Preparation Before Starting; Checking The Oil Level; Checking The Fuel Level; Positioning The Generating Set For Operation - SDMO BOOSTER 2000 Manual De Uso Y De Mantenimiento

3. Preparation before starting

3.1. Checking the oil level

Always check the engine oil level before starting.
Warning
Checking and topping up should be carried out with the generating set on a horizontal surface.
❶ Open the enclosure (No. 7, fig. A) with a screwdriver
❷ Unscrew and take off the oil filler cap (fig. B) and wipe the dipstick, then, introduce the dipstick into the filler neck without
screwing it on
❸ Remove the dipstick and examine the oil level
❹ If it requires topping up, top up with new approved oil to the top of filler tube. Wipe off excess oil with a clean cloth.
❺ Refit the oil filler cap and screw in place.

3.2. Checking the fuel level

Stop the motor before filling up with fuel and fill up in a well-ventilated area.
Do not smoke, or bring naked flames or sparks near to the area where you are filling up with fuel or where the fuel
is stored.
Only use clean fuel without any water.
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Do not overfill the tank (there should not be any fuel in the filler neck).
When you have filled up, ensure that the tank cap is closed correctly.
Take care not to spill any fuel when filling the tank.
Before starting up the generating set, and if any fuel has been spilt, make sure that it has dried and that the vapours
have cleared away.
Check the fuel level and fill it up to the maximum level, if necessary.
3.3. Checking the air filter
❶ Check that the air filter is clean and in correct working order (paragraph 7.1)
3.4. Earthing the generating set
To earth the generating set, use a 10 mm2 copper wire attached to the generating set earth connection and to an earthing rod of
galvanised steel set in the ground to a depth of 1 metre. This also dissipates the static electricity that builds up in the electrical
machines.

3.5. Positioning the generating set for operation

Place the generating set on a flat, horizontal surface which is firm enough to prevent the set sinking down (under no circumstances
should the set tilt any direction by more than 10°).
Choose a site that is clean, well-ventilated and sheltered from bad weather, and store the additional supplies of oil and fuel within
close proximity, although respecting a certain distance for safety.
4. Using the generator set
Do not run the generating set if the enclosure is not in place.
Never take the enclosure off, if the generating set is running
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4.1. Starting procedure

❶ Check that the earth wire is properly connected to the bolt (No. 4, fig. A)
❷ Turn the starter key (No. 6, diag. A) to contact position I
❸ Turn the fuel tap to "ON" position (No. 3, fig. A)
❹ Turn the starter (No. 1, fig. A) to the
❺ Hold the recoil starter handle (No. 2, fig. A) then pull it slowly until some resistance is felt, then slowly return the handle to the
recoil starter. Hold the starter handle again, then quickly pull it firmly (with both hands if necessary). By hand, the motor starts.
Slowly return the starter handle to the recoil starter.
❻ Once the motor has started, wait until the motor temperature starts to rise then gradually push the choke back to its original
position.
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