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SECTION 6 – OPERATION
6-1. WELDING GUIDELINES
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Place the work piece on the welding table
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Make sure there is good contact between
work piece and table
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Use a clamp or pliers if the work piece only
has small contact with the table
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Use the electrode tip to touch the area you
want to weld until the welding is complete.
“without pressure or only with slight
pressure!”
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The welding process takes place
automatically:
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protective gas floats around welding spot
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A short beep indicates the arc
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the arc sets off
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protective gas supply stops
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The welding process can be interrupted at
any given time by lifting the electrode away
from the workpiece.
6-2. BASIC INFORMATION AND TIPS:
Important!
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Always work with a sharp edge
electrode to get optimal results.
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Always make sure that there is
enough contact between work piece
and welding table. In case of problems
use a clamp and/or pliers.
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Never weld “free hand”. That is,
always support both hands on the
base (work table). Trembling hands
will distort the parameter of the
device.
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Use only very light pressure on the
electrode tip.
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Weld only using low gas pressure! 3
to 4 litres (.014 cubic feet) per minute
is often enough.
Tips
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Take the time to familiarize yourself with
our device
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Test the various energy steps of the
device.
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Remember that materials may react
differently
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When choosing the energy step pay
attention to the thickness of the material.
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Touch the work piece exactly at the point
to welded.
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Once you are more familiar with the
device you will notice that angle you use
to touch the needle to the work piece will
influence the “flow direction” of the
welding spot. An angle of touch of 90°
will result in the deepest welding spot
possible.
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A saw or file with serrated edges is also
very suitable as additional welding
material
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Allow the needle to clamp in longer for
deep-lying welding spots.
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It may be helpful to punch out material by
chisel and weld them on.
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With a little experience you will be able to
use wire to close holes or to add support.
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If you problems igniting, it may be helpful
to
lightly press the needle sideways
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Using this technique you will be able to
push welding spot in a certain direction.
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