ATD Tools 3175 User Manual

10KNOW YOUR WELDERHandle – Rugged, top mounted handleallows for easy transport of your welder.Wire Speed Control – Use this dial to adjustthe speed at

11POWER SOURCE CONNECTIONPOWER REQUIREMENTSThis welder is designed to operate on a proper-ly grounded 230 volt, 60Hz, single-phase alter-nating curren

123. Once the handle tabs are properly seat-ed in the face shield slots, install thehandle cover by firmly pushing it into therecessed area on the fac

13Gas Selection For Aluminium Weldingwith Aluminium WireUse only pure Argon when weldingAluminium.INSTALL THE SHIELDING GASWARNINGIMPROPER HANDLING AN

14Change the drive roller according to the follow-ing steps: 1. Open the door to the welder drive com-partment. 2. Remove the drive tension by looseni

15figure 8A. If you are installing an eight-inch spool, install the spindle adapterand drive brake hardware as shown inFigure 8B. The purpose of the d

1616.Set the WIRE SPEED control to the middleof the wire speed range.16.Straighten the gun cable and pull thetrigger on the welding gun to feed thewir

17B. For MIG (GMAW) welding, mount theGround Clamp ring terminal to the “-” mounting post and the Torch ringterminal to the “+” mounting post.See conf

18piece farthest away from you, and at anangle similar to that which will be usedwhen welding. (SEE HOLDING THE GUNon page 18 if you are uncertain of

192. Angle B (Figure 11) can be varied for tworeasons: to improve the ability to see thearc in relation to the weld puddle and todirect the force of

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20For most welding jobs you will pull the gunalong the weld joint to take advantage ofthe greater weld puddle visibility. 2. TRAVEL SPEED is the rate

21force, is directed more toward the metalabove the weld joint. This is to help preventthe weld puddle from running downwardwhile still allowing slow

22The illustrations in Figure 19 show thesequence for laying multiple pass beads intoa single V butt joint.NOTE: WHEN USING SELF-SHIELDINGFLUX-CORE WI

23the top piece of metal and the arc isdirected through the hole to penetrateinto the bottom piece. The puddle isallowed to fill up the hole leaving a

24Note: Due to inherent variances in flux-cored welding wire, it may be necessary touse a contact tip one size larger than yourflux core wire if wire

25of the gun liner with a wrench and rotateGas Valve counterclockwise to unscrewfitting.Note: Rotate Gas Valve – Do not rotatebrass fitting or gun lin

PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCEExcept for internal and external cleaning,cleaning the nozzle, and occasionallyretightening screws, there is no periodicmaintena

27TABLE 5 – TROUBLESHOOTINGTROUBLEDirty, porous, brittle weldWire feed works but no arcArc works but no feeding wireNothing works except fanLow output

28WIRE FEED WELDER WIRING DIAGRAM

29WIRE FEED WELDER PARTS LIST01 PRT 22710076 E1292 P.C.BOARD "CSA" 102 PRT 04600146 JOHNSON MOTOR ø37 + PINION 103 PRT 21600035 HANDLE

3TABLE OF CONTENTSSafety Summary...4Safety Information...4Shock Hazards ...

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31WIRE FEED WELDER GUN PARTS LIST01 PRT 04600163 HANDLE ASSY., BLUE 102 PRT 23005332 GAS VALVE 103 PRT 23005145 SWAN NECK WITH INSULATING COVER 104 PR

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33SUGGESTED SETTINGS

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4The warnings, cautions and instructions dis-cussed in this instruction manual can not coverall possible conditions or situations that couldoccur. It

5SHOCK HAZARDWARNINGELECTRIC SHOCK CAN KILL! To reduce therisk of death or serious injury from shock,read, understand, and follow the followingsafety

6welding shields and/or helmets in place.• Do not wear a cracked or broken helmet and replace any cracked or bro-ken filter lenses IMMEDIATELY.• Do no

7prevent spatter or slag from falling into ear.• Make sure welding area has a good,solid, safe floor, preferably concrete ormasonry, not tiled, carpet

8• Do not expose cylinders to electricity ofany kind.• Do not use a cylinder or its contents foranything other than its intended use. Donot use as a s

9WELDER SPECIFICATIONSDESCRIPTIONYour new MIG (GMAW) flux core (FCAW)wire feed welder is designed for mainte-nance and sheet metal fabrication. Thewe