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SECTION 3 – OPERATION
3-1.
Front Panel Controls
1
Pilot Arc Switch
Use switch to control pilot arc.
Place switch in Expanded Metal position for
continuous pilot arc. Use while cutting ex-
panded metals only.
.
The Expanded Metal position keeps the
pilot arc in the circuit at all times. Life of
consumables will be significantly re-
duced while in Expanded Metal mode.
Place switch in Tip Saver position to provide
pilot arc output for arc starting only. Use Tip
Saver position in most applications to length-
en the life of the torch and its consumables,
and to obtain maximum cutting performance.
Torch trigger must be reset after every cut
while in Tip Saver mode.
2
Gas/Air Pressure Gauge
3
Output Control
Use control to select cutting output in am-
peres. Gas/air automatically flows at the set
pressure.
Use Gas/Air Set area of control range for set-
ting gas/air pressure (see Section 3-2).
4
Trouble Lights (see Section 4-2)
5
Ready Light
Ready light comes On when unit is On to indi-
cate that all safety shutdown systems are
okay. If Ready light does not come On, check
trouble lights.
6
Power Light
7
Power Switch
1
Ref. 190 676
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