Tweco 161 S Inverter Arc Welder - Manual (Page 8)

THERMAL ARC 161 S SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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WARNING
FUMES AND GASES can be hazardous to your health.
Welding produces fumes and gases. Breathing these
fumes and gases can be hazardous to your health.
1. K��p ���u� h�ad �u� �� �h� �um��. D� n�� b��a�h� �h� �um��.
2. �� �n��d�, v�n��la�� �h� a��a and/�� u�� �xhau�� a� �h� a�� �� ��m�v�
w�ld�ng �um�� and ga���.
3. �� v�n��la���n �� p���, u�� an app��v�d a��-�uppl��d ���p��a���.
4. R�ad �h� Ma����al �a����� Da�a �h���� (M�D��) and �h�
manu�a��u���’� �n���u����n ��� m��al�, ��n�umabl��, ��a��ng�,
and �l�an���.
5. W��k �n a ��nfin�d �pa�� �nl�� �� �� �� w�ll v�n��la��d, �� wh�l�
w�a��ng an a��-�uppl��d ���p��a���. �h��ld�ng ga��� u��d ���
w�ld�ng �an d��pla�� a�� �au��ng �nju��� �� d�a�h. B� �u�� �h�
b��a�h�ng a�� �� �a��.
6. D� n�� w�ld �n l��a���n� n�a� d�g��a��ng, �l�an�ng, �� �p�a���ng
�p��a���n�. Th� h�a� and �a��� �� �h� a�� �an ��a�� w��h vap��� ��
���m h�ghl�� ��x�� and �����a��ng ga���.
7. D� n�� w�ld �n ��a��d m��al�, �u�h a� galvan�z�d, l�ad, ��
�adm�um pla��d ����l, unl��� �h� ��a��ng �� ��m�v�d ���m �h� w�ld
a��a, �h� a��a �� w�ll v�n��la��d, and �� n�����a���, wh�l� w�a��ng
an a��-�uppl��d ���p��a���. Th� ��a��ng� and an�� m��al� ��n�a�n�ng
�h��� �l�m�n�� �an g�v� ��� ��x�� �um�� �� w�ld�d.
WARNING
WELDING can cause fire or explosion.
Sparks and spatter fly off from the welding arc. The flying
sparks and hot metal, weld spatter, hot workpiece, and
hot equipment can cause fires and burns. Accidental
contact of electrode or welding wire to metal objects
can cause sparks, overheating, or fire.
1. P������ ���u���l� and ��h��� ���m fl���ng �pa�k� and h�� m��al.
2. D� n�� w�ld wh��� fl���ng �pa�k� �an ����k� flammabl� ma����al.
3. R�m�v� all flammabl�� w��h�n 35 �� (10.7 m) �� �h� w�ld�ng a��.
�� �h�� �� n�� p����bl�, ��gh�l�� ��v�� �h�m w��h app��v�d ��v���.
4. B� al��� �ha� w�ld�ng �pa�k� and h�� ma����al� ���m w�ld�ng �an
�a��l�� g� �h��ugh �mall ��a�k� and �p�n�ng� �� adja��n� a��a�.
5. Wa��h ��� fi��, and k��p a fi�� �x��ngu��h�� n�a�b��.
6. B� awa�� �ha� w�ld�ng �n a ���l�ng, fl���, bulkh�ad, �� pa������n
�an �au�� fi�� �n �h� h�dd�n ��d�.
7. D� n�� w�ld �n �l���d ��n�a�n��� �u�h a� �ank� �� d�um�.
8. C�nn��� w��k �abl� �� �h� w��k a� �l��� �� �h� w�ld�ng a��a a�
p�a����al �� p��v�n� w�ld�ng �u���n� ���m ��av�l�ng l�ng, p����bl��
unkn�wn pa�h� and �au��ng �l������ �h��k and fi�� haza�d�.
9. D� n�� u�� w�ld�� �� �haw ���z�n p�p��.
10. R�m�v� ����k �l�����d� ���m h�ld�� �� �u� ��� w�ld�ng w��� a�
��n�a�� ��p wh�n n�� �n u��.
Welding or Cutting
Operation
Electrode Size
Metal Thickness
or Welding Current
Filter
Shade
No.
Welding or Cutting
Operation
Electrode Size
Metal Thickness
or Welding
Filter
Shade
No.
Torch soldering 2
Gas metal-arc
welding (MIG)
Torch brazing 3 or 4 Non-ferrous base metal All 11
Oxygen Cutting Non-ferrous base metal All 12
Light Under 1 in., 25 mm 3 or 4 Gas tungsten arc welding All 12
Medium 1 to 6 in., 25-150 mm 4 or 5 (TIG) All 12
Heavy Over 6 in., 150 mm 5 or 6 Atomic hydrogen welding All 12
Gas welding Carbon arc welding All 12
Light Under 1/8 in., 3 mm 4 or 5 Plasma arc welding
Medium 1/8 to 1/2 in., 3-12 mm 5 or 6 Carbon arc air gouging
Heavy Over 1/2 in., 12 mm 6 or 8 Light 12
Shielded metal-arc
welding
(stick) electrodes
Under 5/32 in., 4 mm 10 Heavy 14
5/32 to 1/4 in.,
4 to 6.4 mm
12 Plasma arc cutting
Over 1/4 in., 6.4 mm 14 Light Under 300 Amp 9
Medium 300 to 400 Amp 12
Heavy Over 400 Amp 14
Eye protection filter shade selector for welding or cutting
(goggles or helmet), from AWS A6.2-73.