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Contents
Safety rules ................................................................................................................................................ 7
General ................................................................................................................................................. 7
Proper use ............................................................................................................................................ 7
Environmental conditions...................................................................................................................... 7
Obligations of the operator.................................................................................................................... 8
Obligations of personnel ....................................................................................................................... 8
Mains connection .................................................................................................................................. 8
Protecting yourself and others .............................................................................................................. 9
Noise emission values .......................................................................................................................... 9
Danger from toxic gases and vapours .................................................................................................. 9
Danger from flying sparks ..................................................................................................................... 10
Risks from mains current and welding current...................................................................................... 10
Meandering welding currents................................................................................................................ 11
EMC Device Classifications .................................................................................................................. 11
EMC measures ..................................................................................................................................... 12
EMF measures...................................................................................................................................... 12
Specific hazards.................................................................................................................................... 12
Factors affecting welding results........................................................................................................... 14
Danger from shielding gas cylinders..................................................................................................... 14
Danger from escaping shielding gas..................................................................................................... 14
Safety measures at the installation location and during transport ........................................................ 14
Safety measures in normal operation ................................................................................................... 15
Commissioning, maintenance and repair.............................................................................................. 16
Safety inspection................................................................................................................................... 16
Disposal ................................................................................................................................................ 16
Safety symbols...................................................................................................................................... 16
Data protection...................................................................................................................................... 17
Copyright............................................................................................................................................... 17
General ...................................................................................................................................................... 18
Device concept ..................................................................................................................................... 18
REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................................. 18
Application area .................................................................................................................................... 18
Warning notices on the device.............................................................................................................. 19
Options....................................................................................................................................................... 20
"Mode" switch option............................................................................................................................. 20
VR 4000 Ci control panel option and VR 4000 digital display option.................................................... 20
Optional installation and conversion kits............................................................................................... 21
Controls and indicators .............................................................................................................................. 22
General ................................................................................................................................................. 22
Standard control panel.......................................................................................................................... 22
Connections and mechanical components ................................................................................................ 24
Front of wirefeeder................................................................................................................................ 24
Rear of wire-feed unit............................................................................................................................ 25
Wirefeeder left side ............................................................................................................................... 25
Wirefeeder right side............................................................................................................................. 27
Wire-feed unit underside....................................................................................................................... 27
Placing wire-feed unit on power source ..................................................................................................... 28
General ................................................................................................................................................. 28
Placing wire-feed unit on power source ................................................................................................ 28
Connecting wire-feed unit to power source................................................................................................ 29
General ................................................................................................................................................. 29
Connecting the wirefeeder to the power source ................................................................................... 29
Connecting the welding torch..................................................................................................................... 30
Welding torch connections.................................................................................................................... 30
Safety.................................................................................................................................................... 30
Connecting MIG/MAG manual welding torch........................................................................................30
Connecting the MIG/MAG robot welding torch, connecting the automatic MIG/MAG welding torch .... 31
Connecting the CMT drive unit ............................................................................................................. 31
Inserting/replacing feed rollers................................................................................................................... 32
General remarks ................................................................................................................................... 32