Design And Function; General - EWM Wega 401 M1.02 FKG Operating Instructions Manual

Design and function

General

5 Design and function
5.1 General
Risk of injury from electric shock!
Contact with live parts, e.g. welding current sockets, is potentially fatal!
• Follow safety instructions on the opening pages of the operating instructions.
• Commissioning may only be carried out by persons who have the relevant expertise of
working with arc welding machines!
• Connection and welding leads (e.g. electrode holder, welding torch, workpiece lead,
interfaces) may only be connected when the machine is switched off!
Risk of burns on the welding current connection!
If the welding current connections are not locked, connections and leads heat up and
can cause burns, if touched!
• Check the welding current connections every day and lock by turning in clockwise direction,
if necessary.
Risk of injury due to moving parts!
The wire feed units are equipped with moving parts, which can trap hands, hair,
clothing or tools and thus injure persons!
• Do not reach into rotating or moving parts or drive components!
• Keep casing covers closed during operation!
Risk of injury due to welding wire escaping in an unpredictable manner!
Welding wire can be conveyed at very high speeds and, if conveyed incorrectly, may
escape in an uncontrolled manner and injure persons!
• Before mains connection, set up the complete wire guide system from the wire spool to the
welding torch!
• Remove the pressure rollers from the wire feed unit if no welding torch is fitted!
• Check wire guide at regular intervals!
• Keep all casing covers closed during operation!
Risk from electrical current!
If welding is carried out alternately using different methods and if a welding torch and
an electrode holder remain connected to the machine, the open-circuit/welding voltage
is applied simultaneously on all cables.
• The torch and the electrode holder should therefore always be placed on an insulated
surface before starting work and during breaks.
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08.11.2011