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INTRODUCTION

This User’s Guide provides specific information about your Firepower Welding System. This guide provides
pertinent information needed to safely and effectively use your Firepower Welding System. The information in
this manual applies to specific Firepower Welding System models. It gives instructions on set-up, installation
and actual use of your Firepower Welding System.

SAFETY PROFILE

Tradesmen respect the tools and equipment with which they work. They are also aware that tools and equip-
ment are dangerous if used improperly or abused.

Read this guide prior to using your welding system. It enables you to do a better and safer job. You will also
learn the machine’s application, limitations and the specific potential hazards related to welding.

SAFETY INFORMATION

The following safety information is provided to you as a guideline. Use it to operate your new Firepower
Welding System under the safest possible conditions. Any equipment that uses electrical power is potentially
dangerous to use when the safety or safe handling instructions are not known and/or are not followed. This
safety information gives you the necessary information for safe use and operation.

Items in this manual that significantly affect safety are identified with the following headings. Please read and
understand this manual. Pay special attention to items identified with these headings.

- Means there is a possibility of injury or death to yourself or others if the proper

safety precautions are not followed.

- Means there is the possibility of damage to the Firepower Welding System or

other property.

- Indicates points of interest for more efficient and convenient installation or opera-

tion. It may be used before or after a procedure to highlight or better explain the step.

READ ALL SAFETY AND WARNING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

before attempting to install, oper-

ate or service this welding unit. Your failure to comply with the instructions could result in personal injury
and/or property damage.

RETAIN THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR FUTURE REFERENCE.

SAFETY SYMBOLS

Familiarize yourself with the warning symbols listed on the following pages. These symbols identify important
safety messages in this manual. When you see one of these symbols, be alert to the possibility of personal
injury and carefully read the message that follows.

Indicates that the possibility of electric shock hazard exists during the operation of the step(s) that
follow.

Indicates that the possibility of fire hazard exists during the operation of the step(s) that follow.

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Страница 1: ...FP 100 FP 235 and FP 235AC DC Arc Welding System Instruction Manual FORM NO 0056 1841 EFFECTIVE July 2001 Safety and Operating Instructions For Your Safety PLEASE READ CAREFULLY...

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Страница 3: ...lding System 1443 0406 6 Welder Installation 7 Power Source Connection 7 Power Requirements 7 Connection to Power Source 7 Extension Cords applies to FP 100 ONLY 7 Welder Assembly 7 ARC Welding 8 Mach...

Страница 4: ...ge Figure 1 Wheel and Handle Installation 8 Figure 2 Welding Positions 11 Figure 3 Workpiece Preparation 11 Figure 4 Shielded Metal Arc Welding 12 Figure 5 Bead Heat Requirement Samples 13 Figure 6 We...

Страница 5: ...se and operation Items in this manual that significantly affect safety are identified with the following headings Please read and understand this manual Pay special attention to items identified with...

Страница 6: ...PROPERTY DAMAGE Reduce the risk of death injury or property damage from fire or explosion Read understand and follow the following safety instructions Additionally make certain that anyone else who us...

Страница 7: ...ntaining zinc mercury chromium graphite lead cadmium or beryllium unless the operator and the people standing in the same area use an air supplied respirator SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS For your safety BEFORE...

Страница 8: ...ference by following these suggestions 1 If there is interference in the power source line mount an E M T filter between the power supply and the power source 2 Shorten the output cables of the power...

Страница 9: ...of welding with mild steel electrodes This unit is also capable of welding with high carbon steel special alloy steel cast iron and nonferrous such as aluminum The electrode material should correspond...

Страница 10: ...Duty Cycle Agency Listing CSA Rated 200 Amps 20 Duty Cycle Maximum Output 235 Amps AC Peak Output Power Settings Shunt 45 235 Amps Power Switch Illuminated On Off Switch Power Cord 6 Ft Power Cord wit...

Страница 11: ...This welder must be grounded while in use to protect the operator from electrical shock If you are not sure if your outlet is properly grounded have it checked by a qualified electrician DO NOT cut o...

Страница 12: ...c arc created between the electrode and the workpiece There are two parts to electrodes used for SMAW welding 1 The inner core is a metal rod or wire that should be similar in composition to the base...

Страница 13: ...35 AC DC If you have purchased the FP 235 AC DC Model it has two DC outlet plugs marked DC and DC These plugs can be connected in either the DC direct current position or in the DC reverse polarity po...

