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Introduction

We congratulate you on the purchase of your new HTP MIG 2400 Welder. Your HTP MIG Welder will allow you to weld items you
wouldn’t have thought possible to weld. Your HTP MIG Welder can weld steel, stainless steel, aluminum, cast iron, HSLA steels
and even braze steel. With proper care and maintenance, your new HTP MIG Welder will deliver years of trouble-free service.
However, it is very important that you read the following manual completely.

Safety Suggestions

ELECTRIC ARC WELDING PRODUCES ULTR-VIOLET
RAYS WHICH ARE HARMFUL TO SKIN AND EYES.
ULTRA-VIOLET RADIATION CAN PENETRATE
LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING, REFLECT FROM LIGHT-
COLORED SURFACES AND BURN THE SKIN AND EYES.
WEAR FLAMEPROOF WELDING GLOVES WHICH ARE
NOT OILY OR GREASY. THE OIL OR GREASE ON THE
GLOVES MAY IGNITE.

• Wear a heavy, pocketless, long sleeve shirt, cuffless

trousers, and high-topped work shoes. Wear a full-face
welding helmet with a number eight or darker lens

and a cap. These precautions will protect eyes, hair, face,
and skin from arc rays and hot material.

• To avoid fire, do not weld on wood, plastic tile, or
carpeted floors. Concrete or masonry floors are safest.

•  Do not weld on drums, barrels, tanks or other containers
  until they have been cleaned as described in AWS Standard
  A6.01.

• Provide adequate ventilation in the welding area at

all times. Do not weld on galvanized zinc, cadmium

or lead beryllium materials unless you are POSITIVE

that sufficient ventilation is provided. These materials

produce toxic fumes.

• Do not weld in areas close to degreasing or spraying

  operations. Chlorinated hydrocarbon vapors may react
  with the ultra-violet rays and form highly toxic phosgene
  gas.

• If you develop momentary eye, nose or throat irritation
during welding, stop welding immediately. This is an

indication that ventilation is not adequate. Do not continue
to weld until ventilation is improved.

• Exposed, electrically hot conductors or other bare

  metal in the welding circuit, or ungrounded electrically hot
  equipment can fatally shock a person whose body becomes
  a conductor. Do not stand, sit, lie, lean on or touch a wet
  surface when welding.

•  Frequently inspect cables for wear, cracks, and damage.
  Replace those with excessively worn insulation to avoid
  a possible lethal shock from bared cable.

For more information, refer to the following standards and
comply as applicable.

1. ANSI Standard Z49.1 SAFETY IN WELDING AND

CUTTING, obtainable from the American Welding Society,
2051 NW 7th St., Miami, FL 33125

2. ANSI Standard Q87.1 SAFE PROACTICE FOR

OCCUPATION AND EDUCATIONAL EYE AND

FACE PROTECTIONS, obtainable from American

National Standards Institute, 1430 Broadway,
New York, NY 10018.

3. America Welding Society Standard A6.0 WELDING

AND CUTTING CONTAINERS WHICH HAVE HELD
COMBUSTIBLES, obtainable same as item 1.

4. NFPA Standard 51. OXYGEN-FUEL GAS SYSTEMS
  FOR WELDING AND CUTTING, obtainable from the
  National Fire Protection Assoc., 470 Atlantic Avenue,

Boston, MA 02210.

5. NFPA Standard 51B. CUTTING AND WELDING

PROCESSES, obtainable same as item 4.

6. CGA Pamphlet P-1. SAFE HANDLING OF
  COMPRESSED GASES IN CYLINDERS, obtainable
  from the compressed Gas Association, 500 Fifth Avenue,
  New York, NY 10036.

7. OSHA Standard 29 CFR, Part 1910 subpart Q,

WELDING CUTTING AND BRAZING.