KNOW YOUR GENERATOR
Read this owner's manual and safety rules before operating your generator.
Compare the illustrations with your generator, to familiarize yourself with the locations of various controls and
adjustments. Save this manual for future reference.
Oil Fill
120/240 Volt AC,
30 Amp
Receptacle
Idle Control Switch
Grounding
Wing Nut
12 Volt DC,10 Amp Receptacle — Recharge a discharged
12 Volt automotive type battery through this receptacle.
120 Volt AC, 20 Amp GFCI Duplex Receptacles —
May be used to supply electrical power for the operation
of 120 Volt AC, 20 Amp, single phase, 60 Hz electrical,
lighting, appliance, tool and motor loads.
120/240 Volt AC, 30 Amp Locking Receptacle — May
be used to supply electrical power for the operation of
120 and/or 240 Volt AC, 30 Amp, single phase, 60 Hz
electrical, lighting, appliance, tool and motor loads.
Air Cleaner — Uses a dry type filter element to limit the
amount of dirt and dust sucked into the engine.
Choke Lever — Used when starting a cold engine.
Circuit Breakers (AC) — Push to reset circuit breakers
are provided to protect the generator against electrical
overload.
PowerBoss 4,500 Watt Contractor Generator
Engine Switch
Fuel Tank
12 Volt DC,10 Amp
Receptacle
Recoil Starter
120 Volt AC, 20 Amp
Duplex Receptacles
Fuel Tank — Capacity of seven (7) U.S. gallons.
Grounding Wing Nut — Used for proper grounding of
unit (see page 7).
Maintenance Minder — Alerts you to change the oil and
service the air filter when needed.
Idle Control Switch — The idle control runs the engine at
normal (high) speeds when there is a load present and runs
the engine at idle (low) speeds when a load is not present.
Oil Fill — Add engine oil here.
Recoil Starter — Used to start the engine.
Engine Switch — Set this switch to "On" before using
recoil starter. Set switch to "Off" to switch off engine.
Spark Arrester Muffler — Exhaust muffler lowers
engine noise and is equipped with a spark arrester screen.
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Air Cleaner
Choke Lever
Spark Arrester Muffler
Maintenance Minder
Circuit
Breakers (AC)