Operating Instructions; Safety Instructions; Additional Safety Precautions; General Description - Lincoln Electric SAE-400 Operator's Manual

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Read and understand this entire section before operat-
ing your equipment.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING
Do not attempt to use this equipment until you
have thoroughly read all operating and mainte-
nance manuals supplied with your machine. They
include important safety precautions, detailed
engine starting, operating and maintenance
instructions and parts lists.
ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill.
• Do not touch electrically live parts or
electrodes with your skin or wet
clothing.
• Insulate yourself from the work and ground.
• Always wear dry insulating gloves.
• Do not use AC welder if your clothing, gloves or
work area is damp or if working on, under or
inside workpiece.
Use the following equipment:
• Semiautomatic DC constant voltage (wire)

welder.

• DC manual (stick) welder.
• AC welder with reduced voltage control.
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ARC RAYS can injure eyes and
burn skin.
• Wear eye, ear, and body protection.
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• Only qualified personnel should install, use or
service this equipment.
• Consult instruction manual before operating.
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Before operating, read and understand the manu-
facurerʼs instructions for this equipment and the
consumables to be used including the Material
Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) and follow your employ-
erʼs safety practices.
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FUMES AND GASES can be
dangerous to your health.
• Keep your head out of fumes.
• Use enough ventilation or exhaust
at the arc, or both, to keep the
fumes and gases from your breath-
ing zone and general area.
OPERATION
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Pipe Thawing with an arc welder can cause fire,
explosion, damage to electric wiring or to the arc
welder if done improperly. The use of an arc welder
for pipe thawing is not approved by the CSA, nor is
it recommended or supported by Lincoln Electric.
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ADDITIONAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Always operate the welder with the hinged doors
closed as these provide maximum protection from
moving parts and insure proper cooling air flow.
Read carefully the Safety Precautions page in the
Instruction Manual before operating this machine.
Always follow these and any other safety procedures
included in this manual and in the engine instruction
manuals.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The SAE-400
source. The machine uses a DC generator for DC stick
electrode welding and an AC exciter for 10,000 watts
single phase auxiliary 120V/240V power, 13,000 watts
three phase auxiliary 240V power. As a welder it pro-
vides up to 575 amps of DC constant current output.
The engine 1104A-44 is a 64.4 Hp @ 1710 RPM
(48kw), 4-cylinder water cooled diesel made by
Perkins.
SAE-400 ®
WELDING SPARKS can cause
fire or explosion.
• Do not weld near flammable material .
• Do not weld on containers that have
held flammable material.
MOVING PARTS can injure.
• Keep away from moving parts
• Do not operate with doors open or
guards off.
• Stop engine before servicing.
ENGINE EXHAUST can kill.
• Use in open, well ventilated areas or
vent exhaust outside.
® is a diesel engine driven welding power
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