Truweld ARWSC900 User manual

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TRU‐WELDEQUIPMENTCOMPANY
6400N.HoneytownRoad
Smithville,Ohio44677
(330)725‐7744Phone
(330)669‐2473Fax
[email protected]
http://truweldstudwelding.com
Operations Manual
TheSC900isafullyintegratedstudweldingsystemforferrule‐
shieldedandgas‐shieldeddrawnarcstudwelding.TheSC900con‐
tainsdigitalcontrolsforweldtime,weldcurrent,andgaspurgetime.
Thesystemwasdesignedtobeaperfectfitforshopuse,weldingup
through1/2”studs.Thisisallcontainedinacompact,portablepack‐
age.
TWE - SC900
Heavy-Duty Dual-Gun Stud Welding System
Version2.005/15/2013

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TRU‐WELDEQUIPMENTLIMITEDWARRANTY
AllgoodsproducedbyTru‐WeldEquipmentshallbewarrantedagainstdefectsincludingworkmanshipandcomponents.Nootherwar‐
rantieswhetherexpressed,verbal,orimpliedwillapply.Warrantiesonlyapplytotheoriginalequipmentpurchaser.
WarrantyclaimswillbelimitedtoeitherrepairorreplacementofthedefectivematerialsbyTru‐WeldEquipment.AttheoptionofTru‐
WeldEquipmentthelocationofwherethewarrantyevaluationandrepairsaremadewillbedetermined.Allwarrantyclaimitemsre‐
turnedtoTru‐WeldEquipmentwillbeatthecustomer’sexpense.AttheoptionofTru‐WeldEquipmentthedefectwilleitherbere‐
pairedorreplaced.NoticemustbeprovidedtoTru‐WeldEquipmentofawarrantydefectwithin30daysthatthedefectorfailureis
incurred.Warrantiesarenottransferable.
Thiswarrantydoesnotapplyforequipmentwhichisusedimproperlyinanyfashionincludingbutnotexclusivetothefollowing:
Equipmentwhichhasbeenmodified
Equipmentwhichhasnotbeeninstalledproperly
Equipmentwhichhasbeenusedforpurposesotherthanwhichithadbeendesigned
Equipmentwhichhasnotbeenproperlymaintained
Equipmentwhichwascontinuedtobeusedafteradefecthadbeenfound
Equipmentwhichwasdamagedinanyway
Tru‐WeldEquipmentwillneverbeliableforconsequentialdamages,loss,orexpenseoccurringdirectlyorindirectlyfromtheuseofthe
equipmentcoveredinthiswarranty.
Allcables,cablesetsandconnectorsarenotwarranted.
Two(2)yearwarrantyperiodfromdateofpurchase
SC900PowerSupplySC3400PowerSupply
SC2420PowerSupplySC2402PowerSupply
SC2400PowerSupplySC900PowerSupply
SC1900PowerSupplySC1950PowerSupply
SC1600PowerSupplySC1650PowerSupply
SC1400PowerSupplySC1450PowerSupply
TWE250PowerSupplyTWE321PowerSupply
TWE375PowerSupply
One(1)yearwarrantyperiodfromdateofpurchase
TWESPCPowerSupplies
TWP‐2PowerSupply
NinetyDaywarrantyperiodfromdateofpurchase
 (Excludingcablesandconnectors)
TWE70000HDArcstudgun
TWE18500MDArcstudgun
TWE19000LDArcstudgun
TWEGCDstudgun
TWEHDGHeavyDutyCDstudgun

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CompanyandProductInformation
CompanyProfile
Tru‐WeldStudWeldinghasbeenmakingweldstudssince1959,andsince1970wehavebeenpro‐
ducingourownlineofhigh‐qualitystudweldingequipment.Tru‐WeldislocatedinMedina,Ohioand
hasproductandequipmentdistributorsacrossthenation.Tru‐WeldEquipmentCompany(TWE)of‐
fersafulllineofDrawn‐ArcandCapacitorDischarge(CD)studweldingequipment,replacementparts,
andaccessories.
OurexperiencedManagementandStaffiscommittedtoprovidetheutmostinqualityandservicein
everystepofourproduction,whileremainingcompetitiveinthemarketplace.Itisourgoaltomeet
ourcustomer'sneedsmoreeffectivelythanourcompetitorsthroughaprocessofcontinuousquality
improvement.Ourlong‐standingrelationshipwithourcustomers'andsuppliers'isourkeytocontin‐
uedsuccessandgrowth.Ifwecanbeofanyfurtherassistancetoyouandyourcompany,pleasedonot
hesitatetocontactus.
ProductInformation
TheSC900isafullyintegratedstudweldingsystemforferrule‐shieldedandgas‐shieldeddrawnarc
studwelding.TheSC900containsdigitalcontrolsforweldtime,weldcurrent,andgaspurgetime.The
systemwasdesignedtobeaperfectfitforshopuse,weldingupthrough1/2”studs.Thisisallcon‐
tainedinacompact,portablepackage.
Features:
♦ Smootharccurvetargetedforsmalltomediumsizeddiameterstuds
♦ EnhancedDutyCycleproductionrequirements
♦ Capableofupto100feetof2/0weldingcableaccommodatesalargevarietyofworkstation
layouts
♦ Steplesstimeandcurrentcontrolallowforinfinitesettingsforfine‐tuningtheweldingoutput
♦ StudJobCounterthatcanberesetforeveryjob
♦ On‐DemandFanthatcyclesonandoffwhenneeded.
CompletesystemIncludes:
800AmpPowerSupplyController,TWE19000LightDutystudgun,25feetof#2AWGcombocable,
and15feetof#2AWGgroundcablewithclamp.

