Craftsman 196.205680 Owner's Manual page 4

SHOCK HAZARDS
I.__ ]WARN' O
ELECTRIC SHOCK CAN KILL! To reduce
the risk of death or serious injury from shock,
read, understand, and follow the following
safety instructions. In addition, make certain
that anyone else who uses this welding
equipment, or who is a bystander in the
welding area understands and follows these
safety instructions as well.
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IMPORTANT! TO REDUCE THE RISK
OF DEATH, INJURY, OR PROPERTY
DAMAGE, DO NOT ATTEMPT
OPERATION of this welding equipment
until you have read and understand the
following safety summary.
Do not, in any manner, come into physical
contact with any part of the welding
current circuit. The welding current circuit
includes:
a. the work piece or any conductive
material in contact with it,
b. the ground clamp,
c. the electrode or welding wire,
d. any metal parts on the electrode
holder, or wire feed gun.
Do not weld in a damp area or come in
contact with a moist or wet surface.
Do not attempt to weld if any part of
clothing or body is wet.
Do not allow the welding equipment
to come in contact with water or
moisture.
Do not drag welding cables, wire feed
gun, or welder power cord through or
allow them to come into contact with
water or moisture.
Do not touch welder, attempt to turn
welder on or off if any part of the
body or clothing is moist or if you
are in physical contact with water or
moisture.
Do not attempt to plug the welder
into the power source if any part of body
or clothing is moist, or if you
are in physical contact with water
or moisture.
Do not connect welder work piece clamp
to or weld on electrical conduit.
Do not alter power cord or power cord
plug in any way.
Do not attempt to plug the welder
into the power source if the ground prong
on power cord plug is bent over, broken
off, or missing.
Do not allow the welder to be connected
to the power source or attempt to weld if
the welder, welding cables, welding site,
or welder power cord are exposed to any
form of atmospheric precipitation, or salt
water spray.
Do not carry coiled welding cables around
shoulders, or any other part of the body,
when they are plugged into the welder.
Do not modify any wiring, ground
connections, switches, or fuses in
this welding equipment.
Wear welding gloves to help insulate
hands from welding circuit.
Keep all liquid containers far enough
away from the welder and work area so
that if spilled, the liquid can not possibly
come in contact with any part of the
welder or electrical welding circuit.
Replace any cracked or damaged parts
that are insulated or act as
insulators such as welding cables, power
cord, or electrode holder
IMMEDIATELY.
FLASH HAZARDS
_p] WARNING
ARC RAYS CAN INJURE EYES AND BURN
SKIN! To reduce the risk of injury from arc
rays, read, understand, and follow the following
safety instructions. In addition, make certain
that anyone else that uses this welding
equipment, or is a bystander in the welding
area understands and follows these safety
instructions as well. Headshields and filter
should conform to ANSI Z87.1 standards.
Do not look at an electric arc without
proper protection. A welding arc is
extremely bright and intense and, with
inadequate or no eye protection, the
retina can be burned, leaving a
permanent dark spot in the field of vision.