Specifications
The benefits of welding with a remote foot pedal is that of greater control of the amount of heat going into the work
- Press the pedal fully to start welding; upon weld pool formation you can slightly release the pedal to decrease the
amperage to sustain a perfect weld pool and increase it again as required to sustain the weld characteristics.
Welding in STICK MMA (SMAW) Mode - no remote foot pedal
1 Fit MMA electrode holder to machine
2 Fit earth lead to machine and to work piece
3 Select MMA on MMA/TIG/MIG switch
4 Place electrode in holder
5 Select desired welding current
6 Select desired Arc Force
7 Strike arc and weld
Welding in STICK MMA (SMAW) Mode - with remote foot pedal
1 Fit MMA electrode holder to machine
2 Fit earth lead to machine and to work piece
3 Select MMA on MMA/TIG/MIG switch
4 Place electrode in holder
5 Select desired Arc Force
6
Connect remote foot pedal to machine
7 Select desired welding current
8 Strike arc and weld
SYNERGIC AND BASIC MIG OPERATION
Synergic vs. Manual Setup and Operation
How Synergic MIG operates:
The Synergic function of the MIG (255S) component allows the user to only need to use the wire feed speed
control to make the unit operate. The welder is programmed to automatically adjust the voltage based on the
users input of wire diameter and filler metal type when the wire speed is increased or decreased by turning the
wire speed adjustment knob.
While in the Synergic mode the user can make manual adjustment to “fine tune” the voltage if he chooses by
turning the voltage up or down after adjusting the wire feed speed. If the wire speed is re adjusted after manual
adjustment to voltage is made, the unit defaults to the synergic mode again and voltage is once again adjusted
automatically.
The welder may be used in full manual mode with independent control of the wire feed speed by simply
selecting ALT on the wire diameter selector. Settings will not be saved when the unit cycles off and back on and
will default to factory settings. If stepping away briefly it is best to keep the unit on, or the settings will not
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