Baldor Premier 'K', Operator'S Manual

CONNECTIONS 

WIRING:

  Use sufficiently large insulated wire to connect the generator set to the load. The gauge of the 

wire will depend largely on the distance, the permissible voltage drop, and the size and type of load. 

If 

you are not sure of the gauge wire needed for your application, consult a competent electrician.

FRAYED, CUT, BROKEN, LOOSELY CONNECTED, OR IMPROPERLY 
SIZED POWER CORDS OR WIRES CAN CAUSE EQUIPMENT DAMAGE, 
FIRE, SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. INSPECT AND MAINTAIN ALL 
POWER CORDS ON A REGULAR BASIS. 

GROUNDING:

  If grounding is necessary in your application according to National Electric Code and/or 

local codes, drive a 3/4" or 1" pipe into the ground as close to the generator 
Set as is possible. This pipe must penetrate moist earth (minimum of 8 feet). Connect a ground clamp to 
this pipe and run a No. 10 wire or larger from it to the ground stud on the generator set. 
 
Do not connect the ground wire from the generator set to a water pipe or a ground used by a radio 
system. 
 

IMPROPER GROUNDING CAN CAUSE EQUIPMENT DAMAGE, SEVERE 
INJURY OR DEATH. INSPECT AND MAINTAIN THE GROUNDING 
SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE CODES. 

 
CONNECTIONS TO HOUSE WIRING: 

 Any electrical generator that is temporarily connected to a 

building or home (where the building is also supplied electricity by a local utility) shall be connected 

only 

by a competent electrician and only after the main service entrance switch has been disconnected and 
locked open

. This will isolate the building's electrical system from the local utility's electrical transmission 

wires and prevent the hazard of electrical back-feed to utility service workers. 
 
Any generator set that is permanently connected to a building or home (where the building is also 
supplied electricity by a local utility) shall be connected only by means of a double- throw transfer switch. 
This will isolate the building's electrical system from the local utility's electrical transmission wires and 
prevent the hazard of electrical back-feed to utility service workers. 
 

DO NOT CONNECT THIS GENERATOR SET TO ANY BUILDING'S ELECTRICAL 
SYSTEM UNLESS YOU USE AN APPROVED TRANSFER SWITCH OR THE MAIN 
SERVICE ENTRANCE SWITCH HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED AND LOCKED OPEN. 

ANY TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT WIRING CONNECTIONS MADE BETWEEN A 
GENERATOR SET AND AN EXISTING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MUST ONLY BE 
DONE BY A QUALIFIED COMPETENT ELECTRICIAN. IMPROPER WIRING/ 
CONNECTIONS COULD CAUSE EQUIPMENT DAMAGE, PROPERTY DAMAGE, 
INJURY OR DEATH. 

CHECK ALL NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODES AND ALL LOCAL CODES IN REGARDS TO YOUR SPECIFIC 

APPLICATION. ANY NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE OR LOCAL CODE WILL TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ANY

OF OUR GUIDELINES OR RECOMMENDATIONS. 

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