Northern Industrial Tools 164612 manual

MIG 175 Item# 164612 OPERA T OR’S MANU AL Read carefully and under stand RULES FOR SAFE OPERA TION and instructions before operating. Failure to follo w the safety rules and other basic saf ety precautions may result in serious personal injury . MIG175WelderManualCover.indd 1 4/6/07 2:24:11 PM[...]

MIG 175 Item# 164612 Operation Instructions F or technical questions and replacement par ts, please call 1-800-222-5381. Thank you v er y much f or choosing a NOR THERN T OOL + EQUIPMENT CO ., product. F or future ref erence, please complete the o wner’ s record below: Model:________________ Purchase Date:___________________ Sav e the receipt, wa[...]

1 O p e r a t o r ’ s M a n u a l R e a d a n d s a v e t h e s e i n s t r u c t i o n s . D o n o t u s e y o u r w e l d e r b e f o r e r e a d i n g t h i s m a n u a l . I N D E X 1. Gen e ral W elding Sa f e t y 1.1 Y o u r W eld ing Environ ment 1.2 Y o u r W eld er’s C onditio n 1.3 Use Of Y o u r W eld er 1.4 Specific Areas o f D ange[...]

2 1. Gen eral W e ldin g Safety W A R NING! * W e lding can c ause serio us injury o r de ath. Only q ualif ied peopl e sh ould op era t e, rep air or ins tall th is weld er. Read th is manu al b efore us e of the weld er. W A RNING! 1.1 Y o ur W el ding Envi r on m ent -Keep the en viron ment you will b e weldin g in f ree f r o m flamm able m ate[...]

3 -Do no t drap e cables ove r o r around your b od y . - W ea r a fu ll cov erage h elmet with sh ade (se e ANS I Z87.1 safe ty stand ard) and saf ety glass es whi le w elding. - W ea r prop er g loves an d prote ctive cloth ing to p revent y our skin fr o m being expo sed to h ot metals, U V and I R rays. -Do no t ove ruse or o verhe at you r wel[...]

4 1.4C UV and IR A r c Rays W A R NI NG The w elding ar c pro duc e s u ltraviol et (UV ) and infrar ed (IR) rays t hat can cause inju r y to you r eyes an d skin . Do no t look at the weldin g arc with out p roper ey e pro tection. -Alway s use a hel met th at cove rs you r ful l fa c e from th e n eck to to p of h ead and to th e back o f each e [...]

5 1.4 F Sparks/Flying D ebris W AR NING W el ding crea tes hot s parks that can caus e injur y . Ch ippin g slag o f f welds creat es flying deb r is. - W ea r p rotective appar el at all times : ANS I-approv ed sa f e ty glass es or shi eld, w elder’s h at and ear plug s to k eep sp arks ou t of ea rs and h ai r . 1.4G E lectr omag netic Fields [...]

6 W el ding and cuttin g equi pment produ ces fu m es o r ga ses which con tain che micals kno wn to the s tate of Califo rnia to caus e birth defects and , in so m e cases, canc er. (C aliforn ia H ealth & Sa fety code sectio n 2 5249 .5 et seq.) 2. P r odu ct D e sc r ipt ion The MIG 175 welder is ready to w eld with o r withou t sh ielding g[...]

7 IEC 609 74-1: 2 000 Arc w elder sa fety re qu irement. Ch apter 1: W eld ing Po we r so urce 3.4 MIG Gu n Illus tration The MIG gu n is co mposed of th r e e compo nents: Gun handle, cable an d conn ecto r . Con nector is th e end that connects into th e drive s yst em an d interfac es wi th the wi re feed er and gas con nectio n. Cable is cov er[...]

8 60Hz: AC, R ated Fr equency 60H z V : V o lt age ( V ) A: Cu rrent ( A ) K V A: Po wer ( K V A ) %: Co ntinuo us Load ing R ate IP21S: Ca se Pro tection Class . ‘ IP’ is the code o f Intern ational P rotectio n. ‘2’ mean s p reventin g user ’ s fing er from to uch ing dan gerou s pa rts; p r even ting so lid materi al with a di amete r [...]

9 T op V i ew Front V i ew Left V i ew[...]

10 4.3 Illustra tion O f Comp lete As sembly 5. S etup/Ass embly A T TE NTIO N : The prot ection cl ass of the M IG 1 75 Portab le Wire F eed W e ld er is IP2 1S. Do no t insert any obj e ct that is less th an 1 2.5 mm (espe cially a metal ba r) in to th e weld er. The cas e is not des igned to be stoo d on or to have he avy o bjects pl aced on top[...]

11 5.3 Installatio n an d Conn ectio n for Wi re Fe eder Sy ste m (See Ch art) * Select the prop er wire fo r yo ur weld ing appli cation (s ee p aramet er ch art). The wir e d iameter mus t m atch th e drive ro ll gro ove, gu n line r and co ntact tip . * Open d rive syste m compa rtment an d load spo ol of wi re on wire sp indle with wire co ming[...]

12 4) Glov es 5) Sock s and shoes Prote ctive clo thing is ava ilable in fla m e - reta rdant mate r ial s. * Use weldin g screens to p rotect othe r s f rom exp osure to IR and U V rays 6.1 W o rk Pie ce Cleani ng be fo re Weldi ng Clean the weld groove and surrou nding are a of rus t, g reas e, dirt an d p aint b efore weld ing. It is essenti al [...]

13 * Regularly remov e the spatte r f rom t he ins ide o f th e no zzle to preven t a s hort circuit. Us e n ozzle gel to mini m i ze spatt er build up in the no zzle. * Use approp riate w ire listed on th e par ameter ch art. Do not use rusty or dirty wire. * Clean the d ust and met al fi lings fro m the lin er with compr essed ai r. Th e d ust is[...]

14 7.2 Common W eld D efec ts (See T a b le) N o . S e a m d e f e c t P o s s i b l e C a u s e s Wire and workpi e ce h ave ex c ess i ve oil, rust o r w ater. 1 Gas ho l es Insu ff ici e nt s hi el ding gas cov erage (low flow); s ili con and m a ng a ne se content a re insu ff ici e nt; no zzle is blo cked up. Wire and work pie ce have excessiv[...]

15 8. C ir cu i t C hart MIG 1 75 Se ries Po r t able Wi re Fe ed W e lder Ci rcui t Cha r t (see b elow) The c irc u it cha rt of M IG 175 Seri es. (Only for r eferen ce , no notificatio n will b e giv en if th ere a r e any chan ges.)[...]

16 9. Pack ing L i st Compl ete S et Speci fication s fo r M IG Se r ies (See T ab le) * M I G 1 7 5 P o r t a b l e W i r e F e e d W e l d e r 1 u n i t * P r o d u c t C e r t i f i c a t e 1 * Wa r r a n t y C a r d 1 * O p e r a t o r ’ s M a n u a l 1 * R e g u l a t o r * F l u x C o r e a n d s o l i d w i r e s a m p l e s 1 * M I G G u [...]

17 12. I ll ust rated P arts L i st 1 Wire Feed Do or 20 Diode 2 Wire Feeder 21 Diode Asse mbly Bo ard (2 ) 3 MIG Gun R ecepta cle 22 Tempe rature Relay 4 Front Panel 23 Diode 5 On-of f Swit ch 24 Break er 6 Wire Feed P otentio meter 25 Wate r pro of Cab le Co nnecto r 7 Wire Feed P otentio meter Kn ob 26 Gas Valve C onnecto r 8 Voltage Swi tch Kno[...]

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