Tweco FP-260 - Manual (Page 7)

HEALTH HAZARDS
The welding process can be hazardous to your health. Therefore, follow these precautions:
1. ALWAYS wear protective clothing without pockets and cuffs. Wear a helmet, gloves and shoes with an insu-
lating sole.
2. ALWAYS use a welding mask or helmet with the properly tinted protective glass in the shade adequate to
the welding operation being performed and to the current intensity.
3. Make certain that bystanders in the welding area are also following these precautions.
4. ALWAYS keep the welding mask glass clean. Replace it if it is cracked or chipped.
5. NEVER weld in a damp area or come in contact with a moist or wet surface when welding.
6. If the welding area lacks proper ventilation, use fume extractors.
7. Be sure the welding pieces are free of solvents or alogenous grease which develop toxic gases when exposed
to heat.
ELECTRIC SHOCK
ELECTRIC SHOCK CAN KILL! Reduce the risk of death or serious injury from
shock. Read, understand and follow ALL safety instructions. Be sure that everyone who uses this
welding equipment or who is a bystander in the welding area understands and follows ALL safety
instructions as well.
ELECTRIC SHOCK CAN BE FATAL. A person qualified in First Aid techniques
should ALWAYS be present in the working area. If a person is unconscious and electric shock
is suspected, DO NOT touch the person if he or she is in contact with cables or electric wires.
Disconnect power from the machine, then use First Aid. Use dry wood or other insulating
materials to move cables, if necessary, away from the person.
1. Never touch or come in physical contact with any part of the input current circuit and welding current cir-
cuit.
2. Frequently, check that the input cable and plug are in good condition.
3. Make sure that the welder is disconnected from the mains BEFORE attempting any repairs, opening the side
panels of the machine or repairing the input cable.
4. Fit the main line, BEFORE the distribution outlet, with a three-poles switch with adequate delayed fuses
(check the welder data plate for fuse values).
5. DO NOT weld with cables, torch or ground clamp in poor shape.
6. DO NOT coil the torch or the ground cables around your body.
7. DO NOT point the welding torch at yourself or at bystanders.
8. Should you feel the slightest electrical shock, STOP welding IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT use the welder
until the fault is found and resolved.
WELDER SPECIFICATIONS
Your new Firepower Wire MIG (GMAW) and Flux Core (FCAW) Wire Welding System is designed for mainte-
nance and sheet metal fabrication. The unit consists of a single-phase power transformer power source, arc stabilizer,
rectifier and heavy-duty wire feed system. This welding power source is capable of welding with 0.023 inch (0.6
mm) or 0.030 inch (0.8 mm) solid steel MIG (GMAW) welding wire. A shielding gas is necessary for this process.
This unit is also capable of welding with either 0.030 inch (0.8 mm) or 0.035 inch (0.9 mm) flux cored weld-
ing wire (FCAW) process. The use of shielding gas is not required for this welding process. Please refer to the
instructions provided in this manual for proper machine setup.
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