Kawasaki 840641 Table of Contents, Congratulations, Intended USE, General Safety Rules

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONGRATULATIONS! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 INTENDED USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

SECTION ONE

GENERAL SAFETY RULES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 RECOGNIZE SAFETY SYMBOLS, WORDS AND LABELS . . . . . . . . 2-3 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 WORK AREA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ELECTRICAL SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 PERSONAL SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 TOOL USE AND CARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

SECTION TWO

SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES AND/OR SYMBOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 IMPORTANT SAFETY RULES FOR USING ARC WELDERS . . . . . . . 7-8 SYMBOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

SECTION THREE

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13

ATTACHING THE HANDLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 ASSEMBLE WELDING HELMET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 LOAD / REPLACE FLUX CORE WELDING WIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13

OPERATING THE ARC WELDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-19 DUTY CYCLE AND THERMAL OVERLOAD OPERATION . . . . . . . . . 14 WELDING TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 WELDING GUIDELINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-17 ADDITIONAL SAFETY STANDARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 TROUBLESHOOTING WELDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-18 TROUBLESHOOTING WELDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

SECTION FOUR

MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 OTHER CONSUMER DO-IT-YOURSELF (DIY) TOOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

SECTION FIVE

3 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-24

CONGRATULATIONS!

Thanks for choosing this product. At Alltrade, our aim is to provide you with quality products at an affordable price, and we want you to be totally satisfied with your product and our Customer Service. If any help and advice is needed, please contact us at 1-800-590-3723. Properly cared for, this tool will give you many years of satisfaction.

INTENDED USE

This tool is intended for consumer use only. This tool is not designed for profes- sional use. The power cord should only be used in approved electrical outlets as described in this manual. Failure to use the proper power cords and/or extension cords may result in fire or possible damage to the welder.

GENERAL SAFETY RULES

READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL INSTRUCTIONS. Failure to follow all instructions in this manual may result severe electrical shock, fire and/or serious personal injury or death.

RECOGNIZE SAFETY SYMBOLS, WORDS AND LABELS

The safety instructions provided in this manual are not intended to cover all possi- ble conditions and practices that may occur when operating, maintaining and clean- ing power tools.

Always use common sense and pay particular attention to all the DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION and NOTE statements of this manual.

This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential personal injury hazards. Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury or death.

DANGER indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.

WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

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