Miller Electric Bobcat 225: Amperage Chart, Settings, and Lead Hook Up

. A complete Parts List is available at www.MillerWelds.com

6-3. Typical Stick Welding Connections And Control Settings

! Stop engine.

. This section provides general

guidelines and may not suit all

applications.

For best arc starts and best

. The control panel shows the typi-

results using weld and generator

cal settings for welding with a

power together, use a low

7018 (1/8 in) electrode. Consult

Coarse Range setting and the

the amperage selection tables

Fine control set at 7 or higher.

below if welding with other elec-

trodes.

1

Work Clamp

2

Electrode Holder

Connect Work cable to Work terminal

and Electrode holder cable to Elec-

trode terminal on welding generator.

. Be sure to use the correct size

weld cables (see Section 5-7).

Typical Settings For 7018 (1/8 in) Electrode

. For best performance, set the

Coarse Range switch to the low-

est range that covers the desired

1

weld amperage. Use the Fine

control to select the desired am-

perage within the range se-

lected. When properly set, the

Fine control is normally set at 7

2

or higher.

Typical Settings For 7018 (1/8 in)

Electrode:

> Set Weld Process Selector

switch to + Stick position.

> Set Coarse Range switch to

70-150

(1/8”) position.

Electrode Selection Table (Beneath Cover)

> Set Fine control at 7 or higher

ELECTRODE

100

150

200 AMPERAGE

250 RANGE

300

350

400

450

ELECTRODE

DC*

POSITION

for best results.

DIAMETER

50

AC

PENETRATION

USAGE

3/32

6010

1/8

&

5/32

6010

EP

ALL

DEEP

MIN. PREP, ROUGH

3/16

6011

7/32

6011

EP

ALL

DEEP

HIGH SPATTER

1/4

6013

EP,EN

ALL

LOW

GENERAL

1/16

5/64

SMOOTH, EASY,

3/32

7014

EP,EN

ALL

MED

FAST

6013

1/8

5/32

LOW HYDROGEN,

7018

EP

ALL

LOW

3/16

STRONG

7/32

FLAT

1/4

SMOOTH, EASY,

7024

EP,EN

HORIZ

LOW

3/32

FASTER

FILLET

1/8

7014

5/32

NI-CL

EP

ALL

LOW

CAST IRON

3/16

308L

EP

ALL

LOW

STAINLESS

7/32

1/4

*EP = ELECTRODE POSITIVE (REVERSE POLARITY)

3/32

1/8

EN = ELECTRODE NEGATIVE (STRAIGHT POLARITY)

7018

5/32

3/16

7/32

Tools Needed:

1/4

3/32

3/4 in

1/8

7024

5/32

3/16

7/32

1/4

3/32

Ni-Cl

1/8

5/32

3/16

308L

3/32

1/8

803 847-C / 228 199-A / 087 985-A / Ref. S-0653

5/32

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