Use and Care Manual
OPERATION
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9. Turn on the machine and set the wire speed.
10. With the gun pointed away from you and others, depress the trigger to begin feeding wire. NOTE: Watch
the drive roller to see if any slipping is occurring between the roller and wire, if so, turn the machine off and
tighten the Pressure Adjuster turn and test again.
11. Once the wire exits the end of the torch, install the contact tip and nozzle. Cut the wire about 1/4″ from
the end of the contact tip.
USAGE
Your MIG100/130 can be used to perform a large number of different types of welds, all of which will
require practice and testing before using on an actual project piece. This following welding process is just
a baseline to get you started.
1. Connect your ground clamp to the work pieces that are to be welded. Make sure the ground clamp
contacts are placed on a clean piece of metal free of paint, grease, rust, oils, etc. It is recommended to
place your ground clamp as close to the weld area as possible.
2. Assess your weld area and make sure the welding area is also cleaned of any paint, grease, rust, oils,
etc.
3. Plug in the welder and switch to the ON position.
4. Depress the Welding Gun trigger pointing the welding gun away from your body and then let go of the
trigger and cut the wire back to ~1/4″ stick out length.
5. Wearing your welding helmet, gloves, and long sleeve shirt and pants, put the end of the wire sticking out
of the gun into the joint to be welded.
6. Position the Welding Gun so that it is perpendicular to the base metal with 15~20° tilt back.
7. When torch nozzle touches the work piece, there would be arc starting and Depress the trigger to start the
wire feed NOTE: A push, perpendicular, or drag technique can be used to weld the pieces together.
8. Once you depress the trigger and the arc has started, you will notice a molten puddle will form; this puddle
is the weld bead and will follow the motion of the Welding Gun. Watching the size of the puddle dictates how
fast you should be moving with the torch. If you burn through the material you are either moving to slow or
you need to set the machine to “LOW” voltage. If you’re not penetrating the base metal you’re either moving
too fast or you need to set the machine to “HIGH” voltage.
9. Release the trigger on the Welding Gun to stop the weld.
10. After nished welding, turn off the welder.