Safety Notes - Scheppach WSE1000 Original Bedienungsanleitung

5. Safety notes

Please note
IMPORTANT
Use this equipment only for the purpose for which it is
designed, as described in these instructions.
Handling this system incorrectly may be hazardous
for persons, animals and property. The user of this
system is responsible for his/her own safety and for
the safety of others:
• Read these operating instructions and follow all the
regulations.
• Repairs and/or maintenance work must be left
strictly to qualified personnel.
• Only the welding cables supplied with the equip-
ment and the accessories recommended by the
manufacturer are allowed to be used.
• Ensure that the appliance is looked after properly.
• To ensure that sufficient air can be drawn in
through the ventilation slits, the appliance should
not be constricted or placed next to a wall while it is
operating. Make sure that the appliance is correctly
connected to the mains supply. Do not subject the
mains lead to any tensile stress. Unplug the appli-
ance before you change its position.
• Check the condition of the welding cables, the elec-
trode tongs and the earth terminals; wear on the
insulation and the live parts may result in danger-
ous conditions and reduce the quality of the weld-
ing work.
• Arc welding generates sparks, molten metal par-
ticles and smoke, so the following is required: Re-
move all inflammable substances and/or materials
from the working area.
• Ensure that there is adequate ventilation.
• Do not weld on tanks, vessels or pipes that have
contained inflammable liquids or gases. Avoid all
direct contact with the welding circuit; the idling
voltage between the electrode tongs and the earth
terminal may be dangerous.
• Do not store or use the appliance in wet or damp
conditions or in the rain.
• Protect your eyes with specially designed goggles
(DIN Grad 9-10). Wear gloves and dry safety cloth-
ing that are not contaminated by any oil or grease
to ensure that your skin is not exposed to ultraviolet
radiation from the arc.
• Do not use this welder to defrost pipes
Remember!
• The radiation from the arc can damage your eyes
and cause burns on skin.
• Arc welding generates sparks and droplets of
molten metal; the welded workpiece may start to
glow and will remain very hot for a relatively long
period of time.
• Arc welding releases vapors that may be harmful.
Every electric shock is potentially fatal.
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• Do not approach the arc within a radius of 15 m
unprotected.
• Protect yourself (and others around you) against
the possible hazardous effects of the arc.
• Warning: Depending on the mains connection con-
ditions at the connection point of the welding set,
other consumers connected to the mains may suf-
fer faults.
Important!
If the supply mains and circuits are overloaded, other
consumers may suffer interference during the weld-
ing work. If you have any doubts, contact your elec-
tricity supply company.
Sources of danger during arc welding
Arc welding results in a number of sources of dan-
ger. It is therefore particularly important for the welder
to comply with the following rules so as not to place
himself or others in danger and to avoid endangering
people and equipment.
• Have all work on the mains voltage system, for ex-
ample on cables, plugs, sockets, etc., performed
only by trained electricians. This particularly ap-
plies to configuring intermediate cables.
• If an accident occurs, disconnect the welding pow-
er source from the mains immediately.
• If electric touch voltages occur, switch off the weld-
ing set immediately and have it checked by an ex-
pert.
• Always check for good electrical contacts on the
welding current side.
• Wear insulating gloves on both hands for welding.
These offer protection from electric shocks (idling
voltage in the welding circuit), harmful radiation
(Heat and UV radiation) and from glowing metal
and slag spatter.
• Wear firm, insulated footwear. Your shoes should
also protect you in wet conditions. Opentoed foot-
wear is not suitable since falling droplets of glowing
metal will cause burns.
• Wear suitable clothing, do not wear synthetic
clothes.
• Do not look into the arc with unprotected eyes, use
only a welding safety shield with the proper safety
glass in compliance with DIN standards. In addition
to light and heat, which may cause dazzling and
burns, the arc also gives off UV radiation. Without
proper protection, this invisible ultraviolet radiation
causes very painful conjunctivitis, which will only
be noticeable several hours later. In addition, UV
radiation will cause sunburn-type symptoms on un-
protected parts of the body.
• Personnel or assistants in the vicinity of the arc
must also be notified of the dangers and provid-
ed with the required protection; if necessary install
safety walls.
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