Schumacher 98026071 manual Installing the Ground Clamp, Operation Getting to Know Your NEW Welder

2.7INSTALLING THE GROUND CLAMP

Attach the ground clamp to the ground cable according to the following steps.

1.Remove the rubber grip from ground clamp.

2.Push the cable through the grip as illustrated.

3.Attach cable lug to the ground clamp with lockwasher and screw.

4.Slide grip back up over ground clamp.

3.OPERATION

3.1GETTING TO KNOW YOUR NEW WELDER

Whether or not you have welded before, it is important that you become familiar with your welder, its controls, and the results achieved at different settings. We strongly recommend that you practice with your new welder on scrap metal, trying a variety of heat settings, base metal thicknesses, and welding positions for each type and size of wire that you will be using. By doing this you will gain a feel for how changes in these welding variables affect the weld.

If you have not welded before, you will need to develop welding skills and techniques as well. The self-taught welder learns through a process of trial and error. The best way to teach yourself how to weld is with short periods of practice at regular intervals.

Do not attempt to weld on any valuable equipment until you have made practice welds on scrap metal that can be discarded. The scrap metal should be of the same type and thickness as that of the item to be welded.

Only after you are satisfied that your practice welds are of good strength and appearance, should you attempt your actual

welding job.

3.2CONTROLS & THEIR FUNCTIONS

AMPERAGE CONTROL

Two settings can be selected. The lower setting for thinner material and smaller welding electrodes, the higher setting for thicker materials and larger welding electrodes.

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