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- Page 1 MTS 160 Owner’s Manual HTP America, Inc. 3200 Nordic Road Arlington Heights, IL 60005-4729 • • 1-800-USA-WELD 847-357-0700 FAX: 847-357-0744 www.usaweld.com • • •...
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Page 3: Introduction
For more information, refer to the following standards and comply as applicable. We congratulate you on the purchase of your new HTP MTS 1. ANSI Standard Z49.1 SAFETY IN WELDING AND 160 MIG, TIG, and Stick Welder. Your HTP welding machine CUTTING, obtainable from the American Welding Society, will allow you to weld items you wouldn’t have thought... -
Page 4: Front Panel Controls
This lamp is illuminated when the On-Off switch (#7) on the The post gas flow is adjustable from 1 sec to 4 sec. Post gas front of your MTS 160 is turned to the on position and the flow is necessary during TIG welding, because after the arc is machine is connected properly to a 220-volt power supply. - Page 5 TIG Welding Mode When the MTS 160 is in the TIG welding mode, it is possible to 10) Voltage Adjustment perform DC lift arc TIG welding of steel and stainless steel This knob controls the welding voltage in the MIG welding material.
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Page 6: Front Panel Receptacles
In the TIG welding mode, this control adjusts the slope down. holder if you are arc welding. If you will be arc welding DC The slope down is the amount of time it takes your MTS 160 electrode positive, then the electrode holder will go in the to go from the preset welding current to off. -
Page 7: Feeding The Welding Wire
7) Pressure Roller 8) Guide Tube Figure 4 1. Your MTS 160 is designed to use standard 8" diameter 10 lb pressure roller. Slowly tighten the pressure roller adjusting spools of welding wire. Remove the spool retaining nut (A) screw until the wire feeds evenly without slipping. Then from the wire drive brake. -
Page 8: Shield Gas
25 – 35 cfh There are two control points which have to conform: the power Use a gas regulator such as HTP Part #12020 or a flowmeter setting (Volts) and the wire feed rate. The voltage setting is such as HTP Part # 12020F which is compatible with both... -
Page 9: Seam Welding
A hissing, blowing sound with a ball of molten wire forming at When tuning in your welding machine, it is best to start with the the end of the wire and then dropping off indicates the wire feed wire feed rate too high. On the highest power setting, you may rate is too slow (See Fig. -
Page 10: Stitch Welding
STITCH WELDING Select the correct voltage setting from the chart 3 (page 8) and Your HTP MTS 160 can perform a manual stitch weld. Stitch increase by approximately 2 numbers. Tune in the wire feed rate welding refers to a method of welding where you will weld, until the proper frying noise is heard. -
Page 11: Hole Filling
WELDING ALUMINUM held too long, the wire feed rate is too fast, or the power is not It is possible to MIG aluminum with your MTS 160. Depending high enough. The correct power setting, welding time and wire on your application, you may be able to get away with pushing... -
Page 12: Stud Welding
With the purchase of the optional DENT PULLER KIT (Part welded are clean from paint, grease and dirt. The only method #12015), your MTS 160 Welder makes it possible to pull dents that will properly clean aluminum is the use of a stainless steel without drilling holes in the dented panel. -
Page 13: Welding Muffler Pipe
WELDING CAST IRON sound. A rate that is too slow will cause burn-through. It is Your HTP MTS 160 has the ability to weld cast iron using 75% also important that you position the welding gun so that you can Argon –... -
Page 14: Tig Welding With Your Mts 160
TIG WELDING WITH YOUR MTS 160 In order to TIG weld, remove the MIG welding gun from the MTS 160 and install the optional TIG welding torch (Part # SR17-12.5MTS) on the machine. Generally speaking, except for very rare instances, you will TIG weld DCEN, or DC electrode negative. -
Page 15: Tungsten Electrodes
MTS 160. All tungsten is 7" long and can be purchased thicknesses of steel. Keep in mind these are general settings individually. -
Page 16: Arc Welding With Your Mts 160
ARC WELDING WITH YOUR MTS 160 inconsistent weld quality when the nozzle shorts out. You can arc weld with your MTS 160 if you have purchased the optional electrode holder # 22315-ARCMTS. If you will be Figure 10 shows a cutaway of a nozzle with spatter build up. -
Page 17: Changing The Contact Tip
Figures 11 and 12 show what will happen to the swan neck Figure 16 shows the effect of a wire drive mechanism that has if you do not keep your nozzle clean. Both figures illustrate been set just a little bit too tight. As you can see, the wire has that in extreme cases, shorting out the nozzle will burn holes been spiraled into the liner, resulting in the curvy wire. -
Page 18: Setting The Pressure On The Pressure Roller
Figure 6 Wire Drive 1) Pressure Release Handle 2) Drive Motor 3) Pressure Roller Assy 4) Inlet Wire Guide 5) Drive Roller 6) Drive Roller Retaining Screw 7) Pressure Roller 8) Guide Tube SETTING THE PRESSURE ON THE PRESSURE ROLLER 3. -
Page 19: Changing The Drive Roll
CHANGING THE DRIVE ROLL The drive roll has two grooves on it. The narrower of the two grooves is marked 0.6 and is used for .023" wire. The wider groove, marked 0.8, is used for .030" wire. To change the drive roll, simply remove the drive roll retaining screw (6) and remove the drive roll (5) from the adapter ring. -
Page 20: Monthly Maintenance
MONTHLY MAINTENANCE WELDING WIRE Your HTP MTS 160 is a very hardworking piece of equipment HTP has a wide variety of welding wire available. For and is very simple to maintain. However, your HTP MTS 160 autobody repair, we strongly recommend the following wires: is more complicated than other types of welding equipment. -
Page 21: Wiring Diagram – Mts 160
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Page 22: Parts Breakdowns – Mts 160
Parts Breakdown – MTS 160... - Page 24 Trouble Shooting Guide – HTP MTS 160 Does an inspection of the inside of the machine show exploded, burnt or Change the card or damaged parts? Is the wiring damaged? the broken Is the fuse blown? components Replace the Switch on the...
- Page 25 Change the Change switch S1 the fuse F1 Is 230/240Vac Is 230/240Vac voltage present at voltage present at the Is fuse F1 the input of the input of the switch good? T AUX? Is 230/240Vac Is 230/240Vac Change the voltage present at voltage present at T AUX the input of the...
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Page 26: Parts Breakdown – 15 Series Welding Gun
Parts Breakdown — 15 Series Welding Gun Illustration Part # Description Illustration Part # Description 15023 .023" Contact Tips 15002 Swan Neck 15058 Head Insulator - Flex Neck 15030 .030" Contact Tips 15072 Body Insulator 15035 .035" Contact Tips 15105 Conical Nozzle 15010 10' 15AK Power Cable... - Page 27 MTS 160 TIG Torch Parts Breakdown TRIGGER SWITCH CABLE 385P101011 SUPPORT 401P102005 FRONT INSERT HANDLE "BLUE" CPL. W/O POTENTIOMETER 401P171320 (W/O CABLE SUPPORT AND W/O FRONT INSERT) 401P101050 POWER CABLE ASSEMBLY CABLE SUPPORT ADAPTER SUPPORT ADAPTER BLOCK MALE 305P202300 14018-R...
- Page 28 Duty Cycle - HTP MTS 160 Current (Amps) Volt/Amp Curve - HTP MTS 160 Current (A)
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