5-1. Installing Welding Generator
Movement
Location
Always securely fasten welding
generator onto transport vehicle
or trailer and comply with all
DOT and other applicable codes
5-2. Grounding Generator To Truck Or Trailer Frame
!
Always ground generator frame to
vehicle frame to prevent electric
shock and static electricity hazards.
!
Also see AWS Safety & Health Fact
Sheet No. 29, Grounding of Portable
And Vehicle Mounted Welding Gen-
erators.
!
Bed liners, shipping skids, and
some running gear insulate the
SECTION 5 − INSTALLATION
OR
GND/PE
welding generator from the vehicle
frame. Always connect a ground
wire from the generator equipment
grounding terminal to bare metal on
the vehicle frame as shown.
!
Use GFCI protection when operat-
ing auxiliary equipment. If unit does
not have GFCI receptacles, use
GFCI-protected extension cord.
.
Complete Parts List available at www.MillerWelds.com
Airflow Clearance
18 in.
(460 mm)
18 in.
(460 mm)
18 in.
(460 mm)
1
2
3
1
2
3
Connect cable from equipment ground
terminal to metal vehicle frame. Use #8
AWG or larger insulated copper wire.
.
18 in.
(460 mm)
18 in.
(460 mm)
Do not install unit where air
flow is restricted or engine
may overheat.
Ref 151 556 / Ref. 800 652 / 803 595 / S-0854
rot_grnd2 2011−04 − 800 652-D
Equipment Grounding Terminal (On
Front Panel)
Grounding Cable (Not Supplied)
Metal Vehicle Frame
Electrically bond generator frame to ve-
hicle frame by metal-to-metal contact.
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