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HIPower HW400A Owner's Manual

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HW400A
WARNING!
CALIFORNIA – Proposition 65 Warning
Diesel engine exhaust and some of its constituents are
known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth
defects, and other reproductive harm.
   
 

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  • Page 1   Owners   M anual   Welder/Generator   HW400A WARNING! CALIFORNIA – Proposition 65 Warning Diesel engine exhaust and some of its constituents are known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and other reproductive harm.    ...
  • Page 2 1. INTRODUCTION 2. SAFETY GRUIDELINES Thank you for purchasing this HIMOINSA Sound DANGER Attenuated Diesel Engine Powered welder/Generator. Suffocation from exhaust fumes This manual was created to help ensure the safe operation of this equipment. To avoid unnecessary Exhaust fumes from the engine used on this accidents and/or repairs, it is strongly recommended equipment contain many elements that have been that the user closely follow all the instructions...
  • Page 3 DANGER CAUTION       Injuries Electric shock To avoid injuries due to accidental contact with the Keep water and moisture from entering the interior cooling fan, fan belt, or other moving parts, close of the enclosure. and lock all doors during the operation of this equipment.
  • Page 4 CAUTION Burns Due to the extremely high temperatures in these areas, do not come in contact with the engine or muffler during operation or immediately after stopping the equipment. Do not check or change the engine oil while the engine is running. Stop the engine and allow it  ...
  • Page 5 3. LABELS Caution, Danger, Warning and Operation Information Labels: Make sure all information labels are undamaged and readable. Immediately replace damaged or missing information labels. New labels are available from your local authorized HIMOINSA distributor or dealer. When ordering labels, use the following part numbers: Suffocation from exhaust fumes (No.

  • Page 6: Specifications

    4. SPECIFICATIONS Model HW400A Generating Method Rotating Field Rated Current (A) 390 @ 60% Duty Cycle, 302 @ 100% Duty Cycle Rated Voltage (V) 35.6 Rated Speed (rpm ) 3600 No Load Voltage (A) MAX 85 Single Current Adj. Range (A)
  • Page 7 6. PARTS      ...
  • Page 8 7. PARTS 7.3. Remote Control (Optional) Remote control operation using the Side A Terminals is available by plugging a remote 7.1. Eco Welding control into the receptacle on the lower right This equipment incorporates the Eco side of the control panel. This will allow you to welding feature that allows welding adjust either welding voltage or welding operations at a reduced speed (2100 rpm)
  • Page 9 If the water temperature rises to an unsafe level, the 7.5. MONITOR LAMPS coolant/water temperature monitor lamp will flash, and the engine will automatically shut down. If this This equipment has monitoring lamp occurs, check the coolant/water reservoir tank, and indication for WATER TEMPERATURE, refill it if needed.
  • Page 10 relay in the AC Circuit Breaker to detect The engine oil pressure monitor cannot detect the current leakage to ground on the loads it is degradation of the engine oil itself. Check the supplying. This circuit breaker will trip upon engine oil periodically, and change it detecting excess current to ground to protect according to the manufacturer’s...
  • Page 11   Caution: Damage to the equipment or other properties If supplying loads with magnetic starters, do not use the Slow Down feature. <Caution> Erratic operation of the Slow Down feature may The Earth Leakage Relay has activated occur when there is a load of less than 0.5A. If this occurs, the Slow Down feature should  ...

  • Page 12: Initialization And Pre-Check

    8. Initialization and Pre-check   Danger: Burns   To avoid sustaining burns from hot vapor, do not open the radiator cap while operating or Caution: Fire, Burns, Injuries immediately after stopping this equipment Prior to performing any checks or adjustments to the engine, stop the engine and allow it to  ...
  • Page 13 If contact with the acid does occur, especially with the eyes, immediately flush with large volumes of water and immediately contact a physician.   Caution: Fire Suggested   L LC   M ixture   R atio   The battery may emit highly explosive gases. Never expose it or the surrounding Lowest Ambient environment to flames or spark producing...

  • Page 14: Operation

    9. Operation   Danger: Suffocation from exhaust fumes Exhaust fumes from the diesel engine on this welder contain many elements that have been proven to be harmful to humans. Do not operate this equipment without Restarting the engine after running out of fuel. adequate ventilation.

  • Page 15: Welding Operation

    10. Welding Operation 10.1. Selection – Welding Cable Always use welding cable of sufficient size for the desired welding amperage at the distance from the welder that the welding will be occurring. <Caution> Welding cables should be used unstrained. The ampacity of the welding cables is decreased if the welding cables are coiled.
  • Page 16 Welding Rod Eco (Single) Single Dual Welding Rod Welding Rod Welding Rod 5/64 –3/16 7/64 –5/16 5/64 –5/32 Welding Output Terminal Welding Output Terminal Welding Output Terminal Welding Output Terminal Semi-Automatic Wire Feeder Eco (Single) Single Dual Welding Wire Welding Wire Welding Wire MIG/MAG:.023 –.030 MIG/MAG: .023 –.045...
  • Page 17 This equipment allows two operators to weld simultaneously with minimal affect on each other. Each operator can individually adjust their own welding current. (1) Stick Welding 1. Turn the CV/CC selector switch to CC. 2. Turn the output selector switch to Eco, Single or Dual, according to the desired mode of operation. 3.

  • Page 18: Generator Operation

    Generator Operation 11.2. Operation 11.1. Ratings   Danger: Electric shock Before connecting or disconnecting load cables to or from the receptacles, turn the circuit breakers (3-P and 1-P) to the OFF position. The Earth Grounding Terminal and the enclosure Ground Terminal should always be connected to an earth ground while operating this equipment.

  • Page 19: Simultaneous Use Of Welding And Generating

    Simultaneous Use of Welding and Generating The circuit breakers (3-P and 1-P) are affected only by the AC Generator Output. Simultaneous use of the welder and generator could lead to overloading the engine. Limit AC Generator power use in accordance with the following table.
  • Page 20 Check Startup Check Items Every Every Every Every Every Check At 50hrs 100 hrs 200 hrs 400 hrs 1000 hrs 2000 hrs Check /Add Fuel Check/ Add Engine Oil Engine Oil Change after Engine Oil Filter Change after Check/Add Water/Coolant X or Water/Coolant Change one year...
  • Page 21 5. Fill the oil to the max level as measured with the 1. Oil Change dipstick. Frequency Procedure 1. Remove the oil fill cap. 2. Remove the oil drain plug. 3. Clean/Change Air Filter Element Frequency <Caution> Clean at 50 hours and Every 100 hours Oil will begin to drain as soon as the oil drain plug Thereafter is loosened.
  • Page 22 4. Clean/Change Fuel Strainer Changing Coolant/Water Frequency Frequency Clean at 50 hours and Every 100 hours Replace Every   2   y ears   o r   2 000   h ours Thereafter Replace Every 400 hours Procedure Procedure 1.

  • Page 23: Long Term Storage

    Long Term Storage • Danger: Electric shock Before performing any equipment check or maintenance, stop the engine and remove the engine key. The person performing the maintenance should always keep the key. • Caution: Injuries Before performing any equipment check or maintenance, stop the engine and remove the engine key. The person performing the maintenance should always keep the key.
  • Page 24 Follow the guidelines below when performing any troubleshooting. If you cannot rectify the problem by using this troubleshooting guide, contact the nearest authorized distributor. Symptoms Possible Cause Corrective Actions Starter motor will not 1. Weak Battery 1. Recharge Battery turn over 2.

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