Weldmatic Fabricator Contents Section General Information Page Safe Practices Introduction Receiving Specifications Controls Installation Normal Welding Sequence Basic Welding Information General Maintenance External Trouble Shooting Circuit Diagram Assembly and Parts Lists Warranty information Model No CP135-2, Iss A 02/12...
Operators Manual Safe Practices When Using Read first Welding Equipment The information contained in this These notes are provided in the interests manual is set out to enable you to of improving operator safety. They should properly maintain your new equipment be considered only as a basic guide to Safe and ensure that you obtain maximum Working Habits.
Weldmatic Fabricator Burn Protection coating is removed from the work surface, the area is well ventilated, or the operator The welding arc is intense and visibly bright. wears an air-supplied respirator. Its radiation can damage eyes, penetrate Work in a confined space only while it is light-weight clothing, reflect from light- being ventilated and, if necessary, while coloured surfaces, and burn the skin and...
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Operators Manual A person acting as Fire Watcher must be Shock Prevention standing by with suitable fire extinguishing Exposed conductors or other bare metal equipment during and for some time after in the welding circuit, or ungrounded welding or cutting if; electrically alive equipment can fatally shock •...
Weldmatic Fabricator 1 Introduction 2 Receiving Gas Metal Arc Welding (G.M.A.W.) is an arc Check the equipment received against the welding process where a consumable wire is shipping invoice to make sure the shipment fed by motor driven feed rolls to a welding is complete and undamaged.
Operators Manual 3 Specifications Power Source Cooling Manufactured to Australian Standard Fan on demand, fan operates only as required to cool internal components. AS60974-1. Insulation Primary Voltage Class H, 140°C Rise. 415 Vac, 50 Hz Wirefeeder Circuit Breaker Rating Rated Primary Current 5 Amps 18 Amps Maximum Primary Current...
Weldmatic Fabricator 4 Power Source Controls Fig 1 Power Source Controls 1 On/Off Control 7 Wirefeeder Control Socket This switch provides mains power ON/OFF Connector for control cable from remote control. wirefeeder. 2 Fine Voltage Control 8 Ammeter This switch provides Fine adjustment of the This meter displays actual welding current output welding voltage over ten steps.
Operators Manual 5 Installation Connection to Electrical Mains Power Output Voltage Polarity Supply The design of the Weldmatic Fabricator allows selection of the output voltage polarity. NOTE. All electrical work shall only be undertaken by a qualified electrician. Positive Wire G.M.A.W.
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Weldmatic Fabricator Negative Wire Fitting Eye Bolts Some ‘self-shielded’ flux cored consumable Remove 12mm transport bolts and replace wires are operated with the work piece with supplied eye bolts and fibre washers. Positive and the consumable wire Negative. Centralise the internal nut as the eye bolt is Refer to the manufacturers data for the tightened.
Operators Manual 6 Normal Welding Sequence 7 Basic Welding Information Weld Start Choice of Shielding Gas Closing the welding gun switch initiates this The choice of shielding gas is largely sequence of events: determined by the consumable wire to be used. Many proprietary shielding gas •...
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Weldmatic Fabricator Establishing a Weld Setting Once the consumable wire type, wire size and shielding gas have been chosen, the two variables that are adjusted in order to obtain a the desired weld setting are; • Wirefeed speed, • Welding arc voltage. The wirefeed speed determines the welding current;...
Operators Manual 8 General Maintenance Gun Position Before removing the power For “down hand” fillet welding, the gun is source covers, ENSURE that the normally positioned as shown in Figure 6 equipment is disconnected from below with the nozzle end pointing in the the mains power supply.
1 Power source may have overheated. equipment should be returned to a WIA Service agent. Phone • The Weldmatic Fabricator welding 1300 300 884 for details of your power source incorporates an in- nearest service agent.
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Operators Manual Porosity in weld caused by lack of Unsatisfactory Welding Performance shielding gas and Results 1 Check that the correct gas flow rate has Erratic arc characteristics caused by been set (refer page 10) poor wirefeed 2 Check for leaks in the gas hose. Replace Erratic wirefeed is the MOST LIKELY cause if leaking of failure in all Gas Metal Arc Welding.
Effective 1st January 2012 • The Product not having been altered, tampered with or otherwise dealt with Welding Industries of Australia (WIA) by any person in a manner other than warrants to the original retail purchaser as intended in respect of the relevant that the Weldmatic welding machine Product;...
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