Vanair AIR N ARC RELIANT 300 Series Operations Manual & Parts List page 70

SECTION 5: OPERATION
TABLE 5C: WELDING ROD TYPE, POLARITY AND FLUX CODES
DIGIT
10 High cellulose sodium
11 High cellulose potassium
12 High titania sodium
13 High titania potassium
14 Iron powder titania
15 Low hydrogen sodium
16 Low hydrogen potassium
27 Iron powder iron oxide
18 Iron powder low hydrogen
20 High iron oxide
22 High iron oxide
24 Iron powder titania
28 Low hydrogen potassium iron powder
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What the numbers mean that are used to identify a stick
welding electrode:
Using E6010 for an example...
The "E" indicates Electrode because some welding rods
are not electrodes. The "60" in 6010 indicates the tensile
strength in psi. 60,000 lbs.
The last two (2) digits indicate position and polarity along
with what type flux. See Table 5C: WELDING ROD
TYPE, POLARITY AND FLUX CODES .
TYPE OF COATING
090012-OP_r0
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AIR N ARC 300 SERIES ALL-IN-ONE POWER SYSTEM
2. Place the ground clamp from the Air N Arc
300 on the work piece.
3. Start the engine ( See Section 5.2, Engine
Start-up and Shutdown Procedure ).
4. On the control panel, place the DC Charger/
Welder switch in welder mode. Place the
CC/CV switch in CV mode.
5. Adjust the power dial on the Air N Arc 300 to
the appropriate voltage setting for the
material being welded. At anytime during
welding, the power dial may be adjusted to
the desired voltage level.
WELDING CURRENT
DC+
AC or DC+ or DC-
AC or DC-
AC or DC+
AC or DC- or DC+
DC+
AC or DC+
AC or DC+ or DC-
AC or DC+
AC or DC+ or DC-
AC or DC-
AC or DC- or DC+
AC or DC+
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