INSTALLATION MANUAL MODEL #100603 Inverter Generator Cover REGISTER YOUR PRODUCT ONLINE at championpowerequipment.com GenTent Covered By or visit championpowerequipment.com SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. This manual contains important safety precautions which should be read and understood before operating the product. Failure to do so could result in serious injury. This manual should remain with the product.
100603 - Inverter Generator Cover Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction..................................... 3 Safety Definitions............................... 3 Important Product Safety........................ 4 Package Contents............................... 5 Installation Overview............................ 5 Important Usage Tips:............................. 5 Strap It: Install the Ratchet Strap Mount.............. 5 Step 1: Determine the First Angle Brace Location.....................
100603 - Inverter Generator Cover INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of a Champion Power Equipment (CPE) product. CPE designs, builds, and supports all of our products to strict specifications and guidelines. With proper product knowledge, safe use, and regular maintenance, this product should bring years of satisfying service.
100603 - Inverter Generator Cover IMPORTANT PRODUCT SAFETY WARNING Always shut generator off before any fueling or maintenance procedures. WARNING NEVER position the refueling door on the same side of the generator as the exhaust muffler. Spilled gasoline can result in fire. WARNING NEVER block or cover the generator exhaust muffler in any way. Storm Shield canopy must be installed above the generator’s exhaust muffler.
100603 - Inverter Generator Cover PACKAGE CONTENTS Package Contents Maintenance The Storm Shield assembly can be removed for maintenance - release the ratchet buckle and carefully lift the entire assembly off the inverter and place aside. Reverse the operation to reinstall. Transport For transport remove the Storm Shield Canopy, Shield Frame and the Extender Arms; leave the Angle Brace strap mount in place.
100603 - Inverter Generator Cover Step 1: Determine the First Angle Brace Location –– Angle Brace – this component is held to the four corners of your case, and creates a mounting and adjustment point for the Extender Arms. STEP 1: DETERMINE THE FIRST ANGLE BRACE LOCATION –– Gator Grommet™ – your package will contain 8 grommets. These grommets are pressed onto the pins of the Angle Brace to create mounting “feet”. The feet grip the case without marring the surface.
100603 - Inverter Generator Cover STEP 2: INSTALL THE GATOR GROMMETS Step 2: Install the Gator Grommets If the case corners are vertical, install the thin side facing the case on top and bottom: The Gator Grommets level the mount assembly on the inverter generator and provide grip against the case. Observe the slope of the case where the Angle Braces will be installed. It will be vertical, positive or negative.
100603 - Inverter Generator Cover Step 4: Strap the Assembly to the Inverter Case IMPORTANT: Thread the end of the strap through the Angle Brace so that the strap goes behind the center section of the Angle Brace and lays flat against the corner guides as shown below. Figure B Figure 8: Kevlar Strap Correctly Installed through Angle Brace Figure C STEP 4: STRAP THE ASSEMBLY TO THE INVERTER CASE How To Install And Tighten The Ratchet Buckle Ratchet Tie Down Buckle Tightening Instructions 4.
100603 - Inverter Generator Cover Step 4: Strap the Assembly to the Inverter Case How To Loosen The Ratchet Buckle –– You may find that the assembly needs to be adjusted but that the strap is too tight. The ratchet buckle can be loosened easily. –– The Ratchet Buckle has a brass colored, spring loaded release on the ratcheting arm. Pull the release and fully open the ratchet arm. –– Let go of the release and close the ratchet arm about halfway. The strap will loosen by one tooth.
0603 - Inverter Generator Cover STEP 5: CONNECT THE EXTENDER ARMS Step 5: Connect the Extender Arms –– Push the Extender Arm straight into the already installed Extender Arm until the pivot pins snap into place. Properly installed Extender Arms will make a rectangle around the inverter viewed from above the Inverter generator. See Figure 14. The first Extender Arm for each corner snaps into the Angle Brace.
100603 - Inverter Generator Cover Disassembling the Strap Mounting Parts Figure 13: Find the Correct Exhaust Side Frame Rod Holes –– If the distance of the fourth hole is less than 23", then add an Extender Arm to each side and remeasure. Install Remaining Extenders Onto The Inverter Generator IMPORTANT: Refer to Figure 14 on the next page. –– Move to the remaining two Angle Braces.
100603 - Inverter Generator Cover Removing Strap Mounting Assembly From The Inverter Generator –– –– –– The Ratchet Buckle has a brass colored, spring loaded release on the ratcheting arm. Pull and hold this release and open the ratchet arm to its fully open and flat. To completely remove the strap: –– The fixed side of the Ratchet Buckle also has a spring-loaded release. Pull and hold this release and the Kevlar strap can be pulled all the way out.
100603 - Inverter Generator Cover COVER IT: SECURE STORM SHIELD CANOPY OVER FRAME Cover It: Secure Storm Shield Canopy over Frame SELECT AND INSTALL ELECTRICAL APRON –– If your electrical outlets are on the short side of the generator, select the short electrical apron; otherwise select the long electrical apron. Only use one apron! –– Flip the canopy over flap up from corner to corner on the side that is over the electrical outlets (figure 16).
100603 - Inverter Generator Cover Important Storm Shield Usage Tips NOTICE The intent of the electrical apron is to cover the electrical outlets in the front and about 6" around the adjacent sides. Do not cover other parts of your generator with the electrical aprons, especially the exhaust area! IMPORTANT STORM SHIELD USAGE TIPS Proper Door Sealing Tip –– The Storm Shield door wraps around the adjacent sides of the Storm Shield. Each time you close the door, it must be pressed firmly back in place.
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100603 - Inverter Generator Cover WARRANTY GenTent Safety Canopies 1 Year Limited Warranty Warranty Qualifications GenTent Safety Canopies (GSC) will register this warranty upon receipt of your Warranty Registration Card and a copy of your sales receipt from one of GSC’s retail locations as proof of purchase. Please submit your warranty registration and your proof of purchase within ten (10) days of the date of purchase.
