Harbor Freight Tools 98871 Setting Up The Weld, Then plug the Welder into a dedicated

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

5

46

minOn

37

28

19

mAxOFF

010

wire-Feed Speed

90 Amp Flux wire welder

120 V~

60 Hz

Ground

Clamp

Workpiece

Clean surface to bare metal.

Basic 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.

DO NOT SWITCH THE CURRENT WHILE WELDING.

4	5	6	+	4	5	6
		min				min	On
3		7				7
2		8				8
1		9				9
0		mAx				mAx	OFF
		10		0		10
wire-Feed Speed				wire-Feed Speed
	90 Amp Flux wire welder				90 Amp Flux wire welder

120 V~

60 Hz

Welding Tips

5. Flip the Power Switch to the OFF position,

then plug the Welder into a dedicated,		7	min	On
120 V~, 20 A circuit with delayed action		8
type circuit breaker or fuses.		9
			mAx	OFF
		Flux wire welder			20 Amp minimum circuit
				60 Hz
				120 V~
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