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INSTALLATION
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
• Read entire installation section before starting
installation.
IDENTIFY AND LOCATE
COMPONENTS
If you have not already done so, unpack the
Handymig 170i from its carton and remove all packing
material around the Handymig 170i. Remove the fol-
lowing loose items from the carton (see Figure A.1):
1. Handymig 170i
2. Gun and cable assembly
(1)
3. Literature and miscellaneous includes:
a) This operating manual
b) A separate .030" (0.8 mm) contact tip
c) Hex key wrench for removal of drive roll.
4. 10 ft (3,0 m) work cable.
5. Work clamp.
6. Adjustable mixed-Gas Regulator & Hose.
(1)
The gun is ready to feed .023" – .025" (0.6 mm)
diameter wire.
ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill.
• Only qualified personnel should perform
this installation.
• Only personnel that have read and under-
stood the Handymig 170i Operating
Manual should install and operate this
equipment.
• Machine must be plugged into a receptacle
which is grounded per any national, local
or other applicable electrical codes.
• The Handymig 170i power switch is to be
in the OFF (“O”) position when installing
work cable and gun and when connecting
power cord to input power.
WARNING
FIGURE A.1
1
2
3
4
5
Handymig 170i
WELDIN
G AMP
R
ANGE
WELDING AMP
R
A
NG
E
2
5
-1
25
25-125
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Handymig 170i