Forney MIG 180FI, Operating Manual

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Forney 5/3/1 Limited Warranty
Effective August 1st 2009
1) Limited Warranty - Subject to the te r ms and conditions be l ow,Forney Industries, I nc., F o rt Collins, Co l o r ado,
war r ants to its original retail purchaser that the new Forney equipment sold after the effective date of this
l im it ed war r anty i s fr ee of defects in material and workmanship at the time i t is sh i pped by Forney. This is in lieu
of a li o t her warran t ies. express or implied.
2) Notification: Please call 1- 800-521 - 6038 w it h your warranty questions. You can also vis i t
forneywelding.forney i nd.com fo r addi ti ona li nformat i on about your new welder.
3) Length of Warranty: Within the warranty periods listed below,Forney wil l repair or replace any warranted parts
or components tha t fall due to defects i n materia l o r workmanship. Warranty i s effective from the date of
or i gina l retail purchase. War r anty duration is as follows.
A) 5 year s : Or i ginalmain powe r r ect i fiers only to include SCRs.diodes and discrete r ec t ifier modu l es,
transformers, stabilizers and reactors .
B)
3
years: D r ive Systems. PC Boards, Motors, and Switches and Controls
C) 1 year: MiG guns, r elays, contoctors and regulators. plasma cutting torches,and accessories .
D)
90
days: Replacemen t ports. Does not inc l ude l abor.
4) Forney's l i mited warranty shall not apply to consumab l es such as contact tips,cutting nozzles, felt wire c l eaner,
d r ive rollers, gas diffusers,plasma torch tips and elect r odes,weld cab l es, tips and parts that fall due to normal
wear. In add iti on, t his warranty does not extend t o any da m age caused by the untime l y rep l acemen t or
maintenance of any of the prev i ously l i sted consumable ports.
5)
Warrantor :
Forney Industries
1 830 L aPo rt e Avenue
Fort Collins,
co
8 0 521
1 -800 - 52 1- 6038
forneywelding . forney i nd.com
6) Purchaser 1 Warranty: The o r ig i na l purchaser of the Forney I ndustries product. The warranty is not tr ansfe r ab l e.
Forney Industries products are i ntended for purchase and use by persons trained and experienced in the use
and maintenance of weld i ng equ i pment.
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What is not covered under the warranty:
A) Implied war r anties,including those of merchantab i lity and fitness for a particu l ar purpose are limited in
duration to this express warranty. Afte r this period, all r i sks of loss. from whatever reason, sha l l be on
the pu r chaser.
B) Any incidental, indirect, or consequential loss, damage. or expense that may r esult from any defect,
failure or malfunc t ion of t he F orney product.
C) Any fai l ure that resu lt s from accident purchaser's abuse,neglect or fa il u r e to opera t e p r oducts in
accordance with i nstructions provided in the owner's monuol(s) supplied with th e product.
D) Pre-de l ivery seNice. i.e . assemb l y and adjustment .
8) Claim: In the event of a war r anty claim under this warranty, the exclusive remedies shall be, at Forney I ndustries
sole option:
A) Repa i r; o r
B) Rep l acemen t; or
C) Whe r e au t horized i n writing by Forney I ndust r ies,the cost of repai r or rep l acemen t at on au t horized
Forney Industr i es seNice stat i on; or
D) Paymen t of o r c r ed it for the pu r chase p r ice less r easonable deprec i ation based on actua l use upon
the r e t urn of the goods at the customer's risk and expense .
9) Purchaser will:
A) Con t act Forney's customer seNice a t 1-800-521-6038 w it hin 30 days of the defect o r fai l u r e.
B) P r ovide dated proof of purchase (typically a purchase r eceipt) .
C) Provide the serialnumber. Register i ng your we l der at forneyweld i ng.fo r neyind.com will speed up
this process.
D) De li ve r o r ship welder to a Forney authorized seNice center. Freigh t &/or packaging costs. i f any, must
be borne by t he purchaser.