Starting To Use The Welding Machine; Utilisation For Intended Purpose Only; Machine Set-Up Regulations; Mains Connection - Castolin Eutectic TotalArc 3000 Manual De Instrucciones

Starting to use the welding machine

Warning! Before starting to use for the first time, read the
section headed "Safety rules".

Utilisation for intended purpose only

The welding machine is intended to be used SOLELY for MIG/
MAG, rod electrode and TIG welding.
Any other use, or any use going beyond the above, is deemed
to be "not for the intended purpose" and the manufacturer shall
not be liable for any damage resulting therefrom.
"Utilisation for the intended purpose" shall also be deemed to
encompass:
- the observance of all instructions in the operating manual
- the carrying out of all prescribed inspection and mainten-
ance work
Warning! Never use the welding machine for thawing
frozen pipes!

Machine set-up regulations

The welding machine is tested to "Degree of protection IP23",
meaning:
- Protection against penetration by solid foreign bodies with
diameters larger than 12 mm
- Protection against spraywater up to an angle of 60° to the
upright
The welding machine can be set up and operated outdoors in
accordance with IP23. However, the built-in electrical compo-
nents must be protected against direct wetting.
Warning! Place the welding machine on an even, firm
floor in such a way that it stands firmly. A welding
machine that topples over can easily kill someone!
The venting duct is a very important safety feature. When
choosing the machine location, make sure that it is possible for
the cooling air to enter and exit unhindered through the louvers
on the front and back of the machine. Any electroconductive
metallic dust from e.g. grinding-work must not be allowed to get
sucked into the machine.

Mains connection

The welding machine is designed to run on the mains voltage
given on the rating plate. The mains cable and plug (at 400 V
type) are ready-mounted. For details of fuse protection of the
mains supply lead, please see the Technical Data.
Warning! If the machine is designed to run on a special
voltage, the Technical Data shown on the rating plate
apply. The mains plug and mains supply lead, and their
fuse protection, must be dimensioned accordingly.

Mounting the optional wirefeeder fixture

N.B.! The wirefeeder fixture is
- not suitable for use with the TotalArc² 3000 power source
- not strictly necessary for operating the DS III wirefeeder with
the TotalArc² 4000 / 5000 power sources
- Unscrew the four hoisting lugs
- Place the wirefeeder fixture on the power source
- Screw the wirefeeder fixture down tightly with the four hoi-
sting lugs
Fig.7e Mounting the wirefeeder fixture
Fixing the interconnecting cable to the
power source
On the TotalArc² 4000 / 5000 power sources, the power source
must be linked to the wirefeeder by means of the interconnec-
ting cable. TotalArc² 3000 users can skip both this section and
the next section, and carry on reading in the section headed
"Mounting / connecting the gas cylinder".
- Shift the mains switch
- Insert the strain-relief device into the opening provided in the
base of the unit, and fix it in place
N.B.! For 1.5 m long interconnecting cables, no strain-relief
device is provided.
- Connect the water forward-flow and return-flow hoses of the
interconnecting cable to the plug connectors
to-red and black-to-black
- Plug the "Welding potential" bayonet plug of the interconnec-
ting cable to the socket
- Plug the remote-control plug of the interconnecting cable to
the remote-control socket
swivel nut
Fig.7f Interconnecting cable on the power source
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into the "O" position
and
and turn it to latch it
and fasten it tightly with the
, red-