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- Page 1 PART# 0M-I17071002 Operator's Manual 80 AMP WIRE FEED WELDER Made Form Number 811-597-000 Revision A U.S.A. August 1999...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS... LEARNING TO WELD ... 15 GET TO KNOW SAFETY SUMMARY ..3 YOUR WELDER ....IM PORTANT SAFETY HOLDING THE GUN ... 15 INFORMATION ....POSITION THE GUN SHOCK HAZARDS ....3 TO THE WORKPIECE ..15 FLASH HAZARDS .... -
Page 3: Safety Summary
Every craftsman respects the tools with This symbol indicates that the possibility of toxic gas hazard which they work. They know that the exists during operation of the tools represent years of constantly step(s) that follow. improved designs and developments. The true craftsman also knows that tools This symbol indicates that the are dangerous... -
Page 4: Flash Hazards
IMPORTANT! TO REDUCE THE cables, welding site, or welder power RISK OF DEATH, INJURY, OR cord are exposed to any form of PROPERTY DAMAGE, DO NOT atmospheric precipitation, or salt A-I-I-EMPT OPERATION of this water spray. welding equipment until you have read Do not carry coiled welding cables and understand the following safety around shoulders, or any other part of... -
Page 5: Fire Hazards
Do not wear a crackedor broken instructions as well. REMEMBER! helmetand replaceany cracked or welding by nature produces sparks, hot brokenfilter lenses IMMEDIATELY. spatter, molten metal drops, hot slag, and hot metal parts that can start fires, Do not allow the uninsulatedportion of burn skin, and damage eyes. -
Page 6: Fume Hazards
sleeves, fire resistant leggings, or steel), unless the coating is removed. Make certain the area is well apron. Hot sparks or metal can lodge in rolled up sleeves, trouser cuffs, or ventilated, and the operator and all pockets. Sleeves and collars should bystanders are wearing air-supplied be kept buttoned and pockets respirators. - Page 7 • ANSI StandardZ87.1 -- SAFE PRACTICEFOR OCCUPATIONAND EDUCATIONALEYE AND FACE PROTECTION-- obtainablefrom the American NationalStandards Institute, 11 West 42nd New York, NY St., 10036 Telephone (212) 642-4900, Fax (212) 398-0023 - www.ansi.org • NFPA Standard 51B -- CUTTING AND WELDING PROCESS -- obtainable from the National Fire Protection Association, Batterymarch...
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Page 8: Unpacking The Packing List
PACKING LIST The following procedures describe the process required to assemble, install, Table 1 contains a list of the items you maintain, and prepare to weld with your will find packed in the carton• new wire feed 80 amp ac welder• Table 1. -
Page 9: Assembly
Place the face shield handle over Extension cords must fit the following the mating holes in the face shield wire size guidelines: and use the provided handle screws • 0-25 ft. requires #12 gauge to mount the face shield handle to •... - Page 10 spool edge to prevent the wire from unspooling) BUT DO NOT UNHOOK IT YET. Place the spool on the spindle in such a manner that when the wire comes off the spool, it will look like the top illustration in Figure 2. Right Figure 3.
- Page 11 Let go of the wire. WARNING Plug the welder's power cord into the ac power source. Adjust the HEAT selection switches, on the ARC RAYS CAN INJURE EYES! front of the welder, to any of the four To reduce the risk of arc flash, make heat settings.
