SECTION 7:
BASIC STICK WELDING GUIDE ............................................................................. 34
7.01 Electrode Polarity........................................................................................................................................ 34
7.02 Effects of Stick Welding Various Materials .................................................................................................. 34
SECTION 8.0
BASIC MIG WELDING GUIDE ............................................................................... 36
8.01 Setting of the Power Source ....................................................................................................................... 36
8.02 Position of MIG Torch................................................................................................................................. 36
8.03 Distance from the MIG Torch Nozzle to the Work Piece .............................................................................. 36
8.04 Travel Speed ............................................................................................................................................... 37
8.05 Electrode Wire Size Selection...................................................................................................................... 37
8.06 Deposition Rate Comparison....................................................................................................................... 37
SECTION 9:
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE.................................................................................... 38
SECTION 10:
BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING................................................................................. 39
10.01 Solving MIG Problems beyond the Welding Terminals.............................................................................. 39
10.02 MIG Welding Problems ............................................................................................................................. 41
10.03 TIG Welding Problems .............................................................................................................................. 43
10.04 Stick Welding Problems............................................................................................................................ 45
10.05 Power Source Problems ........................................................................................................................... 47
SECTION 11:
VOLTAGE REDUCTION DEVICE (VRD) ..................................................................... 49
11.01 VRD Specification ..................................................................................................................................... 49
11.02 VRD Maintenance ..................................................................................................................................... 49
11.03 Switching VRD On/Off............................................................................................................................... 50
SECTION 12:
POWER SOURCE ERROR CODES .......................................................................... 52
APPENDIX A - INTERCONNECT DIAGRAM .................................................................................... 55
APPENDIX B - ARCMASTER 400 MST ACCESSORIES ....................................................................... 57
LIMITED WARRANTY AND SCHEDULE
GLOBAL CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTACT INFORMATION................................................. Inside Rear Cover
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