Cable Installation; Machine Grounding; Plugs And Hand-Held Equipment; Auxiliary Power Receptacles - Lincoln Electric WELDANPOWER SVM 113-A Service Manual

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Cable Installation

Install the welding cables to your WELDANPOWER
125 as follows. See Figure A.1 for the location of
parts.
1. The gasoline engine must be OFF to install weld-
ing cables.
2. Remove the 1/2 - 13 flanged nuts from the output
terminals.
3. Connect the electrode holder and work cables to
the weld output terminals. Normally, the electrode
cable is connected to the positive (+) output termi-
nal.
4. Tighten the flanged nuts securely.
5. Be certain that the metal piece you are welding
(the "work") is securely connected to the work
clamp and cable.
6. Check and tighten the connections periodically.
CAUTION
• Loose connections will cause the output terminals to
overheat. The terminals may eventually melt.
• Do not cross the welding cables at the output termi-
nal connection. Keep the cables isolated and sepa-
rate from one another.
Lincoln Electric offers a welding accessory kit with the
properly specified welding cables.
Accessories section of this manual for more informa-
tion.

MACHINE GROUNDING

Because the WELDANPOWER 125 cre-
ates its own power from its gasoline-
engine driven generator, you do not
need to connect the machine frame to
an earth ground. However, for best protection against
electrical shock, connect a heavy gauge wire (#8 AWG
or larger) from the ground stud located on the bottom
center of the output panel (see Figure A.1) to a suitable
earth ground such as a metal pipe driven into the
ground.
INSTALLATION
Do not ground the machine to a pipe that carries
explosive or combustible material.
When the WELDANPOWER 125 is
mounted on a truck or a trailer, the
machine generator ground stud MUST
be securely connected to the metal
frame of the vehicle. See Figure A.1.
The ground stud is marked with the symbol.

PLUGS AND HAND-HELD EQUIPMENT

For further protection against electric shock, any elec-
trical equipment connected to the generator recepta-
cles must use a three-blade, grounded type plug or an
Underwriter's Laboratories (UL) approved double insu-
lation system with a two-blade plug. Lincoln offers an
accessory plug kit that has the right type of plugs. See
the Accessories section of this manual for details.
If you need ground fault protection for hand-held
equipment, in-line ground fault current interrupter
(GFCI) cord sets that meet UL and OSHA requirements
are also available as an option. See the Accessories
section of this manual for details.

AUXILIARY POWER RECEPTACLES

The control panel of the WELDANPOWER 125 features
two auxiliary power receptacles:
• A 20 amp, 115 volt duplex (double outlet) receptacle
See the
(15 amp CSA).
• A 20 amp 230 volt simplex (single outlet) receptacle
(15 amp CSA).
See Figure A.1.
The 20 amp, 115 volt duplex receptacle is "split
phase." Damage will result if you attempt to connect
both sides of this receptacle in parallel to a load.
Through these receptacles the machine can supply up
to 4,500 watts of single-phase AC power (3500 watts
CSA). The machine output voltages meet UL stan-
dards and fall within ± 10% of the rated voltage. The
output frequency falls within ± 3% of rated frequency
(60 Hz).
WELDANPOWER 125
WARNING
CAUTION
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