Hobart Welding Products CHAMPION 4500 - Manual (Page 21)

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! Always ground generator
frame to vehicle frame to pre-
vent electric shock and static
electricity hazards.
! Also see AWS Safety &
Health Fact Sheet No. 29,
Grounding of Portable And
Vehicle Mounted Welding
Generators.
! Bed liners, shipping skids,
and some running gear insu-
late the welding generator
from the vehicle frame. Al-
ways connect a ground wire
from the generator equip-
ment grounding terminal to
bare metal on the vehicle
frame as shown.
! If unit does not have GFCI re-
ceptacles, use GFCI-pro-
tected extension cord.
1 Equipment Grounding
Terminal (On Front Panel)
2 Grounding Cable (Not
Supplied)
3 Metal Vehicle Frame
Connect cable from equipment
ground terminal to metal vehicle
frame. Use #10 AWG or larger
insulated copper wire.
.
Electrically bond generator
frame to vehicle frame by met-
al-to-metal contact.
5-3. Grounding Generator To Truck Or Trailer Frame
rot_grnd 2008-01 − 800 652-D
1
3
2
GND/PE
5-4. Grounding Generator When Supplying Building Systems
GND/PE
1 2
2 3
800 576-B
! Ground generator to sys-
tem earth ground if supply-
ing power to a premises
(home, shop, farm) wiring
system.
1 Equipment Grounding
Terminal
2 Grounding Cable
Use #10 AWG or larger insulated
copper wire.
3
Ground Device
.
Use ground device as stated
in electrical codes.