Installation Of The Compact 220; Plugging Compact 220 In; Connecting Shielding Gas - Lincoln Electric Compact 220 Operating Manual

Installation of the Compact 220

P l u g g i n g t h e C o m p a c t 2 2 0 i n
- Installation and mains outlet socket should be made and protected
according to appropriate rules.
- The welding machine Compact 220 is adopted for mains power supply
from an one-phase network 240 V, 50 Hz. It should be protected by
20 A delay fuse.
- Mains socket should have the protected terminal against electric shock.
- Before plugging the welding machine in you should make sure whether
it is switched off.
C o n n e c t i n g S h i e l d i n g G a s
For connecting shielding gas you should:
- Prepare the gas cylinder and protect it against to an overturn or other risk.
- Take off the hub cap of safety valve of the shielding gas cylinder and open
it for a moment for remove potential impurities.
- Install the reducer valve on the gas cylinder and secure vertical position
for the tube of the rotameter.
- Connect the shielding gas hose of the welding machine to the reducer val-
ve by means of a clamping band.
- The valve of the reducer should be opened constantly only before be-
gining welding process.
I n s e r t i n g E l e c t r o d e W i r e
For inserting of electrode wire you should:
- Open the cover of the machine so the hub assembly and the wire drive
unit are accessible.
- Mount the wire spool on the hub assembly in such a way that, by drag-
ging outer extermity of wire, the spool runs round clockwise; make sure
that the refrence injecting on hub assembly goes into the fitting hole.
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