Hobart Welding Products OM-948 manual Safety Information, Installation, Specifications

SECTION 2 – SAFETY INFORMATION

Read all safety messages throughout this manual.

Obey all safety messages to avoid injury.

Learn the meaning of WARNING and CAUTION.

1 2

WARNING

ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill.

• Do not touch live electrical parts.

• Disconnect input power before installing or servicing.

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3

4

2

CAUTION

MOVING PARTS can injure.

•Keep away from moving parts.

•Keep all panels and covers closed

when operating.

1Safety Alert Symbol

2Signal Word

WARNING means possible death or serious injury can happen.

CAUTION means possible minor injury or equipment damage can happen.

3	Statement Of Hazard And
	Result
4	Safety Instructions To Avoid
	Hazard

6	WARNING	READ SAFETY BLOCKS at start of
		Section 3-1 before proceeding.
7	NOTE	Turn Off switch when using high frequency.

5	Hazard Symbol (If Available)
6	Safety Banner

Read safety blocks for each symbol shown.

7 NOTE

Special instructions for best operation – not related to safety.

SECTION 3 – INSTALLATION

3-1. Specifications

Air-Cooled Welding Gun For FCAW And GMAW Welding

Note: Using gasless flux cored wire reduces gun duty cycle.

H-9 Feeds .030 To .035 in (0.8 To 0.9 mm) Flux Cored Wire Or .024 To .030 in (0.6 To 0.8 mm) Hard Wire

Duty Cycle Rating:

100%: 40 A With Flux Cored Wire

100%: 100 A With CO2 Shielding Gas

60%: 100 A With Mixed Gases

Weight With 8 ft (2.4 m) Power Cable: 2.2 lb (1.0 kg)

803 495-A

3-2. Duty Cycle And Overheating

	See Section 3-1. Specifications for amperage	Duty Cycle is percentage of 10
	rating and duty cycle.	minutes that unit can weld at rated
		load without overheating.
	60%dutycycle	Y Exceeding duty	cycle	can
100%dutycycle		damage unit	and	void
		warranty.

Continuous Welding	6 Minutes Welding	4 Minutes Resting
Overheating		A or V
	0
		15
		OR
	Minutes	Reduce Duty Cycle

sduty1 5/95

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