Electrex MONOMIG 196 Manual De Instrucciones página 18

a) The equipment installation and maintenance operations must be done by qualified personal. Do not proceed with electric
repairs if you are not properly qualified.
b) Before starting with any maintenance operation the welding equipment must be disconnect from the power supply.
c) The welding cables and the power supply cable and even the welding machine must be kept in good working conditions.
This equipment must never be used in less proper working conditions.
d) The welding equipment and its accessories must be treated carefully. Keep the machine far from heating sources, ovens or
hothouses, from humid places as water wells, oils or lubricants, from corrosive environments or intemperate weather.
e) Keep the safety systems and the chassis of the machine in proper working conditions.
f) Use the welding equipment only in jobs that are according to the equipment characteristics.
Using WELDING or GAS CUTTING equipment.
a) The operator of welding or gas cutting equipments must know the specific characteristics and the correct form of use.
b) The pressures ought to be according to the manufacture recommendations.
c) The welding torches, hoses and reducers must be kept well tightened with no leaks, cleaned and free from oils or lubricant
greases.
d) The pressure reducers can not be submitted to sudden changes of pressure and must be used according to the manufacturer
specifications. Do not use an installation without being equipped with proper retention valves.
e) Periodical checks must be made to the installation for detection possible gas leaks or other defects. Qualified personnel
must execute the maintenance operations.
Handling of Gas Tubes
The user must know and follow the safety instructions for stocking, use and transportation of compressed, liquefied and
dissolved gases under pressure used in welding or cutting operations.
Besides the specified norms must follow those that concern the kind of welding process to be used (Electrode, Tig, Mig,
Plasma, Plasmacutting, Laser, etc.), as well as the specific characteristics of the equipment, the power supply conditions,
hygiene norms and safety at work and the machine's safety regulations. The fulfilment of this safety norms, does not
guarantee that the content is enough for all cases or conditions, or invalids the fulfilment of current legal norms.
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