North Star M165939J Manuale Utente

Installation / Initial Set-Up 

 

 

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The generator cannot power your entire home -- you must work with the 
installing electrician to determine which devices/appliances you wish to 
power during an outage.  The electrician can help you determine which 
circuits and devices can be powered simultaneously without overloading the 
generator.   

 

(See the previous section of this manual entitled  “Power Load Planning &

 

 

for more information on load application and selection.) 

 

 
Using as a 
Portable Power 
Source 

When using the generator as a portable power source, you can plug 
electric devices and appliances directly into the generator’s electrical 
outlets.   

 

There are four different kinds of electrical outlets on the generator: 

1.  One 120/240 Volt, 50 Amp straight-blade receptacle (NEMA 14-50R 

receptacle compatible with NEMA 14-50P mating plug) 

2.  One 120/240 Volt, 30 Amp locking receptacle (NEMA L14-30R 

locking receptacle compatible with L14-30P mating plug) 

3.  One 120 Volt, 30 Amp locking receptacle (NEMA L5-30R receptacle 

compatible with NEMA L5-30P mating plug) 

4.  Two 120 Volt, 20 Amp duplex straight-blade receptacles (NEMA 5-

20R duplex receptacles compatible with NEMA 5-20P or 5-15P 
mating plugs).  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(See more technical detail about these receptacles and their associated 
circuit breakers in the “Machine Component Identification” section of this 
manual.) 

 
♦  Make sure you plug each electrical device/appliance into the correct 

generator outlet based on the device’s plug configuration and 
voltage/amperage rating.  Never exceed the amperage rating of an outlet. 

L P / N

NEMA 
14-50R 

NEMA 
L14-30R 

NEMA

L5-30R

(2)

NEMA  

5-20R

Duplex