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INSTALLATION
MAGNUM X-TRACTOR 1GX
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Read this entire installation section before you
start installation.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Do not attempt to use this equipment until you have
thoroughly read all installation, operating and mainte-
nance information supplied with your equipment. They
include important safety precautions and detailed
operating and maintenance instructions.
ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill.
•Do not touch electrically live parts such
as internal wiring.
•Insulate yourself from the work and
ground.
•Always wear dry insulating gloves.
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MOVING PARTS can injure.
•Do not operate with covers open or fil-
ter removed.
•Keep away from moving parts.
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Only qualified personnel should install, use or service
this equipment.
The Magnum X-Tractor 1GX vacuum source was
designed to provide the required fume extraction vacu-
um for any semiautomatic Magnum X-Tractor fume
extraction gun and cable assembly. The X-Tractor 1GX
will filter the collected visible particulate matter and
exhaust visibly clean air. There is an indicator light on
the unit that signals when the filter needs to be
changed. The 1GX uses a cardboard enclosed, dis-
posable filter that is extremely easy and clean to
change.
The 1GX vacuum is portable and is intended for light
duty or intermittent use. Because it has a disposable
(i.e. not cleanable) paper filter, the X-Tractor 1GX is not
recommended for heavy duty applications such as
Innershield®. The 1GX can be operated either in the
continuous mode or in the automatic mode. The auto
mode senses the current in the welding cable to turn
the vacuum on, and after a user determined time delay,
will turn itself off after welding stops.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The K173-2 Magnum X-Tractor vacuum source is
made up of a vacuum motor and control assembly, a
sheet metal filter cabinet with filter, and a metal spark
trap with an inlet pipe on it. These three basic compo-
nents fasten together and can easily be separated for
servicing. The vacuum is also shipped with a hose
adapter to fit 1-3/4” (45 mm) exhaust hose. Lincoln
Electric has 1-3/4” hoses for both regular duty (PVC
flexhose S19947- ) and heavy duty (Reinforced rubber
S14927-8) applications.
The vacuum motor and control are enclosed in a mold-
ed housing. Inside the housing are the vacuum motor
and blower. The motor uses a separate source of cool-
ing air, independent of the warm filtered air, to assure
cool operation. The motor also uses long life carbon
brushes that can be replaced should they ever wear
out. On top of the housing are the power on/off/auto
rocker switch, adjustable rotary knob to set the auto-
matic shut off delay time after welding stops, a full filter
indicator light to signal when the filter needs changing,
a pilot light to indicate that the power switch is in the
“auto” mode, and an area designed to accept the work
cable so the unit can sense welding current in the
cable.
The sheet metal filter cabinet is a non-pressurized cab-
inet. All the vacuum air flow passes through the totally
enclosed disposable filter and out the top of the cabi-
net through a sound trap. This means that the cabinet
can be drilled and mounted more permanently, as long
as the fasteners don’t puncture the cardboard filter
box. The filter can be removed from the cabinet with-
out tools, thrown away as a unit, and a new one
installed in one or two minutes.
Because the filter
media is totally enclosed, the user will not come in con-
tact with the collected matter.
The filter life varies
based on the electrode and welding parameters used.
The filter efficiency is 99.7%.
At the opposite end of the filter cabinet from the vacu-
um is the sheet metal spark trap and inlet pipe. The
spark trap can be removed without tools, emptied, and
replaced in about a minute.
Connection to Power Supply and
Welding Power Source
The Magnum X-Tractor 1GX vacuum source is shipped
from the factory with a standard grounded 115 volt plug
attached to the end of the 16.4 ft. (5 meter) long input
power cord. This plug can be mated to any 115V/50/60
Hz supply, either in the wall or the auxiliary receptacles
provided on some welding power sources.
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