
6 M-SQ PRO 15/18 kVA 60 Hz Marine Diesel Generator
3 VOLTAGE.Thisshowsthenominalvoltage.
Thisvoltageshouldbewithinthespeciedtoleranceat
thenominalfrequency.TheGeneratorcanbeconnect-
edfordierentvoltagesinsplitphaseorthreephase.
Thenameplateindicatestheconneconasmadeinthe
factory.
4 FREQUENCY.ThisisshowninHzandisdeterminedby
thespeedoftheengine(RPM).60Hzcorrelateswith
1800rpm.
5 CURRENT.Thisshowsthemaximumcurrentthatisac-
ceptableatthespeciedfrequency,voltageandpower
factor.Whenconnectedinthreephasetheindicated
currentisthecurrentbetweentwophasesthatcanbe
takenothreemes.
6 WEIGHTshowsthenetdryweight(approximately)inkg.
Thisiswithoutfuel,oil,packingandexternalinstallaon
equipment
7 CEMARKING.TheCEsymbolshowsthatthegenerang
setisbuildaccordingtoEuropeanCommunitysafety
regulaons.Thisincludestheregulaonsregardingthe
safetyofpleasurecra,safetyofmachinery,regard-
ingelectricsafetyandelectricmagneccompability
(EMC).
Safetyalsoreliesontheinstallaon,applicaonandcircumstanc-
es.SeealsotheremarksinthismanualunderSAFETY.
Beforechangingafactorysengyouareadvisedtoconsultthe
manufacturer.Whenthegenerangsetyouhavetoidenfyis
notnewyouhavetotakeintoaccountthepossibilitythatformer
usersdidchangethesengs.Checkthesengs(voltage,fre-
quency,rpm)whenthereisanydoubt.
2 INFORMATION
2.1 Safety
2.1.1 General
Whencorrectlyinstalledandusedinnormalcircumstancesthis
generangsetfulllsECsafetyregulaons.Thisgenerangset
couldbepartofaninstallaonorcouldbeusedinawaythat
addionalregulaonsoftheECorotherauthorieshavetobe
takenintoaccount.
DANGER
Warningsignsdrawaenontospecialwarnings,
instruconsorprocedureswhich,ifnotstrictlyob-
served,mayresultinelectricalshockwhichwillresult
inseverepersonalinjuryorlossoflife.
Circumstancescouldmakeitalsonecessarytotakeaddional
measures.Beawareofwetcondionsandhazardousenviron-
mentscausedbyexplosivegasesetc.
2.1.2 Electrical safety
Thiswarningsignindicatespartswhichcouldbelive.
Thevoltageof230Vor240/120VACgeneratedbythis
generangsetisdangerousandifinstruconsand
proceduresarenotstrictlyobservedmayresultin
electricalshockwhichwillresultinseverepersonal
injuryorlossoflife.
• Checkallwiringatleastonceayear.Defects,suchas
looseconnecons,burnedcablesetc.mustberepaired
immediately.
• Donotworkontheelectricalsystemifitissllconnect-
edtoacurrentsource.Onlyallowchangesinyourelec-
tricalsystemtobecarriedoutbyqualiedelectricians.
• Usingtheauto-start/stop(interval)modethegenerator
canstartunexpectedly.Whenworkingontheelectrical
system,the3AmpDigitalDieselControlfusemustbe
removedfromthecontrolpanelandthebaeryplus
cablemustberemovedfromthebaery.
• Conneconandproteconmustbedoneinaccordance
withlocalstandards.
2.1.3 Earth insulaon failures
Accordingtolocalregulaonsanddependingontheapplicaon
itcouldbenecessarytotakemeasuresforproteconagainst
earthinsulaonfailures.
Inthestandarddelivery“neutral”and“ground”arenotconnect-
ed.Tomakeaconneconbetween“neutral”and“ground”could
benecessaryaspartofaspecicinsulaonfailureprotecon
system.
SmallpleasurecrainEuropeissubmiedtoTheRecreaonal
CraDirecve94/25/EC.Theguidelinesofthisdirecvereferto
(ISO13297).
Whentheinstallaoncomplieswiththisstandardthe“neutral”
and“ground”shouldbeconnectedonthegenerangset.
Beawarethatinsulaonproteconsystemscanbedierent
fordierentapplicaonsandevenwithintheshiptherecould
bedierentstandardsfordierentspaces.Wedidrefertothe
RecreaonalCraDirecvethatappliestopleasurecraupto24
moflength.Somemesonehastocomplywithotherstandards
suchastherulesofcercaonsocieeslikeLloyd’sRegisterof
ShippingorVeritas,regulaonsfortheproteconofpersonal,
buildinglegislaon,etc.Itisofthegreatestimportancetohave
expertadviceonthisissue.
Inallsituaonsthetransferswitchesbetweenshore,
inverterandgeneratorshouldswitchbothneutral(N)
andallphaselines(L1,L2andL3).