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Page 12: Description
DESCRIPTION Table 3. Duty Cycle Ratings Your new Wire Feed welder is designed Duty Maximum Required for maintenance and sheet metal Cycle Welding Resting fabrication. The welder consists of a Rating Time Time single-phase power transformer, and a unique built-in control/feeder. This 2 minutes 8 minutes... -
Page 13: Preparations For Welding
The MINIMAX SELECTOR allows you to select minimum and maximum heat settings within the high and low ranges. Refer to the instruction label inside the welder's hood for suggestions on which heat setting to use for your welding job. PREPARATIONS FOR WELDING An important factor in making a satisfactory weld is preparation. -
Page 14: Ground Clamp
WARNING WARNING ARC RAYS CAN INJURE EYES To help prevent eye injuries when AND BURN SKIN! To reduce the grinding, always wear goggles. The grinder must also be inspected to risk of injury from arc rays, never verify that it is in good condition. strike a welding arc until you, and all bystanders in the welding area, have... -
Page 15: Get To Know Your
GET TO KNOW YOUR WELDER Whether you have welded before or not, it is important that you become familiar with your new welder, its controls, and the results achieved at different settings. We strongly recommend that you practice your new welder on scrap metal trying different heat settings, base metal Angle A thicknesses,... -
Page 16: Learning To Weld
Distance From The Workpiece The end of the welding gun is designed WARNING with the contact tip recessed from the end of the nozzle and the nozzle ELECTRIC SHOCK CAN KILL! To electrically insulated from the rest of the gun. This permits the operator to prevent ELECTRIC SHOCK, do not perform any welding while standing,... -
Page 17: Techniques
2. TRAVEL SPEED is the rate at which As you become more familiar with your the gun is being pushed or pulled new welder and better at laying some simple weld beads, you can begin to try along the weld joint. For a fixed heat setting, the faster the travel some different welding techniques improve, and add versatility to your... -
Page 18: Positions
WELDING POSITIONS There are three basic welding positions: flat, horizontal, and vertical. The FLAT POSITION (Figure 12) is the easiest of the welding positions and is probably the one you have been using thus far. It is best if you can weld in the flat position if at all possible as good results are easier to achieve. -
Page 19: Pass
MULTIPLE PASS WELDING Butt Weld Joints. In PREPARING THE WORK PIECE, we discussed the need for edge preparation on thicker materials Lap Joint Welded In Three Passes by grinding a bevel on the edge of one or both pieces of the metal being joined. When this is done, a V is created, between the two pieces of metal, that will have to be welded closed. - Page 20 SPOT WELDING INSTRUCTIONS VERY thin or excessive filler metal build-up and minimal penetration Select the heat setting • acceptable• recommended above for the Always select the HIGH heat setting with method of spot welding you intend to use. the burn-through method prior to making a spot weld.
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Page 21: Nozzle
GENERAL MAINTENANCE periodically. Failure to clean and/or replace the nozzle in a timely This welder has been engineered to give fashion WILL CAUSE DAMAGE many years of trouble-free service FRONT-END OF THE GUN providing that a few very simple steps ASSEMBLY, which is NOT... -
Page 22: Maintaining The Welder
TROUBLESHOOTING nozzle. If there is any continuity at all, the nozzle IS shorted. Clean or replace The following TROUBLESHOOTING as needed. information is provided as a guide to The following paragraphs describe the help resolve some of the more common procedures required to maintain and problems that could be encountered. - Page 23 Table 4. Troubleshooting TROUBLE POSSIBLE CAUSE POSSIBLE REMEDY Dirty, porous brittle weld Plugged welding nozzle Clean or replace nozzle 1. Bad ground or loose 1. Check ground and connection connections tighten as Wire feed works but no arc necessary 2. Bad connection to gun or 2.
- Page 24 Wire Feed Drive Gun Leads Wire Feed Welding Gun Motor Black Ground Calmp White Wire Speed Control Black Power White Blacl_ (Back View Yellow Cord Of Switch) High White Min 1 Max 2 Switch Transformer...
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Page 25: Parts List
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Page 26: Warranty
TO OBTAIN SERVICES UNDER THIS WARRANTY For answers to questions concerning use, out-of-warranty service, or warranty/service information on other Century products, contact: Century Mfg. Co. 866-236-0044 © CMC 1999 Form 811-597-000 Rev. A... - Page 27 117-071 (2171, 83071, 20101) Item Lincoln Stock # Customer# Description 880-392-888 Main weld transformer 880-397-000 Thermal breaker assy. 410-832-*** Base 410-833-010 Drive deck 131-419-000 131-350-002 Wire tensioner kit 412-375-666 Fan motor bracket 410-385-*** Hood 880-406-001 880-382-000 Drive motor & gearbox assy. 238-490-010 238-542-000 Gun assy.