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MAXsa™ 10 CONTROLLER
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Read this entire section of operating instructions
before operating the machine.
ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill.
• Do not touch electrically live parts
or electrodes with your skin or wet
clothing.
• Insulate yourself from the work and
ground.
• Always wear dry insulating gloves.
• Do not use AC welder if your cloth-
ing, gloves or work area is damp or
if working on, under or inside work-
piece.
Use the following equipment:
-DC manual (stick) welder.
-AC welder with reduced voltage
control.
• Do not operate with panels
removed.
• Disconnect input power before ser-
vicing.
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ONLY QUALIFIED PERSONS SHOULD INSTALL,
USE OR SERVICE THIS EQUIPMENT. READ AND
FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUC-
TIONS, EMPLOYER’S SAFETY PRACTICES AND
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS (MSDS) FOR
CONSUMABLES.
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READ THIS WARNING, PROTECT YOURSELF &
OTHERS.
FUMES AND GASES can be
dangerous.
• Keep your head out of fumes.
• Use ventilation or exhaust at the arc,
or both,to keep fumes and gases
from your breathing zone and gener-
al area.
WELDING SPARKS can cause fire
or explosion.
• Do not weld near flammable material.
• Do not weld on containers which have
held flammable material.
ARC RAYS can burn.
• Wear eye, ear, and body protection.
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WARNING
DESIGN FEATURES
• Easy control of all weld parameters.
• 8 Memories for easy storage and recall of weld
schedules.
• Weld parameter limit setting and lockout capabilities.
• Digital communications for accurate and reliable per-
formance.
• PC boards are potted in epoxy for the ultimate in out-
door protection.
• Connectors are filled with environmental protective
grease.
• Designed for the Power Wave
®
AC/DC 1000 SD
series of products for the best arc in the industry.
• Wire feed speed accuracy calibrated to within 2%.
• Digital display of voltage and wire feed speed.
• Tachometer controlled wire drive motor.
• Flux Fill Switch.
• Bright, high intensity digital read-outs.
• Option to convert to hand-held pendant included.
DEFINITIONS OF WELDING MODES
NON-SYNERGIC WELDING MODES
• A Non-synergic welding mode requires all welding
process variables to be set by the operator.
SYNERGIC WELDING MODES
• A Synergic welding mode offers the simplicity of
single knob control. The machine will select the cor-
rect voltage and amperage based on the wire feed
speed (WFS) set by the operator.
• See the Power Wave
®
AC/DC 1000 SD Operator’s
Manual for available weld modes.
COMMON WELDING ABBREVIATIONS
SAW
• Submerged Arc Welding