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PATON
®
VDI SERIES MINI DC MMA
13. WARRANTY
The Pilot Plant of Welding Equipment of the E.O Paton Electric Welding Institute
guarantees the
correct operation of the power supply if the costumers provided service conditions, storage and
transportation.
ATTENTION!!!
Warranty commitments are canceled in case of mechanical
damage!
Basic warranty for MINI welding rectifiers is granted for a period of 3 years.
The basic warranty period starts on the date of the purchase of the equipment to the final
purchaser.
During the basic warranty period, the seller is obliged, free of chargé, to perform the fallowing actions
for the owner of the
PATON
®
brand:
1.
Perform diagnostics and detect the cause of the failure;
2.
Provide the necessary components for the repair of the welding device;
3.
Perform work on replacement of defective elements and component parts;
4.
Test the repaired device.
The basic warranty obligations do not include devices:
1.
Mechanical damage affected the availability of the device (deformation body parts and in
consequence of a fall or drop heavy objects on the equipment, loss of pins and connectors)
2.
Traces of corrosion that caused the fault condition,
3.
The failed because of the impact on its power and electronic elements abundant moisture,
4.
The failed due to the accumulation of conductive dust inside (coal dust, metal chips, etc.),
5.
In case of attempting to repair its nodes and / or replacement of electronic components,
Depending on operating conditions
, it is recommended to clean the internal components and
compressed air units one a year to avoid defects. Remove to cover from the device. Clean the unit
carefully with the compressor hose at a sufficient distance to avoid damage to the electrical
components and mechanical assemblies.
Also, the basic warranty does not apply
to defective external elements of equipment that exposed to
physical contact and the attendant supplies. Claims on the fallowing items are accepted no later than
two weeks from the date of sale:
1.
On and off buton;
2.
Control knobs for welding parameters;
3.
Connection of cables and connectors;
4.
Control socket;
5.
Power cord and power plug;
6.
Carrying handle, shoulder strap, case, box;
7.
Electrode holder, mass clamp, wires and welding hoses;
The Seller reserves
the right to refuse warranty repair or to specify the warranty start date as the date
of manufacture of the appliance month and year (in accordance with the serial number) in the
following cases:
1.
The manual has been lost;
2.
The instruction manual was not filled in or was incorrectly filled in by the seller.
