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• Now practice making soft contact with the work piece to the electrode.
• *Once you feel comfortable, attach the alligator clip to the work piece and touch the play button to begin performing
real welds.
Darkening Lens Setup *(If you purchased the
Darkening Lens System)
SET UP THE DARKENING LENS
e Orion’s darkening lens system is easy to use. e darkening
lens will automatically darken when the weld takes place.
is allows the user to have a clear view of the work piece and
protection from the flash during the welding process.
1. Remove Darkening Lens parts from the box and place them
on your workbench.
2. Connect the Base Plate to the Base Plate Stand by running
the included Phillips screw through the bottom of the Base Plate into the Base
Plate Stand. *e Phillips screw will be attached to the bottom of the Base Plate
Stand. Unscrew it then follow this step
3. Slide the Darkening Lens Arm onto the Base Plate Stand. Adjust it to your desired
height then tighten the Arm Height Adjuster Knob.
4. Place the Base Plate Stand Cap on top of the Base Plate Stand.
5. Adjust the Darkening Lens Position by loosening/tightening the adjuster knobs
on the back of the Darkening Lens Arm.
6. Plug the Darkening Lens cable into the Darkening Lens light ring. Ensure that the
other end of the cable is securely fastened into the “Microscope” port on the
back of the welder.
7. Insert the Orion stylus into the Stylus Holder on the Darkening Lens Arm. Adjust
the position of the stylus by loosening/tightening the adjuster knobs on either
side of the Darkening Lens Arm.
Electrode Setup
e Orion welder comes standard with a 0.5mm electrode collet and (5) 0.5mm electrodes; and a 1.0mm
electrode collet and (5) 1.0mm electrodes. e 1.0mm electrodes are a good all around electrode while
the 0.5mm electrode is more for very small applications (less than 5ws of energy).
STYLUS COMPONENTS:
1. Stylus Shaft 2. Collet 3. Collet Cap 4. Electrode 5. Stylus Hull
Adjuster
knobs
DARKENING LENS
CABLE
BASE PLATE
STAND CAP
BASE PLATE
STAND
BASE
PLATE
PHILLIPS
SCREW
DARKENING
LENS ARM
ARM HEIGHT
ADJUSTER KNOB
DARKENING
LENS
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