Wire Feed Arc Welder

General Safety

and clothing when performing any

● Never allow any part of body to

metalworking operation. Take all

precautions described in this manual to

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touch wire and ground or grounded

reduce the possibility of skin and

work piece at the same time.

clothing burns.

● Before starting or servicing any

● Awkward welding conditions and

● Make sure that all persons in the

electric arc welder, read and

positions can be electrically

welding area are protected from

understand all instructions. Failure

hazardous. When crouching,

heat, sparks, and ultraviolet rays.

to follow safety precautions or

kneeling or at elevations, be sure to

Use additional face shields and

instructions can cause equipment

insulate all conductive parts, wear

flame resistant barriers as needed.

damage and/or serious personal

appropriate protective clothing, and

● Never touch work pieces until

injury or death.

take precautions to prevent injury

● All installation, maintenance, repair

from falls.

completely cooled.

● Never attempt to use this equip-

Heat and

and operation of this equipment

WARNING

should be performed by qualified

ment at current settings or duty

sparks

persons only, in accordance with

cycles higher than those specified

produced during electric arc

national, state, and local codes.

on the equipment labels.

welding and other metal-

Improper

● Never use an electric arc welder to

working operations can

! WARNING

use of

thaw frozen pipes.

ignite flammable and explosive

materials! Take all precautions

electric arc welders can cause

Flying

electric shock, injury, and

! WARNING

sparks

described in this manual to reduce the

possibility of flames and explosions.

death! Take all precautions

and hot metal can cause

● Remove all flammable materials

described in this manual to reduce the

injury. As welds cool, slag

within 35 feet (10.7 m) of welding

possibility of electric shock.

can be thrown off. Take all

arc. If removal is not possible,

● Verify that all components of arc

precautions described in this manual to

tightly cover flammable materials

welder are clean and in good

reduce the possibility of injury from

with fireproof covers.

condition prior to operating the

flying sparks and hot metal.

● Do not operate any electric arc

welder. Be sure that the insulation

● Wear ANSI-approved (American

on all cables, wire feed gun, and

National Standards Institute-

welder in areas where flammable or

power cords is not damaged.

approved) face shield or safety

explosive vapors may be present.

Always repair or replace damaged

glasses with side shield protection

● Take precautions to be sure that

components before operating

when chipping or grinding metal

flying sparks and heat do not cause

welder. Always keep welder panels,

parts.

flames in hidden areas, in cracks,

shields, etc. in place when operating

● Wear ear plugs when welding

behind bulkheads, etc.

the welder.

overhead to prevent spatter or slag

Fire

● Always wear dry, protective

! WARNING

from falling into ears.

hazard!

clothing, welding gloves, and

arcElectric

Do not weld on containers or

insulated footwear.

! WARNING

pipes that contain or have

● Always operate welder in a clean,

welding operations produce

contained flammable

dry, well ventilated area. Do not

materials or gaseous or liquid

intense light and heat and

operate it in humid, wet, rainy, or

combustibles.

ultraviolet (UV) rays. The

poorly ventilated areas.

intense light and UV rays can cause

weldingArc

● Be sure work piece is properly

! WARNING

injury to eyes and skin. Take all

supported and grounded before

precautions described in this manual to

closed cylinders or containers

beginning any electric arc welding

reduce the possibility of injury to eyes

such as tanks or drums can

operation.

and skin.

cause explosion if not

● Coiled welding cable should be

● All persons operating this

properly vented! Verify that any

spread out before use to avoid

equipment or in the area while

cylinder or container to be welded has

overheating and damage to

equipment is in use must wear

an adequate ventilation hole, so that

insulation.

protective welding gear including

expanding gases can be released.

Never immerse the

welding helmet or shield with at

DANGER

Do not

! WARNING

wire or wire feed

least a rating of shade 10, flame

breathe

gun in water. If the welder becomes

resistant clothing, leather welding

fumes that are produced by

wet for any reason, be absolutely

gloves, and full foot protection.

the arc welding operation.

certain that it is completely clean and

Never look at arc

These fumes are dangerous.

dry before using!

! WARNING

welding operations

If the welding area cannot be

● Always shut equipment off and

without eye protection as described

adequately ventilated, be sure to use

unplug power prior to moving

above. Never use a shade filter lens

an air supplied respirator.

welder.

that is cracked, broken, or rated below

● Keep head and face out of welding

● Always attach work lead first.

number 10. Warn others in the area not

fumes.

● Verify that work piece is securely

to look at the arc.

● Do not perform electric arc welding

grounded.

Electric

operations on metals that are

WARNING

● Always shut off electric arc welding

arc

galvanized or cadmium-plated, or

equipment when not in use, and cut

welding operations cause

that contain zinc, mercury or

off any excess wire from wire feed

sparks and heat metal to

beryllium without adhering to the

gun.

temperatures that can cause

following precautions:

severe burns! Use protective gloves