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  • Page 2: Specifications

    THANK YOU FOR BUYING A RYOBI PLASMA CUTTER Your new inverter generator has been engineered and manufactured to Ryobi’s high standard of dependability, ease of operation and operator safety. Properly cared for, it will give you years of rugged, trouble free performance. If you use your inverter generator properly and only for what it is intended, you will enjoy years of safe, reliable service.

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The purpose of safety rules is to attract your 3. Do not coil or drape cables around your body. attention to possible dangers. The safety symbols 4. Keep welding power source and cables as far and the explanations with them, require your away from operator as practical.
  • Page 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS...
  • Page 5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 13. In confined spaces or damp locations, do not ELECTRIC SHOCK use a welder with AC output unless it is Can Kill equipped with a voltage reducer. Use equipment with DC output. 14. Wear a safety harness to prevent falling if Touching live electrical parts can cause fatal working above floor level.
  • Page 6 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FLYING SPARKS WELDING Can Can Cause Injury Cause Fire or Injury FLYING SPARKS AND HOT METAL can cause WELDING can cause fire or explosion. injury. Sparks and spatter fly off from the welding arc. Chipping and grinding cause flying metal. The flying sparks and hot metal, weld spatter, hot workpiece, and hot equipment can cause As welds cool, they can throw off slag.
  • Page 7 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS MOVING PARTS SPARKS Can Cause Can Cause Injury BATTERY GASES TO EXPLODE Moving parts, such as fans, rotors, and belts can cut fingers and hands and catch loose STEAM AND PRESSURIZED HOT COOLANT clothing. can burn face, eyes, and skin. Keep all doors, panels, covers, and guards The coolant in the radiator can be very hot and closed and securely in place.
  • Page 8 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ELECTRIC AND FOR ELECTRICALLY MAGNETIC FIELDS Powered Equipment May Be Dangerous Turn off input power using the disconnect switch at the fuse box before working on the Electric current flowing through any conductor equipment. causes localized Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF).

  • Page 9: Additional Safety Instructions

    If you have a problem with the machine contact 22. Before installation, inspection, or service of your local RYOBI dealer. equipment, shut OFF all power and remove line fuses to prevent accidental turning ON 10.

  • Page 10: Installation

    ADDITIONAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 24. If, in an emergency, it must be disconnected, 26. Fully insulated lock-type connectors should be guard against shock burns, or flash from switch used to join welding cable. arcing. Always shut OFF and disconnect all 27. Frequently inspect cables for wear, cracks and power to equipment.

  • Page 11: Duty Cycle

    INSTALLATION CONNECTION OF INPUT CABLE leakage protection switch should choose current In order to ensure personal safety and avoid rating not less than 35A. electric shock, please ground the machine reliably The Mains supply voltage should be within ± 5% of by connecting the ground wire of the machine to the rated Mains supply voltage.
  • Page 12 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY Radio and television transmitters and The welding equipment should not be modified receivers. in any way except for those changes and adjustments covered in the manufacturer’s Computer and other control equipment. instructions. In particular, the spark gaps of arc striking and stabilising devices should be Safety critical equipment, e.g.

  • Page 13: Symbol Chart

    SYMBOL CHART...
  • Page 14 DESCRIPTION 1. Carry handle 10. Earth clamp 2. Air reducer valve 11. Cooling fan 3. LCD display 12. Power lead 4. Power indicator 13. On/Off switch 5. Thermal cut out indicator / alarm 14. Pressure gauge 6. Current control knob 15.

  • Page 15: Air Supply Connections

    AIR SUPPLY CONNECTIONS Pressure control knob Attach to fitted mounts on the back of the machine Pressure gauge Drain knob Gas hose CONNECTING AIR SUPPLY TO UNIT USING INDUSTRIAL COMPRESSED AIR IN GAS The connection is the same for compressed air or CYLINDERS industrial compressed air in gas cylinders.
  • Page 16 ASSEMBLY WARNING. ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill. Keep the electrode holder and cable insulation in good condition. Torch head Do not touch electrically live parts or electrode Torch handle with skin or wet clothing. Electrode Insulate yourself from work and ground. Nozzle Turn the input line switch on the welder “OFF”...

  • Page 17: Operation

    OPERATION BEFORE STARTING OPERATION Torch Gas Specifications 1. Make sure the place to install the machine can bear the weight of the cutting machine. Gas (Plasma & Secondary) Compressed 2. Do not install the machine where water splash may be occur, such as near water pipes. Operating Pressure 50 - 80 psi 3.

  • Page 18: Maintenance

    MAINTENANCE b). For standoff cutting, hold the torch tip on the work piece, pull the trigger. After the arc is initiated lift the tip to 3-4mm off the work (Fig.5). Torch c). Cut as usual. Simply release the trigger assembly to stop cutting. A period of post-flow time 45 to 75 seconds (required for torch cooling) will follow.

  • Page 19: Cut Quality

    CUT QUALITY Note: Cut quality depends heavily on setup and Kerf Width parameters such as torch standoff, alignment with Cut Surface the workpiece, cutting speed, gas pressures, and Bevel Angle operator ability. Spatter Cut quality requirements differ depending on application. For instance, nitride build - up and Top Edge bevel angle may be major factors when the surface Rounding...
  • Page 20 GENERAL CUTTING INFORMATION To make a square - edged cut along an inside remove and can often be wiped off with a welding diameter of a circle, the torch should move counter- glove. "Slow speed dross" is normally present on clockwise around the circle.

  • Page 21: Torch Maintenance

    TORCH MAINTENANCE Even if precautions are taken to use only clean air soft wet rag. In severe cases, the torch can be with a torch, eventually the inside of the torch removed from the leads and cleaned more becomes coated with residue. This buildup can thoroughly by pouring electrical contact cleaner into affect the arc initiation and the overall cut quality of the torch and blowing it through with compressed...
  • Page 22 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Possible Cause Reme Torch is not connected properly to Check torch connection to power No cutting output when power supply. supply. torch is activated; Power indicator ON, Working cable not connected to Make sure that work cable has a gas flows, fan turns.
  • Page 23 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Possible Cause Remedy Power Supply is overheated Let unit cool down for at least 5 Arc goes out while (Overheat indicator ON). minutes. Make sure the unit has not operating. Arc can’t be restarted when torch been operated beyond duty cycle limit. trigger is activated.
  • Page 24 SYMBOLS Symbols and Technical Data EN 60974-1 European standard relating to Welding Power Supply’s for limited use PLASMA-40 Type ID Single phase transformer Symbol for plasma cutting 50Hz Nominal mains frequency Ø Diameter of electrodes No load voltage …A/…V to …A/…V...
  • Page 25 SYMBOLS Some of the following symbols may be used on this tool. Please study them and learn their meaning. Proper interpretation of these symbols will allow you to operate the tool better and safer. SYMBOLS DESIGNATION/EXPLANATION Conforms to relevant safety standards. To reduce the risk of injury, the user must read and understand the operator’s manual before using this product.
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