GV Generators Table of Contentswc_br0171887en_002TOC.fm 5Foreword 31 Safety Information 71.1 Callouts Found in this Manual .............................................................. 71.2 Safety Guidelines for Operating the Machine ....................................... 81.3 Safety Guidelines while Using Internal Combustion Engines ............... 91.4 Safety Guidelines for Maintaining the Machine .................................. 101.5 Label Locations .................................................................................. 111.6 Warning Labels .................................................................................. 121.7 Procedural Labels .............................................................................. 131.8 Informational Labels ........................................................................... 142 Troubleshooting Voltage Issues 152.1 Charging the Generator with 9-Volt Battery ....................................... 162.2 Checking the Stator Windings ............................................................ 172.3 Checking the Rotor Windings ............................................................. 192.4 Checking the Brushes ........................................................................ 212.5 Checking the Excitation Winding ........................................................ 222.6 Checking the AVR’s Sensing Wires ................................................... 242.7 Checking the Main Circuit Breaker ..................................................... 272.8 Checking the Voltage Selector Switch (VSS) ..................................... 292.9 Checking the Auto Idle Unity and Circuity .......................................... 302.10 Checking the Anti-Afterfire Solenoid .................................................. 373 Disassembly and Assembly 393.1 Tools Required for Disassembly/Assembly Procedures ..................... 393.2 Information Regarding Replacement Parts ........................................ 393.3 Information Regarding Reference Numbers ( ) .................................. 393.4 Information Regarding Threadlocking Compounds ............................ 393.5 Removing the Muffler ......................................................................... 403.6 Installing the Muffler ........................................................................... 423.7 Removing the Fuel Tank .................................................................... 443.8 Installing the Fuel Tank ...................................................................... 443.9 Removing the Stator ........................................................................... 453.10 Installing the Stator ............................................................................. 47