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CROSSFIRE

®

LIMITED WARRANTY 

Effective April 14, 2018

(This limited warranty supercedes all prior warranties and is exclusive with no other warranties or 

garuntees implied.) 

 

Warranty Claim 
This  is  a  parts  and  labour  warra

nty.  Warranty  claim 

options  will  be  decided  at  the  sole  discrection  of 
Crossfire  Welders,  which  exclusively  include  (1)  repair;  or 
(2)  replacement;  or,  if  approved  (3)  cost  of  repair  at  an 
approved  Crossfire  repair  center;  or  (4)  credit  (less 
depreciation). 

Do  not return  your unit

 to the retail or 

distribution area where it was purchased

.  Retain  your 

receipt  in  case a  warranty claim is needed.  No  warranty 
will  be provided without the

 original receipt from retailer. 

To make a warranty claim, please contact 
[email protected]. No Crossfire warranty service 
can begin without a service file number including – Model 
# - Serial Number – Purchase Date. 

This warranty applies to the original purchaser and is 
subject to the terms and conditions listed below. This 
Limited Warranty is for new equipment sold after the 
above date, providing coverage for defects in 
material and workmanship at the time it is shipped 
from the factory.

Limited to the warranty periods below, Crossfire 
Equipment or an approved Crossfire Repair Centre 
will repair or replace the item under warranty that 
fails due to defects in material and workmanship. 
Crossfire must be notified within 30 days of the 
failure, so as to provide instructions on how to 
proceed with the repair of you welder and warranty 
claim processing. Warranty period begins at the time 
the welder is purchased from Crossfire

, or 1 year 

after delivery to a distrbutor, whichever comes first

Keep your receipt as proof of purchase.

1. 3 Years - Parts

 &

 Labour

Crossfire Welders and Plasma Cutters including - 
transformer, reactor, rectifiier, solenoid valve, PC 
Board, switches, controls, gas vavle, drive motor, 
drive system (drive roll excluded), and any other part 
the requires the removal of sheet metal.

 

2. 1 Year - Parts & Labour

CG1-Dart Track Cutter

 (excluding tracks)

 

Welding 

po

sitioners

,t

urning 

r

ollers

, Auto 

darkening lens, PAPR blower & battery

Rheostat

, Water Cooling Systems.

3. 90 Days - Parts & Labour

Parts for Crossfire MIG guns, 

TIG 

Torches,

 Plasma 

Torches,

 

Spool Guns, 

Regulators & Gauges, 

welding carts, and welding cabinets. This warranty 
covers the absense of defective parts or those 
parts as listed under "Warranty Exclusions". 

4. Engine Warranty
The engine on this unit is warranted seperately by 
the engine manufacturer. Please see the engine 
manual.

5. Warranty Exclusions
This limited warranty shall not apply to: 
consumables such as; contact tips, nozzles, liners, 
drive rollers, plasma cutting torch tips and 
electrodes, welding gloves, auto-darkening helmet 
outside/inside lens, weld cables, ground clamps

 

and any crossfire products that fail due to normal 
wear.

 

Items furn

ished

 by 

Crossfire Welders

, but 

manufactured by others, such as accessories and 
engines.

6. Voiding Warranty
The limited warranty is void if the Crossfire product has 
been repaired, changed, or modified by anyone other then 

Crossfire Welders

 

or an Authorized Crossfire Repair 

Centre. Equipment that has been improperly installed, 
misued based on standard operating procedures and 
industry standards,

 or has not been reasonably 

maint

ained

.  

 

 

ANY AND ALL WARRANTY CLAIM TRANSPORTATION

,

 

FREIGHT COST

,

 AND RISKS WILL BE AT THE SOLE 

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER.

TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THIS LIMITED 

WARRANTY AND THE REMEDIES HEREIN ARE THE SOLE 

AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES OF THE PURCHASER IN 

RESPECT TO 

CROSSFIRE

 PRODUCTS. IN NO EVENT SH

ALL 

CROSSFIRE WELDERS 

BE LIABLE FOR ALL INDIRECT, 

DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCEDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL 

DAMAGE, LOSS, EXPENSES OR LOSS OF PROFIT. ANY 

WARRANTY NOT PROVIDED HEREIN AND ANY IMPLIED 

WARRANTY GAURANTY OR REPRESENTATION ARE 

EXCLUDED AND DISCLAIMED BY 

CROSSFIRE WELDERS.

