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    Model No . 1668-0 (5,500 W att A C Generator) Manual No. 190313GS Re vision 3 (01/19/2004) 5 5 00 W att Generator Questions? Help is just a moment a wa y! Contact the Local Snapper Service Center W eb: www .snapper .com or www .briggsandstratton.com Owner’s Manual[...]

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    2 Snapper 5500 W att Generator T ABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Know Y our Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    3 Snapper 5500 W att Generator • DO NO T allow an y open flame, spark, heat, or lit cigarette during and for sev eral minutes after charging a batter y . • W ear protective g oggles, rubber a pron, and rubber gloves. Storage batteries give off explosiv e hydr ogen gas during recharging. Hydrogen gas sta ys ar ound batter y for a long time after[...]

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    Snapper 5500 W att Generator 4 • DO NO T tamper with gov erned speed. Generator supplies corr ect rated frequency and v oltage when running at gov erned speed. • DO NO T modify generator in any wa y . Excessivel y high operating speeds increase risk of injury and damage to generator . Excessivel y low speeds impose a hea vy load. CA UTION • S[...]

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    Snapper 5500 W att Generator 5 120 V olt A C, 20 Amp, Duplex Receptacles — May be used to supply electrical pow er for the operation of 120 V olt A C , 20 Amp, single phase, 60 Hz electrical, lighting, appliance, tool and motor loads. 120/240 V olt A C, 30 Amp Locking Receptacle — Ma y be used to supply electrical pow er for the operation of 12[...]

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    ASSEMBL Y Y our generator requir es some assembly and is r eady for use after it has been properl y ser viced with the recommended oil and fuel. If you ha ve an y problems with the assembl y of y our generator , contact the local Snapper ser vice center . IMPOR T ANT: An y attempt to run the unit before it has been ser viced with the recommended oi[...]

  • Page 7

    Snapper 5500 W att Generator 7 NO TE: Be sur e to install both wheels with the air pressur e valve on the outboard side. 4. Place the e-ring onto the groo ve in the axle. Y ou ma y add the flat washer if desir ed. NO TE: Use retaining pins instead of e-clip , if applicable. 5. Place one end of the needle nose pliers on the bottom of the axle and th[...]

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    Snapper 5500 W att Generator 8 USING THE GENERA T OR System Gr ound The generator has a system ground that connects the generator frame components to the ground terminals on the A C output receptacles. The system ground is connected to the A C neutral wire (see “Equipment Description”, earlier in this manual). Special Requirements There ma y be[...]

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    9 Snapper 5500 W att Generator Connecting Electrical Loads • Let engine stabilize and warm up for a fe w minutes after starting. • Plug in and turn on the desired 120 and/or 240 V olt AC, single phase, 60 Hz electrical loads. • DO NO T connect 240 V olt loads to the 120 V olt duplex receptacles. • DO NO T connect 3–phase loads to the gene[...]

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    RECEPT A CLES 120/240 V olt A C , 30 Amp , Locking Receptacle Use a NEMA L14–30 plug with this receptacle. Connect a 4–wire cor d set rated for 250 V olt A C loads at 30 Amps (or greater) (Figur e 4). Y ou can use the same 4–wire cord if y ou plan to run a 120 V olt load. This receptacle po wers 120/240 V olt A C, 60 Hz, single phase loads re[...]

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    11 Snapper 5500 W att Generator DON'T O VERLO AD GENERA T OR Capacity Y ou must mak e sure y our generator can supply enough rated (running) and surge (starting) watts for the items you will pow er at the same time. Follow these simple steps: 1. Select the items you will po wer at the same time. 2. T otal the rated (running) watts of these ite[...]

  • Page 12

    Snapper 5500 W att Generator 12 SPECIFICA TIONS Maximum Surge W atts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8,500 watts Continuous W attage Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . .5,500 watts P ow er Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.0 Rated Maximum Continuous A C Load Curr ent: At 120 V olts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Snapper 5500 W att Generator 13 ST ORA GE The generator should be started at least once every seven da ys and allowed to run at least 30 minutes. If this cannot be done and you m ust store the unit f or more than 30 da ys, use the following guidelines to prepar e it for storage. Generator Storag e • Clean the generator as outlined in “Generator[...]

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    Snapper 5500 W att Generator 14 SCHEMA TIC[...]

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    15 Snapper 5500 W att Generator WIRING DIA GRAM[...]

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    Snapper 5500 W att Generator 16 EXPLODED VIEW – MAIN UNIT[...]

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    17 Snapper 5500 W att Generator P AR TS LIST – MAIN UNIT Item P art # Description 1 M190305GS CRADLE 2 70642GS MOUNT , Vibration 4 66365GGS HOUSING, Engine Adapter 5 187746GS ASSY , Rotor 6 187745GS ASSY , Stator 8 96796GS W ASHER 10 86307GS SCREW 11 99383GS SCREW 12 67022GS GR OMMET , Rubber 13 189127GS GR OMMET , Rubber 14 189009GS BRA CKET , M[...]

  • Page 18

    Snapper 5500 W att Generator 18 EXPLODED VIEW AND P AR TS LIST – WHEEL KIT Item P art # Description 1 22247GS W ASHER 2 B4966GS WHEEL 3 191267GGS AXLE 4 191265GS E-RING 5 39253GS SCREW 6 B187101GS LEG, Support 7 191413GS VIBE MOUNT , with W asher 8 22413GS SCREW 9 52858GS NUT , Lock 10 192432GS NUT , Lock[...]

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    19 Snapper 5500 W att Generator EXPLODED VIEW AND P AR TS LIST – CONTROL P ANEL Item P art # Description 1 188914GS CO VER, Lid, Control Panel 2 188889GS CONTR OL P ANEL, Compact 3 189167GS CLIP , Hinge Pin Retainer 4 189182GS SPRING, Hinge, Pin 5 189166GS PIN, Hinge, Cover , Compact 6 68759GS OUTLET , 120V , 20A, Duplex 7 189165GS NUT , Palnut, [...]

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    SNAPPER™ O WNER W ARRANTY POLICY Effective January 1, 2003 W ARRANTY PERIOD* * The warranty period begins on the date of pur chase by the first r etail consumer or commer cial end user , and continues for the period of time stated in the table abov e. "Consumer use" means personal residential household use by a r etail consumer . "[...]