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OPERATION (cont.)
ARC WELDERS DO NOT OPERATE CONTINOUSLY FOR
EXTENDED PERIODS WITHOUT BEING ALLOWED TO COOL.
DO NOT TURN YOUR WELDER OFF AS THE FAN WILL
ASSIST IN REDUCING THE COOLING TIME.
All Welders have a feature called a duty cycle.
Duty cycle on a welder refers to the time in which the welder
operates during normal welding.
A welder can only weld for a certain continuos period of time
before it requires to cool down.
If the internal components of the welder should become hot
the welder could overheat. If the welder overheats the
Thermal Overload Protection feature will automaticly shut
down the welder.
The Welder will cease to weld and the Thermal Overload LED
light will turn on. This LED indication light is just to inform you
that your welder is becoming too hot and requires to cool
down to protect the internal components of the welder. Do
Not turn your welder Off as the welder has an internal cooling
fan and this will assist your welder to cool down quicker.
Reducing the cooling time will enable you to get back to your
welding job quicker.
Depending on how many Amps or how heavy the welding you
are doing the cooling time may take up to 10 Minutes for your
welder cool down so you can return to your welding job.