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ENGINE OPERATION
WARNING
Do not attempt to use this equipment until you have thoroughly read the engine manufacturer’s manual supplied with your welder. It includes important safety precautions, detailed engine starting, operating and maintenance instructions, and parts lists.
ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill.
• Do not touch electrically live parts or electrode with skin or wet clothing.
•Insulate yourself from work and ground
•Always wear dry insulating gloves.
ENGINE EXHAUST can kill.
• Use in open, well ventilated areas or vent exhaust outside.
MOVING PARTS can injure.
•Do not operate with doors open or guards off.
• Stop engine before servicing.
•Keep away from moving parts.
See additional warning information at front of this operator’s manual.
Operate the welder with the doors closed. Leaving the doors open changes the designed air flow and can cause overheating.
Stopping the Engine
1. Turn the Ignition switch to “OFF”.
At the end of each day’s welding, refill the fuel tank to minimize moisture condensation in the tank. Also, running out of fuel tends to draw dirt into the fuel system.
When hauling the welder between job sites, close the fuel feed valve beneath the fuel tank. Failure to turn the fuel off when traveling can cause carburetor flood- ing and difficult starting at the new job site.
WELDER OPERATION
WARNING
ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill.
•Do not touch electrically live parts or electrode with skin or wet clothing.
•Insulate yourself from work and ground.
FUMES & GASES can be dangerous.
• Keep your head out of the fumes.
•Use ventilation or exhaust to remove fumes from breathing zone.
WELDING SPARKS can cause fire or
explosion.
• Keep flammable material away.
Starting the Continental TM27 Engine
a)Turn the Idler control switch to “HIGH”.
b)Turn the Ignition switch to “ON”.
c)Pull out the Choke cable.
d)Press the “Start” button.
e)If the engine fails to start in 60 seconds, wait 30 seconds before repeating the above procedure.
f)Allow the engine to run at high idle speed for sever- al minutes to warm up. Cold engines tend to run at a speed too slow to supply the voltage required for proper idler operation.
g)As the engine warms, slowly return the choke control to the in (off) position.
ARC RAYS can burn.
• Wear eye, ear, and body protection.
Duty Cycle
The NEMA output rating of the Classic I is 200 amperes at 28(1) arc volts on a 60% duty cycle. Duty cycle is based on a ten minute period; thus, the welder can be loaded at rated output for six minutes out of every ten minute period.
(1)The Lincoln “plus output” rating at 60% duty cycle is 200 amperes at 40 Volts.
CLASSIC I