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CCOONNGGRRAATTUULLAATTIIOONNSS!!
Thanks for choosing this product. At Alltrade, our aim is to provide you with quality
products at an affordable price, and we want you to be totally satisfied with your
product and our Customer Service. If any help and advice is needed, please
contact us at 1-800-590-3723. Properly cared for, this tool will give you many
years of satisfaction.
IINNTTEENNDDEEDD UUSSEE
This tool is intended for consumer use only. This tool is not designed for profes-
sional use. The power cord should only be used in approved electrical outlets as
described in this manual. Failure to use the proper power cords and/or extension
cords may result in fire or possible damage to the welder.
GGEENNEERRAALL SSAAFFEETTYY RRUULLEESS
RREEAADD AANNDD UUNNDDEERRSSTTAANNDD AALLLL IINNSSTTRRUUCCTTIIOONNSS..
Failure to follow all instructions in this manual may result severe
electrical shock, fire and/or serious personal injury or death.
RREECCOOGGNNIIZZEE SSAAFFEETTYY SSYYMMBBOOLLSS,, WWOORRDDSS AANNDD LLAABBEELLSS
The safety instructions provided in this manual are not intended to cover all possi-
ble conditions and practices that may occur when operating, maintaining and clean-
ing power tools.
Always use common sense and pay particular attention to all the
DDAANNGGEERR
,
WWAARRNNIINNGG
,
CCAAUUTTIIOONN
and
NNOOTTEE
statements of this manual.
This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert
you to potential personal injury hazards. Obey all
safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid
possible injury or death.
DDAANNGGEERR
indicates an imminently hazardous
situation which, if not avoided, will result in death
or serious injury.
WWAARRNNIINNGG
indicates a potentially hazardous
situation which, if not avoided, could result in
death or serious injury.
TTAABBLLEE OOFF CCOONNTTEENNTTSS
CCOONNGGRRAATTUULLAATTIIOONNSS!!
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IINNTTEENNDDEEDD UUSSEE
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SSEECCTTIIOONN OONNEE
GENERAL SAFETY RULES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
RECOGNIZE SAFETY SYMBOLS, WORDS AND LABELS . . . . . . . . 2-3
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
WORK AREA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
ELECTRICAL SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
PERSONAL SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
TOOL USE AND CARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
SSEECCTTIIOONN TTWWOO
SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES AND/OR SYMBOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
IMPORTANT SAFETY RULES FOR USING ARC WELDERS . . . . . . . 7-8
SYMBOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
SSEECCTTIIOONN TTHHRREEEE
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
ATTACHING THE HANDLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
ASSEMBLE WELDING HELMET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
LOAD/REPLACE FLUX CORE WELDING WIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13
OPERATING THE ARC WELDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-19
DUTY CYCLE AND THERMAL OVERLOAD OPERATION . . . . . . . . . 14
WELDING TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
WELDING GUIDELINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-17
ADDITIONAL SAFETY STANDARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
TROUBLESHOOTING WELDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-18
TROUBLESHOOTING WELDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
SSEEC
CTTIIOONN FFOOUURR
MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
OTHER CONSUMER DO-IT-YOURSELF (DIY) TOOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
SSEECCTTIIOONN FFIIVVEE
3 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-24
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