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==Safety==
==Safety==
* Touching live electrical parts can cause fatal shocks or severe burns. The electrode and work circuit is electrically live whenever the output is on. The input power circuit and machine internal circuits are also live when power is on. In semiautomatic or automatic wire welding, the wire, wire reel, drive roll housing, and all metal parts touching the welding wire are electrically live.
* Touching live electrical parts can cause fatal shocks or severe burns. The electrode and work circuit is electrically live whenever the output is on. The input power circuit and machine internal circuits are also live when power is on. In semiautomatic or automatic wire welding, the wire, wire reel, drive roll housing, and all metal parts touching the welding wire are electrically live.
* Don’t weld lead, zinc, copper, cadmium, or beryllium. Welding these materials can be harmful if not equipped with proper safety gear and training.
* Don’t weld lead, zinc, copper, cadmium, or beryllium or any coated metals. Welding these materials can be harmful if not equipped with proper safety gear and training.
* Don’t weld in wet gear or standing water because this could create a new path for the electrical current to travel and cause a severe electrical shock.
* Don’t weld in wet gear or standing water because this could create a new path for the electrical current to travel and cause a severe electrical shock.
* Always turn gas and the welder off when you are done in the welding shop to ensure there are no leaks that could cause asphyxiation (suffocating from lack of oxygen).
* Always turn gas and the welder off when you are done in the welding shop to ensure there are no leaks that could cause asphyxiation (suffocating from lack of oxygen).
* Always weld with the door open to lower the risk of asphyxiation.
* Always weld with the door open to lower the risk of asphyxiation.
* Don't weld with the gas off. This can damage the machine.
* Don't weld with the gas off. This can damage the machine.
* Don’t unscrew the regulator adjusting screw all the way out. This could damage the valve.
* Don’t unscrew the regulator adjusting screw all the way out.
* Please avoid touching the hot metal surrounding the weld, even if you are wearing welding gloves. You could get burned and the heat may damage the gloves.
* Please avoid touching the hot metal surrounding the weld, even if you are wearing welding gloves. You could get burned and the heat may damage the gloves.
* Avoid stepping on or kinking the cable attached to the gun. This can interfere with the wire feeding system and cause permanent damage.
* Avoid stepping on or kinking the cable attached to the gun. This can interfere with the wire feeding system and cause permanent damage.
* Never weld alone.
==Certification==
==Certification==