HAVE QUESTIONS?        
Toll-Free: 1-800-757-4445

Email: [email protected] 

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Summary of Contents for ALPHA TIG 252 - DP

Page 1: ...OUTPUTTYPE AC DC PROCESSES STICKPROCESS SMAW DESCRIPTION PM1328 REV 0 E 21 01 2021 AC DC ARC WELDING POWER SOURCE ALPHA TIG 252 DP GIVE THISMANUALTO THE OPERATOR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT www comparcwelder...

Page 2: ...RMINALS 4 3 5 RC14INFORMATI N CONNECTIONS 4 3 6 REMOTE14CONNECTIONS 5 3 7 120 VOLTS AC DUPLEXRECEPTACLE 5 3 8 INPUTVOLTAGECONNECTIONS 5 3 9 SHIELDINGGASCONNECTION 6 SECTION 4 FUNCTION OF CONTROLS 7 4...

Page 3: ...damaged parts at once 12 Wear a safety harness to prevent falling if working above floor level 13 Keep all panels and cover securely in place ARC RAYS can burn eyes and skin NOISE can damage hearing A...

Page 4: ...lling or connecting unit 3 Have only qualified people remove guards or covers for maintenance and troubleshooting as necessary 4 To prevent accidental stating during servicing disconnect negative batt...

Page 5: ...riod follow rated duty cycle Reduce current or reduce duty cycle before starting to weld again Do not block or filter airflow to unit STATIC ESD can damage PC boards Put on grounded wrist strap BEFORE...

Page 6: ......

Page 7: ...unit may changeslightly CAUTION RATED WELD OUTPUT AMPERAGE RANGE MAX OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE INPUTAMPERESATACBALANCED RATEDOUTPUT 60Hz SINGLEPHASE KVA KW WEIGHT SHIP Kg Lb TYPEOF OUTPUT 230 Vac 460 Vac 2...

Page 8: ...Minutes Welding 4 Minutes Resting WARNING 2 2 DUTY CYCLE Rated Output Figure 3 2 Location And Movement Of Welding Power Source 2 Rear Left Front Right Top 1 Figure 3 1 Typical Process Connections 3 1...

Page 9: ...section 5 2 4 Receptacle remote14 RC14 See section3 5 5 Duplex receptacle 120V 15A 6 Work terminal See section 3 4 7 Electrode terminal See section3 4 CLOSEACCESSDOOR ELECTRODE CB1 10 AMP GAS WORK RC...

Page 10: ...ecure access door 2 1 3 Use only a proper torch cable adapter positioned so it does not hit frame hardware or door during operation 1 2 3 4 19 m m Tools Needed Figure 3 6 Remote 14 Connections R C1 4...

Page 11: ...e Jumper Links Location 3 8 INPUT VOLTAGE CONNECTIONS Tools nedded 7 16 11 1mm 3 8 9 5mm Jumper links allowsoperation on diferent input voltages 230 460 and 575 and are factory set for the highest inp...

Page 12: ...18 right hand threads 6 FLOW ADJUST Typical flow rate is 15 cfh Cubic Feed per Hour Make sure flow adjust is closed when opening cylinder to avoid damage to the flowmeter 7 GASVALVE 8 GASINFITTING 9 G...

Page 13: ...ENABLING PULSER SWITCH ARCCONTROL ANDSWITCH AMPERAGE ADJUSTMENT CONTROL ON POWER OFF ON REMOTE OUTPUT CONTACTOR Figure 4 2 Power switch Las terminales de salida est n energiz das cuando el Switch esta...

Page 14: ...amperage The numbers are weld amperes The amperage adjustment control may be adjusted while welding 2 AMPERAGE CONTROL SWITCH Use switch to select way of controling amperage adjustment For front panel...

Page 15: ...etration Turn control towards 0 to obtain more cleaning action of the workpiece The wave shape of position 3 Balanced Cleaning action and is a recomended starting point for GTAW 50 Electrode Negative...

