Ambient Conditions; General Regulation Of Use - LORCH MicorStick 180 ControlPro Bedienungshandbuch

4 Accident prevention inspection
(UVV)
Operators of commercially-operated welding sys-
tems are obliged to have regular safety inspec-
tions of the equipment carried out in accordance
with EN 60974-4. Lorch recommends inspections
at 12 month intervals.
A safety inspection must also be carried out if
modifications or repairs have been made to the
system.
Improper accident prevention inspec-
tions can destroy the system. For more
information on accident prevention
inspections of welding systems, please
contact your authorised Lorch service
centre.
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Ambient conditions

Temperature range of ambient air:
In operation: -20 °C ... +40 °C (-4 °F to +104 °F)
Transport and storage:
-25 °C ... +55 °C (-13 °F to +131 °F)
Relative humidity:
up to 50 % at 40 °C (104 °F)
up to 90 % at 20 °C (68 °F)
Operation, storage and transport may
only be carried out within the ranges
indicated! Usage outside of this range
is considered to be not as intended.
The manufacturer is not liable for dam-
ages cause by misuse.
Ambient air must be free of dust, acids, corrosive
gases or other damaging substances!
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General regulation of use

This machine is intended for use in the com-
mercial and industrial sector. It is portable and
suitable for operation using the mains supply, a
power generator or for operation with a battery
(optional).
The machine is intended for electrode welding.
Together with a TIG welding torch, the machine
can be used for TIG welding with direct current of
– unalloyed steels, low and high-alloy steels,
– copper and its alloys,
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– nickel and its alloys,
– special metals like titanium, zirconium, tan-
talum.
The device is not intended for TIG welding of alu-
minium and magnesium with alternating current.
The supply of MicorStick 180 ControlPro Accu-
ready with MobilePower 1 is in accordance with
DIN VDE 0100-410 / IEC 60364-4-41:2005-12,
Section 413 and the protective measure: electri-
cal separation.
Transport and use in areas with increased electri-
cal risk such as containers and narrow, enclosed
spaces is therefore permitted according to
BGV D1 (VBG15, welding, cutting and related
methods Section 29, Section 45) and BGR500
(Operation of work tools, Chapter 2.26), BGR117
(Working in containers and narrow spaces, Chap-
ter 4.7), BRG126 (Working in enclosed spaces
of waste-water plants, Chapter 4.8) as well as
BGI594 (Use of electrical tools under increased
electrical risk, Chapter 3.2).
7 Machine protection
This machine is protected electronically against
overloading. Do not use fuses of higher amper-
age than printed on the identification plate.
The machine is cooled using a fan.
‰ Therefore, always ensure that the cooling air
openings are uncovered.
‰ Do not insert any objects into the ventilation
slots. This may damage the fan.
‰ Never perform a welding operation when the
fan is defective. Instead, have the device re-
paired.
Switch-on duration (ED)
The switch-on duration (ED) is based on a work
cycle of 10 minutes. ED 60% therefore means
a welding duration of 6 minutes. After this, the
device must cool down for 4 minutes.
If the ED is exceeded then an integrated thermo-
couple switches the machine off. When the device
has cooled down sufficiently, it switches itself back
on.
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