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ELECTRICAL
Application/Equipment
Estimated
Running
Watts*
Estimated
Starting
Watts*
Emergency / Home Standby
Lights (qty. 4 x 75 W)
300
0
Refrigerator
600
780
46 in. Flat Panel Television
190
0
Satelite Receiver
250
0
Portable Fan
40
120
Heater
1300
1300
Laptop
250
0
Slow Cooker
270
0
Radio
200
0
Job Site
Electric Drill − 3/8 in.
440
600
Quartz Halogen Work Light
1000
0
Reciprocating Saw
960
960
Circular Saw − 7-1/4 in.
1400
2300
Miter Saw − 10 in.
1800
1800
Air Compressor − 1/4 HP
970
1600
Airless Sprayer − 1/3 HP
600
1200
*Wattages listed are approximate. Check tool or appliance for actual wattage.
GENERATOR CAPACITY
Make sure the generator can supply enough continuous (run-
ning) and surge (starting) watts for the items you will power
at the same time. Follow these simple steps.
1. Select the items you will power at the same time.
2. Total the continuous (running) watts of these items. This
is the amount of power the generator must produce to
keep the items running. See the wattage reference chart
at right.
3. Estimate how many surge (starting) watts you will need.
Surge wattage is the short burst of power needed to
start electric motor-driven tools or appliances such as a
circular saw or refrigerator. Because not all motors start
at the same time, total surge watts can be estimated by
adding only the item(s) with the highest additional surge
watts to the total rated watts from step 2.
Example:
Tool or Appliance
Running
Watts*
Starting
Watts*
Refrigerator
600
780
Portable Fan
40
120
Laptop
250
0
46 in. Flat Panel
Television
190
0
Light (75 Watts)
75
0
1155 Total
Running Watts
780 Highest
Starting Watts
Total Running Watts
1155
Highest Starting Watts
+ 780
Total Starting Watts Needed
1935
POWER MANAGEMENT
To prolong the life of the generator and attached devices,
it is important to take care when adding electrical loads to
the generator. There should be nothing connected to the
generator outlets before starting its engine. The correct and
safe way to manage generator power is to sequentially add
loads as follows:
1. With nothing connected to the generator, start the engine
as described later in this manual.
2. Plug in and turn on the first load, preferably the largest
load you have.
3. Permit the generator output to stabilize (engine runs
smoothly and attached device operates properly).
4. Plug in and turn on the next load.
5. Again, permit the generator to stabilize.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each additional load.
Never add more loads than the generator capacity. Take
special care to consider surge loads in generator capacity
as previously described.
NOTICE:
Do not overload the generator’s capacity. Exceeding the
generator’s wattage/amperage capacity may damage
the generator and/or electrical devices connected to it.