Contents
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1.
Safety Precautions
1.0 Health Hazard Information
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1.1 Personal Protection
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1.2 Electric Shock
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1.3 Use of Gas Cylinders
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1.4 User Responsibility
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2.
Manual Metal Arc Welding Process (MMAW)
2.0 MMA Welding Principle
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2.1 Fundamental Equipment Requirements
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2.2 Control of the Process
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2.3 Features of the Process
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2.4 Application of MMA Welding
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2.5 MMA Electrode Characteristics
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2.6 Electrode types
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2.7 Care of Electrodes
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3.
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
3.0 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) Principle
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3.1 Equipment Requirements
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3.2 Modes of Operation
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3.3 Electrode Types and Preparation
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3.4 Consumables
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3.5 Control of the Process
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3.6 Features of the Process
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3.7 Application of GTAW
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3.8 Technique
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4.
Shielding Gases
4.0 Overview
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4.1 General Instructions for Pressure Regulators 13
5.
Plant Specifications
5.0 Machine Specifications and Contents
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6.
Operating Controls
6.0 Diagram A
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6.1 BOC Inverweld 110 VRD and 140 VRD
Operation
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7.
Periodic Maintenance
7.0 Power Source
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8.
Electrical Diagrams
8.0 Inverweld 140
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8.1 Inverweld 110 VRD / 140 VRD
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9.
Machine Spare Parts
9.0 Diagram D – Machine Spare Parts
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9.1 Machine Spare Parts List
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10. Terms of Warranty
10.0 Terms of Warranty
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10.1 Limitations on Warranty
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10.2 Warranty Repairs
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11. Glossary
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