Страница 14: ...handle you will see the amperage indicator located in the sight glass on the amperage setting scale move upward increasing the amperage Stop cranking when you have reached the desired amperage range...

Страница 15: ...es For best results position the workpiece so that the bead will run on a flat surface PREPARING THE JOINT For the most effective welding surfaces to be joined must be free of dirt rust scale oil or p...

Страница 16: ...de manufacturers make most standard welding electrodes in two basic types 1 Designed to run on welders with High Open Circuit Voltage 2 Designed to run on welders with Low Open Circuit Voltage Most we...

Страница 17: ...ill be flat and porous 4 Rod may freeze or stick to the workpiece The rate of travel over the workpiece affects the weld To ensure proper penetra tion and enough deposit of rod move the arc slowly and...

Страница 18: ...ng 5 32 Maximum Dial Any Thickness Penetrating DC REVERSE POLARITY WELDING The electrode in DC reverse Polarity DCRP welding is positive and the work surface is negative The current flow is from the w...

Страница 19: ...ed by a crisp cracking sound such as a frying egg To lay a weld bead only 2 positions are possible see Figure 6 1 Downward angle work angle 2 In the direction the weld is to be laid travel angle Alway...

Страница 20: ...losely spaced ripple WEAVE BEAD The weave bead will deposit metal in a wider space than would normally be possible with the string bead see Figure 9 The weave bead is accomplished by a Weaving from on...

Страница 21: ...metal can fall onto or into flammable materials When burning holes the electrode is held perpendicular to the base metal and the arc is rotated in a small cir cle until the base metal becomes soft Pus...

Страница 22: ...l oxidize a different rates and the oxidization colors are different Relatively pure iron when heated by the grinding wheel does not oxidize quickly Therefore the sparks are long and fade out on cooli...

Страница 23: ...NG AND BRAZING obtainable from your state OSHA office CSA Standard W117 2 CODE FOR SAFETY IN WELDING AND CUTTING obtainable from Canadian Standards Association 178 Rexdale Blvd Rexdale Ontario Canada...

Страница 24: ...Figure 12 FP 100 21...

Страница 25: ...T 1 5 1443 0429 YELLOW PILOT LIGHT SWITCH 16A 250V 1 6 1443 0430 WELDING CABLE 1 7 1443 0431 UPPER PANEL 1 8 1443 0432 LOWER PANEL 1 9 1443 0433 CABLE CLAMP 1 10 1443 0434 SHUNT 1 11 1443 0435 TRANSFO...

Страница 26: ...Figure 13 FP 235 23...

Страница 27: ...LE 1 12 1443 0461 HAND CRANK KNOB 1 13 1443 0462 SWITCH 32 A 1 14 1443 0463 SHUNT 2 15 1443 0464 WHEELS AXLE 1 16 1443 0465 GREEN PILOT LAMP 220V 1 17 1443 0466 FRONT PANEL 1 18 1443 0467 DINSE PLUG 2...

Страница 28: ...Figure 14 FP 235 AC DC 25...

Страница 29: ...443 0462 SWITCH 32 A 1 14 1443 0479 TRANSFORMER 60HZ 230V 1 15 1443 0481 CHOKE 1 16 1443 0465 WHEELS AXLE 1 17 1443 0457 INPUT POWER CABLE 1 18 1443 0467 GREEN PILOT LAMP 220V 1 19 1443 0469 FRONT PAN...

Страница 30: ...27 Figure 15 FP 100 Wiring Diagram Figure 16 FP 235 Wiring Diagram...

Страница 31: ...28 Figure 17 FP 235 AC DC Wiring Diagram...

Страница 32: ...lve months after an authorized distributor sells the product to its customer whichever is longer except that in no event will this warranty exceed eighteen months from the date the product is sold fro...

Страница 33: ...f action whether in contract or in tort including negligence including but not limited to damage or loss of other property or equip ment loss of profits or revenue cost of capital cost of purchased or...

Страница 34: ...426 1888 Canada Canada 44 1257 261755 65 763 4022 52 539 3708 FAX 800 535 0557 905 827 9777 905 827 1111 FAX 44 1257 261756 FAX 65 763 5812 FAX 525 539 1547 FAX 905 827 9797 FAX 905 827 3648 Telex 38...

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