Table of Contents
WARRANTY ..........................................................................................................................................................................3
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................................4
SYMBOLS LEGEND ................................................................................................................................................................5
SAFETY SUMMARY ...............................................................................................................................................................5
PRINCIPAL SAFETY STANDARDS .....................................................................................................................................5
EMF INFORMATION .......................................................................................................................................................6
PERSONAL PROTECTION ...............................................................................................................................................6
FIRE PREVENTION ..........................................................................................................................................................7
HIGH FREQUENCY RADIATION ......................................................................................................................................8
ARC WELDING ..............................................................................................................................................................8
ELECTRIC SHOCK ...........................................................................................................................................................8
NOISE ...........................................................................................................................................................................9
ADDITIONAL SAFETY INFORMATION .............................................................................................................................9
INSTALLATION ....................................................................................................................................................................10
WELDER SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................10
SITE SELECTION ...........................................................................................................................................................10
POWER SOURCE CONNECTION..................................................................................................................................10
GENERATORS ..............................................................................................................................................................11
EXTENSION CORDS .....................................................................................................................................................11
VENTILATION ..............................................................................................................................................................11
ADDITIONAL WARNINGS ............................................................................................................................................11
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR WELDER ....................................................................................................................................12
DESCRIPTION ..............................................................................................................................................................12
WELDER LAYOUT AND CONTROLS ..............................................................................................................................12
INSTALLING THE MIG GUN ASSEMBLY .........................................................................................................................14
INSTALLING THE WELDING WIRE .................................................................................................................................14
OPERATION ........................................................................................................................................................................16
INTERNAL THERMAL PROTECTION ...............................................................................................................................17
WELDING PREPARATION..............................................................................................................................................17
WELDING WIRE SELECTION .........................................................................................................................................18
GAS SELECTION ..........................................................................................................................................................19
SETUP FOR STICK WELDING (SMAW) ...........................................................................................................................20
MAINTENANCE & SERVICING .............................................................................................................................................19
GENERAL MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................................................................................22
CONSUMABLE MAINTENANCE ..........................................................................................................................................22
TROUBLESHOOTING ...........................................................................................................................................................21
TROUBLESHOOTING ...........................................................................................................................................................23
MIG GUN CONSUMABLES LIST............................................................................................................................................27
USER NOTES ......................................................................................................................................................................28
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