Home›Repair guides›Kohler›Voltage Reconnection Procedure (without Selector Switch)

Kohler — Voltage Reconnection Procedure (without Selector Switch)

Installation · Generator set / 12-lead alternator

From a Kohler operator's manual covering: 125REZGT, 30--125REZGT, 30REZG, 30REZGT, 50REZG, 70REZGT. Check it applies to your exact model before use.

Applies to: Kohler 125REZGT, Kohler 30REZG, Kohler 30REZGT, Kohler 50REZG, Kohler 70REZGT

Before you start

  • Hazardous voltage. Disconnect all power sources before opening the enclosure.

Procedure

  1. Press the generator set master control OFF/RESET button.
  2. Open the main line circuit breaker.
  3. Navigate to Generator Info, then Configuration, then Generator Config menu.
  4. Set System Voltage L--L to the desired voltage (208 V, 240 V, or 480 V).
  5. Set System Phase to Three Phase or Single Phase.
  6. Verify settings match the desired voltage/frequency/phase.
  7. Disconnect the engine starting battery, negative lead first; disconnect battery charger power.
  8. Use the reconnection diagram to route leads through current transformers and reconnect.
  9. Make load connections and a ground connection per NEC guidelines.
  10. Replace all electrical guards, barriers, and covers.
  11. Reconnect the battery, negative lead last; reconnect battery charger power.
  12. Press RUN to start and check voltages.
  13. Press OFF/RESET to stop.
  14. Close the main line circuit breaker and any downstream circuit breakers.

Tools required

  • User-supplied load lug wrench Amazon

Tool links are Amazon searches (affiliate links); manufacturer special tools may only be available from a dealer.

Specs & values

  • Position current transformers CT1, CT2, and CT3 with the dot or HI side CT marking toward the generator set.

Full service-parts list: Kohler 125REZGT →, Kohler 30REZG →, Kohler 30REZGT →, Kohler 50REZG →, Kohler 70REZGT →

Source: Kohler operator's manual. Steps and values are as documented; always cross-check against the official manual and any later revisions for your exact serial number before servicing.

More Kohler repair guides →