ESAB LAF 1000, Instruction Manual

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4 OPERATION
4.1 General
General safety regulations for the handling of the equipment can be found on
page 84. Read through before you start using the equipment!
Note!
Never use the welding power source without side plates.
4.2 Controls
The front panel contains:
1. Main switch, breaking the incoming mains voltage for the welding power source.
2. Indicating lamp (white), showing that the main switch is activated.
3. Indicating lamp (yellow), showing that the thermal protection has entered into
action due to overheating in the transformer. The lamp is reset when the
temperature has gone down to an acceptable level.
4. Pushbutton, for the resetting of automatic fuse FU1 for 42 V supply voltage.
4.3 Start − up
S
Connect the return cable to the work piece.
S Set the main switch (1) to position “I“.
The white indicating lamp (2) goes on and the fan starts.
S Set the welding parameters and start welding by way of the control box
(see instruction manual 0443 745 xxx for A2 − A6 Process Controller or
instruction manual 0449 331 xxx for the A2 Welding Control Unit).
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