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- Page 1 America Inc. 2400 Owner’s Manual Model 60240-24 HTP America, Inc. • 3200 Nordic Road • Arlington Heights, IL 60005-4729 1-800-USA-WELD • 847-357-0700 • FAX: 847-357-0744 • www.usaweld.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
HTP America, Inc. will repair and replace, at its factory, any part or parts thereof, products to be returned to HTP America, Inc. with transportation charges prepaid and which its examination shall disclose to its satisfaction to have been thus defective. -
Page 3: Introduction
Introduction We congratulate you on the purchase of your new HTP MIG 2400 Welder. Your HTP MIG Welder will allow you to weld items you wouldn’t have thought possible to weld. Your HTP MIG Welder can weld steel, stainless steel, aluminum, cast iron, HSLA steels and even braze steel. -
Page 4: Electrical Connection
Front Panel Controls 1. Wire Feed Rate – the wire feed rate is infinitely Your HTP MIG 2400 will only operate when PROPERLY adjustable and controls the wire speed. Minimum is connected to a 220 volt, single phase power source wired the slowest and maximum is the fastest. - Page 5 2400 Front Panel 6. Welding Mode Switch – The welding mode switch lets 7. Thermoswitch Indicator Light – Your Mig 2400 has a you select between “seam” welding and “continuous” duty cycle of 35% @ 240 amps and 100% @ 142 amps.
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Page 6: Wire Feed Compartment Controls
When using flux cored wire the polarity should be have the wire feed rate set to. The Mig 2400 has this feature reversed. The ground cable would then be connected to... -
Page 7: Feeding The Welding Wire
screw until the wire feeds evenly without slipping. Then Feeding the Welding Wire (See Fig. 3) tighten an additional 1/4 turn for steel. No additional 1. When using 10 lb., 8" diameter spools, remove the red tightening is necessary for aluminum. DO NOT nut and install the spacer on the shaft. -
Page 8: Adjusting The Welding Machine
.035" Diameter Wire In order to operate properly, the welding machine must be Heat Setting Wire Feed Material adjusted properly. Your HTP MIG Welder is very simple Coarse Fine Rate Thickness to adjust, and with a few minutes of practice, adjusting the 8 1/4 1/2"... -
Page 9: Seam Welding
When tuning in your welding machine, it is best to start with When you have the panel tacked into place, you are ready to the wire feed rate too high. On the highest power setting, seam weld. Once again, have 1/4" to 1/2" of welding wire you may actually want to start with the wire feed rate set at protruding from the gas nozzle. -
Page 10: Stitch Welding
Stitch Welding Metal Shrinking Your HTP MIG 2400 can perform a manual stitch weld. Metal Shrinking is done with the optional shrinking Stitch welding refers to a method of welding where you will attachment (Part #15003). Remove the contact tip. Release weld, pause, weld, pause and continue in this cycle. -
Page 11: Hole Filling
MIG 2400. If you will be repairing aluminum trailers, the spool gun is probably a must, as it will allow you to weld on the trailer without having to lift your Mig 2400 into the trailer. Since the spool gun has the wire and the drive roller right in the handle, the wire is only getting pushed 6"... -
Page 12: Welding Muffler Pipe
Therefore, when welding thin gauge aluminum a the flow rate of the Argon gas must be increased to 25 cubic heat sink (HTP’s Heat Sponge, Part #12080 or #12084) should feet per hour (cfh) or more. The cylindrical gas nozzle (Part be used. -
Page 13: Broken Stud Removal
80% of the time. Welding Cast Iron Your HTP MIG Welder has the ability to weld cast iron using 75% Argon – 25% CO2 shielding gas and cast iron welding wire (Part #50235). The cast iron welding wire will also allow you to weld mild steel to cast iron. -
Page 14: Maintenance And Service
However, using the spatter spray does not eliminate the need to frequently clean the spatter from the gas nozzle. For this reason, HTP has available a NOZZLE REAMER (Part #12025). The nozzle reamer makes it very easy to keep your tips and nozzles clean. -
Page 15: Changing The Contact Tip
To remove the contact tip, clip off the burnt wire at the end of the welding gun. Unscrew the contact tip. Install the new tip The PCB is a very reliable part of your HTP welder. Should by feeding the wire through the hole in the center of the tip failure occur, it usually happens within the first five minutes and screw the tip into the swan neck. -
Page 16: Setting The Pressure On The Pressure Roller
Setting the Pressure on the Pressure Roller Prior to readjusting the pressure roller, check the following: 1. Are the drive roller and pressure roller clean? If not, clean with a suitable solvent. 2. Is the liner worn, dirty or kinked, causing a restriction to the wire feed? (See testing and changing the liner.) If so, replace the liner. -
Page 17: Testing And Changing The Liner
Testing and Changing the Liner Should feeding problems occur, the first item to be check should be the liner. The following check should be made to determine is the line is defective: 1. Fee 12’ to 18" of fresh wire out of the welding fun. (See Fig. -
Page 18: Monthly Maintenance
Monthly Maintenance Use a gas regulator such as HTP Part #12020 or a flowmeter such as HTP Part # 12020F which is compatible with both Your HTP MIG Welder is a very hardworking piece of Argon and C-25 gas cylinders and has a barbed fitting for the equipment and is very simple to maintain. -
Page 19: Welding Wire
Welding Wire HTP has a wide variety of welding wire available. Use the following chart as a guide: Application Part # Description Steel (30 ga -1/8") 21023 .023" E70S-6 Steel Wire Steel (16 ga - 1/4") 21030 .030" E70S-6 Steel Wire Steel (14 ga -1/2") -
Page 20: Settings For Steel Wire
Mig 2400 Settings for Steel Wire... -
Page 21: Wiring Diagram
HTP MIG 2400 Wiring Diagram... - Page 22 Parts List – MIG 2400...
- Page 23 Illus # Part # Description Illus # Part # Description 3-2H2070-1231-0 Left Hand Side Panel T1496004088 Wire Drive Brake Assy 3-2H2070-1221-0 Right Hand Side Panel 3-2H0020-1789-0 Spacer 3-2H0030-1240-0 Right Hand Side Panel Lower 1-70C090-1010-1 Spindle Nut 1-506040-0330-3 Gas Solenoid Valve-42V AC 3-2H0030-1470-0 Rear Wheel Assy 4-2786415211...
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Page 24: Series Gun Parts Breakdown
24 Series Welding Gun Parts Breakdown Item # Part # Description Item # Part # Description 15023B .023" Contact Tip (Pkg 5) 14009 Trigger 15030B .030" Contact Tip (Pkg 5) 14018-S Cable Support - Spring 15035B .035" Contact Tip (Pkg 5) 14021 Adapter Support 14022... -
Page 25: Parts Breakdown
Parts Breakdown – #1 Style Welding Gun Illustration Part # Description S4328 Conical Nozzle S4329 Spot Weld Nozzle S4330 Cylindrical Nozzle 15023 .023" Contact Tips 15030 .030" Contact Tips 15035 .035" Contact Tips 15045 .045" Contact Tips S4228-1 Gas Diffuser f/Tweco #1 61-60 Conductor Tube 60 Degree K61R...
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