Schumacher 00-99-000985/1009 Welder User Manual


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FLASH HAZARDS 1.3
WARNING: ARC RAYS CAN INJURE EYES AND BURN SKIN! To
reduce risk of injury from arc rays, read, understand, and follow the
following safety instructions. In addition, make certain that anyone
else that uses this welding equipment, or is a bystander in the
welding area, understands and follows these safety instructions as
well.
Do not look at an electric arc without proper protection. A welding arc is •
extremely bright and intense and, with inadequate or no eye protection,
theretinacanbeburned,leavingapermanentdarkspotintheeldof
vision.Ashieldorhelmetwithanumber10-shadelterlens(minimum)
must be used.
Donotstrikeaweldingarcuntilallbystandersandyou(thewelder)have•
welding shields and/or helmets in place.
Do not wear a cracked or broken helmet and replace any cracked or •
brokenlterlensesIMMEDIATELY.
Do not allow the uninsulated portion of the wire feed gun to touch the •
groundclamporgroundedworktopreventanarcashfrombeing
created on contact.
Providebystanderswithshieldsorhelmetsttedwithanumber10-shade•
lterlens.
Wear protective clothing. The intense light of the welding arc can burn the •
skin in much the same way as the sun, even through lightweight clothing.
Wear dark clothing of heavy material. The shirt worn should be long
sleeved and the collar kept buttoned to protect chest and neck.
ProtectagainstREFLECTEDARCRAYS.Arcrayscanbereectedoff•
shiny surfaces such as a glossy painted surface, aluminum, stainless
steel,andglass.Itispossibleforyoureyestobeinjuredbyreectedarc
rays even when wearing a protective helmet or shield. If welding with a
reectivesurfacebehindyou,arcrayscanbounceoffthesurface,then
offthelterlensontheinsideofyourhelmetorshield,thenintoyour
eyes.Ifareectivebackgroundexistsinyourweldingarea,eitherremove
itorcoveritwithsomethingnonammableandnon-reective.Reected
arc rays can also cause skin burn in addition to eye injury.
FIRE HAZARDS 1.4
WARNING: FIRE OR EXPLOSION CAN CAUSE DEATH, INJURY,
AND PROPERTY DAMAGE! To reduce risk of death, injury,
orpropertydamagefromreorexplosion,read,understand,
and follow the following safety instructions. In addition, make
certain that anyone else that uses this welding equipment, or is
a bystander in the welding area, understands and follows these
safety instructions as well. REMEMBER! Arc welding by nature
produces sparks, hot spatter, molten metal drops, hot slag, and hot
metalpartsthatcanstartres,burnskin,anddamageeyes.
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