Page 16: ...represent the peak output on time during one pulse IMPORTANT The ON TIME control may be adjusted while welding ON OFF 1 CRATERTIMECONTROL Use control to set time to taper weld ouput from setting of th...

Page 17: ...r the PUL SES PER SECOND control J1 or J2 see figure For this unit J1 are not removed of position range 0 5 to 20 pps PULSER CIRCUIT BOARD PC2 IMPORTANT The BACKGROUND AMPERAGE control may be adjusted...

Page 18: ...a pulse The number of cycles that occur in a second is known as frequency or cycles per second that we express here as pulses per second pps The PULSER allows the operator to control the value of a BA...

Page 19: ...nt Set Controls 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Select Electrode Put On Personal Safety Equipment Set Controls Begin Welding Install Connect Equipment Insert Electrode Into Holder 1 7 6 5 4 3 2 Turn On Welding Power...

Page 20: ...dealer or Service Center to review unit No AC BALANCE control No HIGH FREQUENCY No gas flow and no spot time If applicable Circuit Breaker CB1 Check and reset CB1 if necessary Improperly prepared tugs...

Page 21: ...010 in 0 254mm Start welding Figure 5 2 Overheating Turn off welding power source and disconnect input power Turn screw on lower front panel and open access door 1 TUNGSTEN END OF POINT Do not clean...

Page 22: ...PHA TIG 252 DP RC3 D RC5 G RC5 K RC3 B RC5 D RC3 G RC3 H RC3 F RC3 E RC2 A RC12 G RC12 C RC12 E RC2 B RC12 F RC4 A RC12 J RC4 D RC12 D RC4 B RC11 E RC3 A RC12 H RC5 F RC2 D RC12 B RC5 H RC12 A RC4 C R...

Page 23: ...SR1 RECTIFIER main 1 17 PR0522 Z1 REACTOR assy 1 18 MC08430 C2 CAPACITOR eletyc 4000uF 100V 1 19 PT1076 TD1 POST FLOW BOARD timer PC2 1 20 PT3617 PANEL RH side 1 21 MT08758 HD1 CURRENT Transducer 1 2...

Page 24: ...18 FIGURE 7 1 GENERAL ASSEMBLY 15 11 10 9 8 7 5 F D E C B A 4 25 3 6 2 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 1 22 31 21 12 23 30 2 4 4 32 33...

Page 25: ...POTENTIOMETER 10 K 2W SWITCH 4P2T 15A 125V POTENTIOMETER 5 M 2W SWITCH 2P2T 15 A SWITCH pwr PANEL nameplate KNOB plastic small KNOB plastic largel HANDLE ranges switch RHEOSTAT 1 5 50W DOOR front lowe...

Page 26: ...stic CAPACITOR holder CAPACITOR 10 f 250Vac CAPACITOR 0 0002 f a 10 kV 10000 V FILTER 115 250V 50 400Hz AT2AM 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 MT07003 PT 1565 PT 1567 PT 1566 MR01735 PB 0942 MP 07956 MA 03955...

Page 27: ...400 500 500 750 750 1000 10 20 15 30 25 40 40 55 55 80 80 125 Thru 15 5 20 20 60 60 120 100 180 160 250 200 320 290 390 340 525 Zirconium Alloyed Tungsten Brown Band Thru 15 5 20 20 60 60 120 100 180...

Page 28: ...RING ARC 1 Arc wander 2 Point 3 Grinding wheel 4 Radial Ground 1 Stable arc 2 Flat Diameter of this flat determens amperage capacity 3 Grinding wheel 4 straight Ground 4 1 2 3 IDEAL PREPARATION OF THE...

Page 29: ...motor drive system drive roll excluded and any other part the requires the removal of sheet metal 2 1 Year Parts Labour CG1 Dart Track Cutter excluding tracks Welding positioners turning rollers Auto...

Page 30: ...NOTES...

Page 31: ...SERVICE CENTER FAX MAP CANADA LTD 325 Healey Road Unit 1 Bolton ON L7E 5C1 Canada Phone 905 951 2788 Toll Free 800 757 4445 Fax 905 951 6256...

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