Hobart Welding Products Handler 125 EZ User manual

115 Volt
EZ Dial
Just Set and Weld!
Handler®125 EZ
115V Gasless Flux-cored Wire Feed Welder
Applications:
Home, farm and ranch and light fabrication projects.
Mower Decks/Brackets Grills/Smokers
Fences/Gates Firewood Racks
Kennels Metal Furniture
Signs Machinery and
Window Security Guards Auto Repair, etc.
Includes:
Comfortable 8-ft. (2.4 m) H-9B gun
10-ft. (3 m) work cable with clamp
Sample spool of .030 in. (0.8 mm) self-shielding flux-cored wire
.030 in. (0.8 mm) contact tips
Spool shaft to accommodate 4 in. spools
(Optional hub kit available for 8 in. spools)
Power cord with plug
Informational door chart
Owner’s manual with parts lists, installation, operation and
maintenance guidelines
Rated Output
85 A, 17.5 VDC,
at 20% Duty Cycle
60 A, 20 VDC
at 20% Duty Cycle*
Max. Open-
Circuit Voltage
26 V
Max Amps
125 A
Amps Input at Rated Output, 60 Hz, 1-Phase
115 V KVA KW
20 2.9 2.5
15* 2.2* 1.77*
Dimensions
H: 16-7/8 in. (429 mm)
W: 9-7/8 in. (251 mm)
D: 12-1/8 in. (308 mm)
Net
Weight
50 lb.
(22.7 kg)
Adjust the knob to match the thickness of mild steel to be welded and you’re ready to weld.
The EZ Dial adjusts both the voltage and wire feed speed.
Allows you to weld up to 3/16 in. steel with flux-cored wire.
Eases use and excellent safety feature which makes wire electrically “cold” until trigger is pulled.
Positive feed with adjustable tension plus easy accessibility to thread new wire.
Protects unit against current overload.
Protects power transformer to ensure reliability.
Protects wire feed system from overload, no fuses to change or circuit breaker buttons to reset.
Five-year warranty on transformers, three years on electronics (drive motors, rectifiers) and one year on guns.
Single-knob EZ Dial
Max output of 125 amps
Built-in contactor
Durable feed head with quick-release
drive roll tension lever
Short circuit protection
Self-resetting thermal overload
Self-resetting motor protection
Hobart’s 5/3/1 Industrial Warranty
224820
March 2012
Certified by Canadian Standards Association to both the Canadian and U.S. Standards.
* CSA rating.
*
Features Benefits
Specifications (SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.)
The Handler 125
EZ has Hobart’s unique
single-knob
EZ Dial, making it the quickest and
easiest wire welder to set up and use. Just plug it
into 115 VAC, select the mild steel thickness with
the
EZ Dial and you are ready to weld.
The Handler 125
EZ comes ready to weld 18 ga. to
3/16 in. mild steel with .030 in. (0.8 mm) self-
shielding flux-cored wire so no shielding gas bottle
is required. Also designed to use .035 in. (0.9 mm)
flux-cored wire with a .035 in. (0.9 mm) contact tip.
The Handler 125
EZ is a great portable welder for
farm and ranch projects, home hobbyists, light
fabrication projects, maintenance and repair.
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1. EZ Dial Material
Thickness
Selector Switch
for Welding
Output Control
2. Power Switch
DUTY CYCLE %
OUTPUT AMPERES
14 10 20 40 60 10026 808
10
20
40
60
80
100
200
125
DUTY CYCLE CURVE
H-9B Replacement Gun
Hobart/Miller #195157R
Comes in 8 ft. (2.4 m) length with liner for
.030 –.035 in. (0.8 – 0.9 mm) diameter wire.
Hub Kit #195216
For using 8 in. (52 mm) wire spools.
Small Cart/Cylinder Rack #194776
Designed for portable MIG welders.
Accommodates large and small gas cylinders.
Protective Cover #195186
Weather-resistant nylon resists stains and
mildew while protecting the finish of your welder.
Item Hobart Package Part # Miller Package Part #
Contact Tips
.030 in. (0.8 mm) #770177 (5 per package) #000 067 (10 per package)
.035 in. (0.9 mm) #770180 (5 per package) #000 068 (10 per package)
Replacement Drive Roll #212379R #212 379
Gasless Flux-cored Nozzle #770487 #226 190
Tip Adapter #770402 #169 716
Liner #210970R #210 970
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