Forney 298 - English; Table of Contents

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WARRANTY ................................................................................................................................................................ 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................................. 4
SYMBOLS LEGEND ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
SAFETY SUMMARY .....................................................................................................................................................5
PRINCIPAL SAFETY STANDARDS............................................................................................................................ 5
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNING ........................................................................................................... 6
EMF INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................................. 6
PERSONAL PROTECTION ...................................................................................................................................... 6
FIRE PREVENTION ................................................................................................................................................ 7
HIGH FREQUENCY RADIATION ............................................................................................................................ 8
ARC WELDING .................................................................................................................................................... 8
ELECTRIC SHOCK ................................................................................................................................................. 8
NOISE ................................................................................................................................................................. 9
ADDITIONAL SAFETY INFORMATION ................................................................................................................... 9
BOX CONTENTS ......................................................................................................................................................... 9
INSTALLATION .......................................................................................................................................................... 10
WELDER SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................. 10
SITE SELECTION ................................................................................................................................................ 10
POWER SOURCE CONNECTION ........................................................................................................................ 10
GENERATORS .................................................................................................................................................... 11
EXTENSION CORDS ........................................................................................................................................... 11
VENTILATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 11
ADDITIONAL WARNINGS .................................................................................................................................. 11
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR WELDER .......................................................................................................................... 12
DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................................................................... 12
WELDER LAYOUT AND CONTROLS ..................................................................................................................... 12
OPERATION .............................................................................................................................................................. 14
PERFORMANCE DATA PLATE & DUTY CYCLE ....................................................................................................... 14
INTERNAL THERMAL PROTECTION ...................................................................................................................... 14
WELDING PREPARATION .................................................................................................................................... 15
SETUP FOR STICK WELDING (SMAW) ................................................................................................................. 15
SETUP FOR TIG WELDING (GTAW) WITH LIFT ARC .............................................................................................. 16
GAS SELECTION ................................................................................................................................................ 16
MAINTENANCE & SERVICING ................................................................................................................................... 17
GENERAL MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................................. 17
TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................................................................................. 17
MACHINE PARTS DIAGRAM & REPLACEMENT PARTS LIST ........................................................................................... 19
TIG TORCH & TIG CONSUMABLES LIST (SOLD SEPARATELY) ........................................................................................ 20
USER NOTES ............................................................................................................................................................ 21
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