Operation; Safety Instructions; General Description; Safety Precautions - Lincoln Electric WELDANPOWER SVM 113-A Service Manual

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Read and understand this entire section before oper-
ating your WELDANPOWER 125.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING
Do not attempt to use this equipment until you have
thoroughly read all the operation and maintenance
manuals supplied with your machine. They include
important safety precautions; detailed engine starting,
operating, and maintenance instructions; and parts
lists.
ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill.
• Do not touch electrically live parts or
electrodes with your skin or wet cloth-
ing.
• Insulate yourself from the work and
ground.
• Always wear dry insulating gloves.
FUMES AND GASES can be dan-
gerous.
• Keep your head out of fumes.
• Use ventilation or exhaust to remove
fumes from breathing zone.
WELDING SPARKS can cause
fire or explosion.
• Keep flammable material away.
• Do not weld on containers that have held
combustibles.

OPERATION

Only qualified personnel should install, use, or ser-
vice this equipment.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The WELDANPOWER 125 is a low-cost welder/gener-
ator designed for home use and other non-commercial
applications. As a welder it provides 125 amps of con-
stant DC current for welding with DC stick electrodes
and for DC TIG welding. A single dial provides contin-
uous adjustment of welding output from 50 to 125
amps. As a generator it can supply up to 4500 watts
of 115/230 volt, single-phase AC power. The machine
is lightweight, portable, and can be lifted easily by two
people.
A Briggs & Stratton 9 HP standard Vanguard
cooled, gasoline engine powers the welder/generator.
WELDANPOWER 125
WARNING
ARC RAYS can burn.
• Wear eye, ear, and body protection.
ENGINE EXHAUST can kill.
• Use in open, well ventilated areas or
vent exhaust to the outside.
• Do not stack anything on or near the
engine.
MOVING PARTS can injure.
• Do not operate this equipment with
any of its doors open or guards off.
• Stop the engine before servicing it.
• Keep away from moving parts.
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