Chicago Electric 68887 manual Setting Up The Weld, Welding

Setting Up The Weld

1. Make practice welds on pieces of scrap the same

thickness as your intended workpiece to practice

technique before welding anything of value.

Clean the weld surfaces thoroughly with

a wire brush or angle grinder; there must

be no rust, paint, oil, or other materials on

the weld surfaces, only bare metal.

2. Use clamps (not included) to hold the workpieces

in position so that you can concentrate on

proper welding technique. The distance

(if any) between the two workpieces must be

controlled properly to allow the weld to hold

both sides securely while allowing the weld

to penetrate fully into the joint. The edges of

thicker workpieces may need to be chamfered

(or beveled) to allow proper weld penetration.

clamps

workpieces

Clean

surfaces to bare metal.

Chamfer thick workpieces.

SAFETY

SETUP

3. Clamp Ground Cable to bare metal on the

workpiece near the weld area, or to metal work

bench where the workpiece is clamped.

GUN

90 AMP FLUX WIRE WELDER

	ITEM 68887
			ON	MIN
			OFF	MAX
WIRE FEED SPEED
		Wire	.030″-.035″ Flux-core
		Capacity	XX Ga. – X/X″ Steel Plate
		Cables	Electrode – X′
			Ground Clamp – X′

GROUND

120V~ 60Hz 20A

90 AMP FLUX WIRE WELDER

Workpiece

Clean surface to Ground bare metal.

Clamp

LUX WIRE WELDER

WELDING

4. Set the Wire Speed Dial and

the Current Switch to the desired settings.

Refer to the chart on the welder

or the chart on the facing page.

WARNING! DO NOT SWITCH THE

CURRENT WHILE WELDING.

ITEM 68887					ITEM 68887
	ON	MIN				ON	MIN
	OFF	MAX				OFF	MAX
WIRE FEED SPEED Wire	.030″-.035″ Flux-core			ED	Wire	.030″-.035″ Flux-core
					Capacity XX Ga. – X/X″ Steel Plate
Capacity XX Ga. – X/X″ Steel P
			+ Cables			Electrode – X′
Cables	Electrode – X′
	Ground Clamp – X′					Ground Clamp – X′
GROUND
	120V~					120V~

BASIC

5.Flip the Power Switch to the OFF position, then plug the Welder into a dedicated, 120 V~, 20 A circuit with delayed action type circuit breaker or fuses.

P FLUX WIRE WELDER

	ITEM 68887
		ON	MIN
		OFF	MAX
SPEED	Wire	.030″-.035″ Flux-core
	Capacity XX Ga. – X/X″ Steel Plate
	Cables	Electrode – X′
		Ground Clamp – X′

120V~

60Hz

20 Amp minimum circuit

WELDING TIPS

	HOLD
6. Hold the Gun, without touching the Trigger, with the	GUN
	CLEAR
wire and tip clearly away from any grounded objects.
Then, turn the Power Switch to ON.

SKU 68887 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353.

MP FLUX WIRE WELDER

	ITEM 68887
		ON	MIN
		OFF	MAX
ED SPEED	Wire	.030″-.035″ Flux-core
	Capacity XX Ga. – X/X″ Steel Plate
	Cables	Electrode – X′
		Ground Clamp – X′

120V~

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