Limitations Of Use; Controls: Position And Functions; Front Panel - Rear Panel; Maintenance - Lincoln Electric Oerlikon MINIARC 3.2 Instruction De Securite D'emploi Et D'entretien

3. Do not coil or drape cables around your body.
4. Keep welding power source and cables as far away from op-
erator as practical.
5. Connect earth clamp to workpiece as close to the welded
area as possible.
2.5

LIMITATIONS OF USE

This equipment is designed for use under standard operational
and environment conditions. To ensure its full operational capabil-
ity; to avoid the danger and possibility of equipment's damage
please always follow these recommendations:
1. Do not use the equipment in areas with extremaly low or high
ambient temperature.
2. Do not use the equipment in areas with presence of danger-
ous, flamable and/or explosive gases.
3. Avoid the contact of equipment with water; do not use the
equipment outdoors when it is rainig and/or snowing.
4. Never use the welding power source for pipe thawing; this
equipment is designed solely for welding.
3.0

CONTROLS: POSITION AND FUNCTIONS

3.1

FRONT PANEL - REAR PANEL

Picture 1.
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1. Connect the earth lead to the work piece to the negative ter-
minal (-) (Ref. 6 - Picture 1 Page 4.)
2. Connect the torch lead to the positive terminal (+) (Ref. 5 -
Picture 1 Page 4.).
ENSURE THAT THESE CONNECTIONS ARE WELL TIGHT-
ENED TO AVOID POWER LOSS AND OVERHEATING.
3. Use control knob (Ref. 2 - Picture 1 Page 4.) to regulate
welding current.
4. Illuminated switch (Ref. 1 - Picture 1 Page 4.) must be ON
(lamp light) before welding operations can be started.
5. Illumination of the transparent LED (Ref. 3 - Picture 1 Page
4.) on the front panel indicates possible states.
Possible states of the equipment indicated by the front panel bi-
color LED:
LED COLOR
GREEN-YELLOW
GREEN
YELLOW (CONTINUOS)
YELLOW (FLASHING)
CONTROLS: POSITION AND FUNCTIONS
1
STATUS INDICATED
Initialization status
Power On / Ready
Thermal Alarm / Overheating
Abnormal Status / Contact Ser-
vice
4.0

MAINTENANCE

DISCONNECT POWER BEFORE MAINTENANCE. SERVICE
MORE OFTEN DURING SEVERE CONDITIONS.
Every three (3) months, perform the operations below:
1. Replace unreadable labels.
2. Clean and tighten weld teminals.
3. Repair or replace cracked cables and cords.
Every six (6) months, perform the operation below:
Blow out the inside of the unit. Increase frequency of clean-
ing when operating in dirty or dusty conditions.
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