SECTION 3 – OPERATION
3-1. Front Panel Controls
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1 Pilot Arc Switch
Use switch to control pilot arc.
Place switch in Expanded Metal position for continuous pilot arc. Use while cutting ex- panded metals only.
.The Expanded Metal position keeps the pilot arc in the circuit at all times. Life of consumables will be significantly re- duced while in Expanded Metal mode.
Place switch in Tip Saver position to provide pilot arc output for arc starting only. Use Tip
Saver position in most applications to length- en the life of the torch and its consumables, and to obtain maximum cutting performance.
Torch trigger must be reset after every cut while in Tip Saver mode.
2Gas/Air Pressure Gauge
3Output Control
Use control to select cutting output in am- peres. Gas/air automatically flows at the set pressure.
Use Gas/Air Set area of control range for set- ting gas/air pressure (see Section
4Trouble Lights (see Section
5Ready Light
Ready light comes On when unit is On to indi- cate that all safety shutdown systems are okay. If Ready light does not come On, check trouble lights.
6Power Light
7Power Switch
