Onan 16004 Series - COMPARTMENT SIZE AND LOCATION; Physical Size; Mounting Support; Compartment Construction

COMPARTMENT
SIZE
AND LOCATION
COMPARTMENT
SIZE AND
LOCATION
Compartment
localion is
determined targety
by:
1. Physical
size.
2. Access
opening.
3. Mounting
supporl-mosl
important
oi att.
Physical
Slze
The
area in the
vehicle tor the etectric
generating
sel
musl
be large enough for
the compartment, with
specified minimom
clearance
between the electric
generating
sel and comparlment vralls
or ceiling
{and
acoustrcal material, it
used).
See
Figure 1.
ACCESS
OPENING
Plan lhe
location ior
an access opening
largeenough
lo
permit
sel remcval.
Compartment door
should be
designed for
easy
removal
or tor easy access
lor
operator or serv
ce
personal.
MOUNTING
SUPPORT
Because
ol compartrnent
weight,
the most desirable
mounling location
is
between
the matn trame
members
oi the recreational
vehicle. However,lhis
is
seldo.n
possrb
e
Mosl
com.no.l
installations
are on
the
side ol the veh
cle and most
dtlficutt to reiitorce.
One s:de
ol
the
co.nparlnrent is fastened to the frame
and the oppos le
s
Ce
sec!red tothe body Comparl-
ment floor.nust
be rnelal
Channel,
box or angle ron
can be used
for a
comparlment frame
wilh
a sheet
melal
cover
COMPARTMENT
1.
Compartment
or
installatron
area
.nust
be
separated irom living
quarters
by a
vapoFtrghi
2. Line
the
compartment or
separate
from
living
quarters
with a {ire
barrier of sheet metal
or olher
noncombuslible
malerial. The
compartment
can
also
be readily
sealed and tends itseti
eas ty to
sound or acouslical
trealment
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WARNTNG I
Oo not
u.e lt.mm.bte m.t.n.t
diEct,y
abov. or r.ound
lh..lerrlc oeh.rrlrro
sel com9.rtmont.
He.t tr.n.tcrr.d
thrcugh Ih. .hel met!t
cohp..lmenl
.lrucl!re
or other m!t.rl!t
c.. be
HOT.nough
to
di.color,
ch! r or i!.tt. ttb.rto!r.t,
!e.t cu rhlon., .tc.
U!e ot
.3b$lo.
or olh.r
nonconbwttbt. remp.r.tur.
inrut.ting
mrr.nrl
an hlgh
teftper.tur.
rE.. may b. n6esry,
3. See Figure
1 tor
minimum
clearances and com-
parlment
size.
4.
DO NOT use absorbent
soond
prooling
material
on compartment floor. The lloor
should
have
minimal openings
to reduce entrance of road
dirt.
Compartment floor must
be so constructed as to
prevent
accumulation
ol otl,
luel
or water in any
corner.
Drainage
can be accomplished
through
the use of a 1/2"
diameler hole near
each corner
or other suitable means.
Be sure hole is nol
direclly above
mutller lo
prev.nt
lire h8zard.
Equip base wilh
an o
dran hole to oLrtside
ol
compa ment. lt is
recommended
that lhe
recreal
onai vehrcle
manulacturer
provde
a
ratsed
edge or collar around
exhaust
p pe
outlel to
preve|t
gasoline
eakage
onlo exhaust system to
rneet re
qurrements
oJ CSA
+946.
MOUNTING
Before actual mounling
oi
the
electric
generallng
sei
takes
pace,
read
thrs entre manua. Addrlional
allowances
should
be
made
to allow easy access lo
the
oil
fill, drain and oil dip
slick as
weil as
the alr
cleaner
elernenl lor serv
ce
purposes
''FAIL.SAFE''
FIGIJRE 2.
VIAFATION ISOI.ATORS
VIERATION
ISOLATORS
Flubberv bralion
so alorsarelurnishedwithallOnan
recreationa vehicle
models
, C UttON I
Uieonlylhevrbralioniiolarorsproridedwrlh
,r
^-^J-^--^,J
the
eleclri.gener.lrng rel. ss lhey are deergn-
ed to.uppon unit s eetght.
1 Onan
mounls
are
a
ihrough
bolt
type
wh ch
prevent
the sel lrom
breaking oose
i
they are
damaged.
2 V bratron isclalors
oi
the
lype
shown
(wrlh
snub-
bng
washers) in Fgure
2 must be nstalled
properly
to
minimrze
vibration. Leave 1/16-inch
minimum clearance
between
the snubbing
washers as shown in
Fioure 2.
WARNING