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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 .............................................................................................................. 8
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 ..................................................................................................................................... 11
EMF measures...................................................................................................................................... 12
Specific hazards.................................................................................................................................... 12
Requirement for the shielding gas ........................................................................................................ 13
Danger from shielding gas cylinders..................................................................................................... 13
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.............................................................................................. 15
Safety inspection................................................................................................................................... 16
Disposal ................................................................................................................................................ 16
Safety symbols...................................................................................................................................... 16
Data protection...................................................................................................................................... 16
Copyright............................................................................................................................................... 16
General 17
General ...................................................................................................................................................... 19
Device concept ..................................................................................................................................... 19
Warning notices on the device.............................................................................................................. 19
Controls, connections and mechanical components 21
Controls, connections and mechanical components.................................................................................. 23
Safety.................................................................................................................................................... 23
Front of wire-feed unit ........................................................................................................................... 23
Rear of wire-feed unit............................................................................................................................ 24
Wire-feed unit side ................................................................................................................................ 24
Wire-feed unit underside....................................................................................................................... 25
Optional control panels .............................................................................................................................. 26
Safety.................................................................................................................................................... 26
OPT/i WF POT control panel ................................................................................................................ 26
OPT/i WF gas test & wire threading...................................................................................................... 27
OPT/i WF Standard control panel ......................................................................................................... 29
Installation and commissioning 33
Before installation and commissioning....................................................................................................... 35
Safety.................................................................................................................................................... 35
Proper use ............................................................................................................................................ 35
Setup regulations .................................................................................................................................. 35
Placing wire-feed unit on swivel pin holder ................................................................................................ 36
Safety.................................................................................................................................................... 36
Placing wire-feed unit on swivel pin holder ........................................................................................... 36
Connecting wire-feed unit to power source................................................................................................ 37
Safety.................................................................................................................................................... 37
General information .............................................................................................................................. 37