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Safetyiseveryone’sresponsibility.TRU‐WELDdesignseverymachinewithsafetyinmind,anda
safeworkenvironmentdependslargelyonyou.
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Donotinstall,operate,orrepairthisequipmentwithoutcarefullyreadingthismanualandobserv‐
ingallofthesafetyprecautionsmentioned.Ifthereisaquestion,askyoursupervisor!
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SafetySymbols
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Everyefforthasbeenmadetoprotecttrainedoperatorsfrominjuryorunnecessaryrisk.Certain
symbolsareusedthroughoutthismanualtocallattentiontosafety‐relatedinformationandin‐
struction.Thesafetysymbolsinthismanualhavethesemeanings:
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ThissymbolindicatesDangerousSituations.Whenthissymbolisusedinthismanual,
deathorseriousbodilyharmispossibleorprobableifthecorrespondingpreventative
measuresarenottaken.Operatorsmusttakecautioninthemethodandmannerof
handlingorusingthemachinewhenthissymbolisdisplayed.
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SafetyPrecautions
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Donotinstall,operate,orrepairtheSC900weldingequipmentwithoutreadingthismanualandall
safetyprecautionsstatedwithin!
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Thismachinewasdesignedandbuiltwithoperatorsafetyinmind,butsafetybeginswithyou!
Everyefforthasbeenmadetoprotectthetrainedoperatorfrominjury.Pleasebecomefamiliar
withtheinformationinthismanualtominimizetheriskofshockorinjury.
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STUDWELDINGCANBEHAZARDOUS.ALWAYSPROTECTYOURSELFANDOTHERS
FROMPOSSIBLEINJURYORDEATH.KEEPCHILDRENAWAY.
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Operatorswhohaveapacemakershouldconsultwiththeirphysicianbeforeoperatingstudweld‐
ingequipment.
FUMESandOXYGENDEPLETION
♦ Onlyweldinareasorroomswhereadequateventilationofweldgasesispossibleandwhere
thereisnotfire,smokeorexplosionhazards.
♦ Whenworkinginaconfinedspacealwayshavetrainedsupportpersonnelnearby.
♦ Weldingfumesandgasescandisplaceairandlowertheoxygenlevelcausinginjuryordeath.Be
surethebreathingairissafe.
♦ Donotweldinlocationsneardegreasing,cleaning,orsprayingoperations.Theheatandraysof
thearcscanreactwithvaporstoformhighlytoxicandirritatinggases.
♦ Donotweldoncoatedmetals,suchasgalvanized,lead,orcadmiumplatedsteel.Thecoating
mustberemovedfromtheareatobewelded.Coatingsandmetalscontainingaboveelements
cangeneratetoxicfumeswhenheatedtoweldingtemperature.
StudWeldingSafetyPrecautions

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ELECTRICSHOCK
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Electricshockcaninjureorkill!
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Precautionarymeasuresmustbetakentoprovidemaximumprotectionagainstelectri‐
calshock.
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♦ Donottouchliveorenergizedelectricalpartsorstoremetallicobjectsnearpower.
♦ Groundtheworkormetaltobeweldedtoagoodelectrical(earth)ground.
♦ Donotleaveanenergizedmachineunattended.
♦ Neverworkinwetclothing,glovesorfootwear.
♦ Insulateyourselffromworkandgroundusingdryinsulation.Makecertaintheinsulationis
largeenoughtocoveryourfullareaofphysicalcontactwithworkandground.
♦ Inspectallsystemcomponents,protectiveequipment,cables,connectorsandgaslinesprior
tooperatingequipment.Neverusecablesthatarelongerthannecessary.
♦ Whentestingaliveunit,usetheone‐handmethod.Donotputbothhandsinsideoftheunit.
Keeponehandfree.
♦ Disconnectinputpowerconductorsfromde‐energizedsupplylinebeforemovingawelding
powersource.
♦ Alwaysbesuretheworkcablemakesagoodelectricalconnectionwiththemetalbeing
welded.Theconnectionshouldbeascloseaspossibletotheareabeingwelded.
♦ TurnOFFweldingpowersourcebeforeservicingunlesstheprocedurespecificallyrequiresan
energizedunit.
♦ Nevertouchtheenergizedstudorgunbeforedischargingthestudtoground.
♦ Neverusethepowersourcetoprovideheatforthawingfrozenpipes.
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ARCRAYSandEYEPROTECTION
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Arcrayscaninjureeyesandburnskin.
Arcflashesarepainful.
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♦ Useashieldwiththeproperfilterandcoverplatestoprotectyoureyesfromsparksandthe
raysofthearcwhenweldingorwhileobservingopenarcwelding.
♦ Useprotectiveclothingspecificallyintendedforworkwithweldingequipment.Itshouldbe
madeofdurableflame‐resistantmaterialtoprovideampleprotectionfromthearcrays.
♦ Protectothernearbyworkerswithsuitable,non‐flammablescreening.Cautionotherworkers
nottowatchthearcnorexposethemselvestothearcraysortohotspatterormetal.
StudWeldingSafetyPrecautions