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Wire Feed Arc Welder
General Safety |
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● Never allow any part of body to |
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| work piece at the same time. |
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| clothing burns. |
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● Before starting or servicing any | ● Awkward welding conditions and |
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| ● Make sure that all persons in the | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| electric arc welder, read and |
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| positions can be electrically |
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| welding area are protected from | |||||||||||||||
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| understand all instructions. Failure |
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| hazardous. When crouching, |
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| heat, sparks, and ultraviolet rays. | |||||||||||||||
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| to follow safety precautions or |
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| kneeling or at elevations, be sure to |
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| Use additional face shields and | |||||||||||||||
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| instructions can cause equipment |
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| insulate all conductive parts, wear |
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| flame resistant barriers as needed. | |||||||||||||||
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| damage and/or serious personal |
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| appropriate protective clothing, and |
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| ● Never touch work pieces until | ||||||||||||||||
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| injury or death. |
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| take precautions to prevent injury |
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● All installation, maintenance, repair |
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| from falls. |
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| completely cooled. | ||||||||||
● Never attempt to use this equip- |
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| Heat and |
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| and operation of this equipment |
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| should be performed by qualified |
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| ment at current settings or duty |
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| persons only, in accordance with |
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| cycles higher than those specified |
| produced during electric arc |
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| national, state, and local codes. |
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| on the equipment labels. |
| welding and other metal- |
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| Improper |
| ● Never use an electric arc welder to |
| working operations can |
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| use of |
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| thaw frozen pipes. |
| ignite flammable and explosive | ||||||||||||
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| materials! Take all precautions | |||||||||||||||
electric arc welders can cause |
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| Flying |
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electric shock, injury, and |
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| ! WARNING | sparks |
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| described in this manual to reduce the | |||||||||||
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| possibility of flames and explosions. | ||||||||||||||
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death! Take all precautions |
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| ● Remove all flammable materials | |||||||||||||||
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described in this manual to reduce the | injury. As welds cool, slag |
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| within 35 feet (10.7 m) of welding | |||||||||||||||
possibility of electric shock. | can be thrown off. Take all |
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| arc. If removal is not possible, | |||||||||||||||
● Verify that all components of arc | precautions described in this manual to |
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| tightly cover flammable materials | |||||||||||||||||||
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| welder are clean and in good | reduce the possibility of injury from |
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| with fireproof covers. | |||||||||||||||||
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| condition prior to operating the | flying sparks and hot metal. |
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| ● Do not operate any electric arc | ||||||||||||||||||
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| welder. Be sure that the insulation | ● Wear |
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| on all cables, wire feed gun, and |
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| National Standards Institute- |
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| welder in areas where flammable or | |||||||||||||
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| power cords is not damaged. |
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| approved) face shield or safety |
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| explosive vapors may be present. | |||||||||||||
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| Always repair or replace damaged |
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| glasses with side shield protection |
| ● Take precautions to be sure that | ||||||||||||||
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| components before operating |
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| when chipping or grinding metal |
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| flying sparks and heat do not cause | |||||||||||||
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| welder. Always keep welder panels, |
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| parts. |
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| flames in hidden areas, in cracks, | ||||||||
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| shields, etc. in place when operating | ● Wear ear plugs when welding |
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| behind bulkheads, etc. | |||||||||||||||
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| the welder. |
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| overhead to prevent spatter or slag |
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| Fire |
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● Always wear dry, protective |
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| from falling into ears. |
| hazard! |
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| clothing, welding gloves, and |
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| arcElectric |
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| Do not weld on containers or |
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| insulated footwear. |
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| pipes that contain or have |
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● Always operate welder in a clean, | welding operations produce |
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| contained flammable |
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| dry, well ventilated area. Do not |
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| materials or gaseous or liquid | |||||||||||||
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| intense light and heat and |
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| operate it in humid, wet, rainy, or |
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| combustibles. |
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| ultraviolet (UV) rays. The |
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| poorly ventilated areas. |
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| intense light and UV rays can cause |
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| weldingArc |
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● Be sure work piece is properly |
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injury to eyes and skin. Take all |
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| supported and grounded before | precautions described in this manual to |
| closed cylinders or containers |
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| beginning any electric arc welding | reduce the possibility of injury to eyes |
| such as tanks or drums can |
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| operation. |
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| and skin. |
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| cause explosion if not |
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● Coiled welding cable should be | ● All persons operating this |
| properly vented! Verify that any | ||||||||||||||||||
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| spread out before use to avoid |
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| equipment or in the area while |
| cylinder or container to be welded has | ||||||||||||||
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| overheating and damage to |
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| equipment is in use must wear |
| an adequate ventilation hole, so that | ||||||||||||||
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| insulation. |
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| protective welding gear including |
| expanding gases can be released. | ||||||||||||
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| Never immerse the |
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| welding helmet or shield with at |
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| ! | DANGER |
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| Do not |
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| ! WARNING |
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| wire or wire feed |
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| least a rating of shade 10, flame |
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gun in water. If the welder becomes |
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| resistant clothing, leather welding |
| fumes that are produced by |
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wet for any reason, be absolutely |
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| gloves, and full foot protection. |
| the arc welding operation. |
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certain that it is completely clean and |
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| Never look at arc |
| These fumes are dangerous. | ||||||||||||||||
dry before using! |
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| ! WARNING | welding operations |
| If the welding area cannot be | ||||||||||||||
● Always shut equipment off and |
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without eye protection as described |
| adequately ventilated, be sure to use | |||||||||||||||||||
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| unplug power prior to moving | above. Never use a shade filter lens |
| an air supplied respirator. | ||||||||||||||||
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| welder. |
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| 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 |
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● Verify that work piece is securely | to look at the arc. |
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