Arcon WORKHORSE 300S, Руководство по эксплуатации

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This machine is protected against corrosion in natural environments.
ARCON’s time-proven Seahorse manufacturing process protects electrical
components prone to failure from corrosion by design and using a compound
containing cycloaliphatic-epoxides, tetramethylen-oxide and a cationic photo-
initiator (commonly called conformal coating). This protection is incorporated
as certain electrical components and printed circuit boards are produced to
ensure excellent weathering and superior protection against humidity, moisture,
dust, fungus and other contaminants.
The Seahorse process used in this machine was developed and tested on
oilrigs in the North Sea decades ago. This protection enhances reliability,
prolongs component life and adds value to all of ARCON’s rugged line of
portable welding power sources. Listed below are some of the steps ARCON
Welding has taken to increase corrosive atmosphere resistance in this
machine:
Transformer vacuum impregnated twice and dipped an additional time.
Auxiliary transformer protected and coated to resist corrosion.
Output board encapsulated in *repair-friendly material to eliminate the failures.
Control board coated to protect against salt-water arc over.
Input board coated to protect components from corrosion.
Resistors replaced with porcelain-coated ceramic resistors.
Fan motor totally encapsulated winding coil to withstand corrosive conditions.
Terminal screws coated to prevent electrical arc-overs.
*Note: Coatings used on circuit boards are not epoxy based, thus allowing board
components to be repaired. Other manufacturers use epoxy coatings which require
expensive board replacement when components fail.
This anti-corrosion process comes with ARCON’s five-year manufacturer’s guarantee against
corrosion-related electrical failure within natural operating environments. This warranty begins
the day the machine was shipped from the factory and does not apply to equipment used in
man-made environments that produce chemical residue, dust or airborne debris of man-made
substances, etc.
Because the Seahorse protection is incorporated in the manufacturing process, any circuit
modifications, repairs or component replacement with non-ARCON parts will void the Seahorse
guarantee.
Repair centers should contact the factory to obtain replacement parts for this machine.
Customers that intend to submit a warranty request for corrosion related failure should contact
the factory to obtain a RMA number before sending the welder to the factory for evaluation.