Operation; Safety Precautions; Common Welding Abbreviations - Lincoln Electric POWER FEED 10M SINGLE/DUAL SVM172-A Service Manual

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Read entire Operation section before
operating the Power Feed 10M Dual Wire
Feeder.
WARNING
ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill.
• Do not touch electrically live parts
or electrode with skin or wet
clothing. Insulate yourself from
work and ground.
• Always
gloves.
FUMES AND GASES can be
dangerous.
• Keep your head out of fumes.
• Use ventilation or exhaust to
remove fumes from breathing
zone.
WELDING
cause fire or explosion.
• Keep flammable material away.
• Do not weld on closed containers.
ARC RAYS can burn eyes and
skin.
• Wear eye, ear and body protec-
tion.
Observe all safety information throughout
this manual.
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DEFINITIONS OF WELDING MODES
NON-SYNERGIC WELDING MODES
• A Non-synergic welding mode requires all welding
process variables to be set by the operator.
SYNERGIC WELDING MODES
• A Synergic welding mode offers the simplicity of sin-
gle knob control. The machine will select the correct
voltage and amperage based on the wire feed speed
(WFS) set by the operator.

OPERATION

wear dry insulating
SPARKS can
POWER FEED 10M SINGLE/DUAL

COMMON WELDING ABBREVIATIONS

WFS
• Wire Feed Speed
CC
• Constant Current
CV
• Constant Voltage
GMAW (MIG)
• Gas Metal Arc welding
GMAW-P (MIG)
• Gas Metal Arc welding-(Pulse)
GMAW-PP (MIG)
• Gas Metal Arc welding-(Pulse-on-Pulse)
GTAW (TIG)
• Gas Tungsten Arc welding
SMAW (STICK)
• Shielded Metal Arc welding
FCAW
• Flux Core Arc Welding
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