Tweco FP-160 - Manual (Page 8)

HEALTH HAZARDS
The welding process can be hazardous to your health. Therefore, follow these precautions:
1. ALWAYS wear protective clothing without pockets and cuffs. Wear a helmet, gloves and shoes with an insu-
lating sole.
2. ALWAYS use a welding mask or helmet with the properly tinted protective glass in the shade adequate to
the welding operation being performed and to the current intensity.
3. Make certain that bystanders in the welding area are also following these precautions.
4. ALWAYS keep the welding mask glass clean. Replace it if it is cracked or chipped.
5. NEVER weld in a damp area or come in contact with a moist or wet surface when welding.
6. If the welding area lacks proper ventilation, use fume extractors.
7. Clean the welding pieces from solvents or alogenous grease which develop toxic gases when exposed to
heat.
ELECTRIC SHOCK
ELECTRIC SHOCK CAN KILL! Reduce the risk of death or serious
injury from shock. Read, understand and follow ALL safety instructions. Be sure that
everyone who uses this welding equipment or who is a bystander in the welding area
understands and follows ALL safety instructions as well.
ELECTRIC SHOCK CAN BE FATAL. A person qualified in First Aid
techniques should ALWAYS be present in the working area. If a person is uncon-
scious and electric shock is suspected, DO NOT touch the person if he or she is in
contact with cables. Disconnect power from the machine, then use First Aid. Use
dry wood or other insulating materials to move cables, if necessary, away from the
person.
1. Never touch or come in physical contact with any part of the input current circuit and welding current cir-
cuit.
2. Frequently, check that the input cable and plug are in good condition.
3. Make sure that the welder is disconnected from the mains BEFORE attempting any repairs, opening the side
panels of the machine or repairing the input cable.
4. Fit the main line, BEFORE the distribution outlet, with a three-poles switch with adequate delayed fuses
(check the characteristics plate for fuse values).
5. DONOT weld with cables, torch or earth clamp in poor shape.
6. DONOT coil the torch or the earth cables around your body.
7. DONOT aim the welding torch against yourself or against bystanders.
8. Should you feel the slightest electrical shock, STOP welding IMMEDIATELY. DONOT use the welder
until the fault is found and resolved.
WELDER SPECIFICATIONS
Your new Firepower Wire MIG (GMAW) and Flux Core (FCAW) Wire Welding System is designed for main-
tenance and sheet metal fabrication. The unit consists of a single-phase power transformer power source, arc
stabilizer, rectifier and heavy-duty wire feed system. This welding power source is capable of welding with
0.023 inch (0.6 mm) or 0.030 inch (0.8 mm) solid steel MIG (GMAW) welding wire. A shielding gas is neces-
sary for this process.
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