ESAB Firepower FP-200, Instruction Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1 SAFETY ................................................................................................................................ 4
1.1 Meaning of symbols ................................................................................................................ 4
1.2 Safety precautions .................................................................................................................. 4
1.3 User responsibility .................................................................................................................. 9
1.4 California proposition 65 warning ....................................................................................... 11
2 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 12
2.1 Equipment .............................................................................................................................. 12
3 TECHNICAL DATA ............................................................................................................. 13
4 INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................. 16
4.1 Installing 12.5 lb Spool (8 in. diameter) ............................................................................... 16
4.2 Installing 2 lb spool (4 in. diameter) .................................................................................... 17
4.3 Inserting wire into the wire feed mechanism ..................................................................... 18
5 OPERATION ....................................................................................................................... 19
5.1 Firepower regulator ............................................................................................................... 19
5.2 Leak testing the system ........................................................................................................ 21
5.3 When you finish using the regulator ................................................................................... 22
5.4 Controls and indicators ........................................................................................................ 22
5.4.1 Firepower MST-200 ................................................................................................. 22
5.4.2 Firepower FP-200 .................................................................................................... 31
5.5 Firepower MST-200 and Firepower FP-200 features .......................................................... 38
5.6 Attaching the ESAB fusion 180 A MIG gun......................................................................... 39
5.7 Feed roller pressure adjustment .......................................................................................... 39
5.8 Changing the feed roll ........................................................................................................... 40
5.9 Wire reel brake ....................................................................................................................... 41
5.10 Setup for MIG (GMAW) welding with gas shielded MIG wire ............................................ 42
5.11 Setup for MIG (FCAW) welding with flux core (gasless) wire ........................................... 43
5.12 Setup for spool gun MIG (GMAW) welding with gas shielded MIG wire .......................... 44
5.13 Setup for LIFT TIG (L-GTAW) welding (only for Firepower MST-200) ............................. 45
5.14 Setup for MMA (SMAW) welding (only for Firepower MST-200) ....................................... 46
6 BASIC WELDING GUIDE ................................................................................................... 47
6.1 MIG (GMAW/FCAW) basic welding ...................................................................................... 47
6.2 Position of MIG gun ............................................................................................................... 48
6.3 Distance from the MIG gun nozzle to the workpiece ......................................................... 49
6.4 MMA (SMAW) Basic Welding Technique ............................................................................ 52
6.5 Effects of arc welding on various materials ....................................................................... 52
6.6 TIG (L-GTAW) basic welding technique .............................................................................. 63
6.7 Electrode wire size selection ............................................................................................... 65
7 MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................................. 66
7.1 Routine service and calibration requirements ................................................................... 66
7.2 Cleaning the welding power source .................................................................................... 68