ESAB PT-36, Instruction Manual

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sEctIoN 4 opEratIoN
oil and grease can Burn Violently!
• Never use oil or grease on this torch.
• Handle torch clean hands only on clean surface.
• Use silicone lubricant only where directed.
• Oil and grease are easily ignited and burn violently in the presence
of oxygen under pressure.
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hYDrogEN ExplosIoN haZarD.
• DO NOt cUt UNDeR WAteR WItH HyDROgeN gAs!
• HyDROgeN exPlOsIONs cAN cAUse PeRsONAl INjURy OR
DEath.
• HyDROgeN cAN cReAte exPlOsIve gAs POckets IN tHe WA -
tEr taBlE. thEsE pocKEts WIll ExploDE WhEN IgNItED BY
sparKs or thE plasMa arc.
• BefORe cUttINg, Be AWARe Of POssIBle HyDROgeN sOURc -
Es IN thE WatEr taBlE – MoltEN MEtal rEactIoN, sloW
chEMIcal rEactIoN aND soME plasMa gasEs.
• exPlOsIve gAs POckets AccUmUlAte UNDeRNeAtH tHe
cuttINg platE aND INsIDE thE WatEr taBlE.
• cleAN slAg (esPecIAlly fINe PARtIcles) fROm BOttOm Of
taBlE frEQuENtlY. rEfIll taBlE WIth clEaN WatEr.
• DO NOt leAve PlAte ON tABle OveRNIgHt.
• If WAteR tABle HAs NOt BeeN UseD fOR seveRAl HOURs, vI -
BratE or Jolt It to BrEaK up hYDrogEN pocKEts BEforE
laYINg platE oN thE taBlE.
• If POssIBle, cHANge WAteR level BetWeeN cUts tO BReAk
up hYDrogEN pocKEts.
• mAINtAIN WAteR PH level NeAR 7 (NeUtRAl).
• PROgRAmmeD PARt sPAcINg sHOUlD Be A mINImUm Of
tWIcE thE KErf WIDth to ENsurE MatErIal Is alWaYs uN-
DEr thE KErf.
• WHeN cUttINg ABOve WAteR, Use fANs tO cIRcUlAte AIR
BEtWEEN platE aND WatEr surfacE.
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ExplosIoN haZarD.
Do Not cut uNDErWatEr WIth h-35! DaNgErous BuIlDup of
hYDrogEN gas Is possIBlE IN thE WatEr taBlE. hYDrogEN gas
Is ExtrEMElY ExplosIVE. rEDucE thE WatEr lEVEl to 4 INchEs
MINIMuM BEloW thE WorKpIEcE. VIBratE platE, stIr aIr aND
WatEr frEQuENtlY to prEVENt hYDrogEN gas BuIlDup.
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