Operation, Safety precautions, Warning – Lincoln Electric PRECISION TIG 185 User Manual

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OPERATION

PRECISION TIG 185

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ELECTRIC SHOCK
can kill.

Do not touch electrically live parts
or electrode with skin or wet cloth-
ing.

Insulate yourself from work and
ground.

• Always wear dry insulating gloves.
• Read and follow “Electric Shock Warnings” in the

Safety section if welding must be performed under
electrically hazardous conditions such as welding in
wet areas or on or in the workpiece.

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FUMES AND GASES
can be dangerous.
• Keep your head out of fumes.
• Use ventilation or exhaust at the

arc, or both, to remove fumes and
gases from breathing zone and
general area.

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WELDING SPARKS can cause fire or
explosion
• Keep flammable material away.
• Do not weld on containers that

have held combustibles.

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ARC RAYS can burn.

• Wear eye, ear and body

protection.

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Read and understand this entire section before oper-
ating the machine.

Observe additional Safety Guidelines detailed in
the beginning of this manual.
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WARNING

INPUT POWER

POSITIVE OUTPUT

NEGATIVE OUTPUT

DIRECT CURRENT

PROTECTIVE
GROUND

WARNING OR
CAUTION

DO NOT SWITCH
WHILE WELDING

GRAPHIC SYMBOLS THAT APPEAR ON
THIS MACHINE OR IN THIS MANUAL

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