard start-
ing. For detailed start-up information, refer to the generator
operating manual.
8
.3.5 To Start the Generator S
y
ste
m
Generator Basic Operatin
g
Instruction
:
Routine “
p
re-start” checks
:
1
C
heck oil level
.
2 En
g
ine coolin
g
s
y
stem
(
all valves open
).
3
Power source selector switch
(
o
ff/
shore power
/g
en-
e
rator power
)
. Switch to power source switch “
O
FF”,
o
r switch o
ff
all consumers in the usual wa
y
. I
f
a Mass
Sy
stemswitch is installed, this operates
automaticall
y.
4
S
witch on batter
y
switch.
5
F
ue
l
va
l
ve: open.
Startin
g:
Pus
h th
e
s
t
a
rt
bu
tt
o
n t
o
initi
a
t
e
th
e
fu
ll
au
t
o
m
a
ti
c
start
i
n
g
proce
d
ure.
Y
ou can mon
i
tor t
h
e proce
d
ure o
n
the displa
y
.
I
n o
p
eration checks
:
1
C
h
ec
k f
o
r
ab
n
o
rm
a
l n
o
i
se
o
r vi
b
r
a
ti
on
2 Check the volta
ge
3
C
h
ec
k
sea
w
a
t
e
r fl
o
w
a
t
e
xh
aus
t
ou
tl
et
4 Power source selector switch
(
off/shore power/
g
enera-
tor power
)
. Switch to power source
g
enerator. If a Mass
Sy
stemswitch is installed, this operates automaticall
y.
5
Before loadin
g
the
g
eneratin
g
set up to maximum, have