Westweld NB-250LB User manual

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NB-250/270/315LB
MIG/MAG/CO2WELDING MACHINE
MANUAL
INSTRUCTION

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Safety Depends on You
Huayuan arc welding and cutting equipments are designed and built with safety in mind. However, your overall safety
can be increased by proper installation.
DO NOT INSTALL, OPERATE OR REPAIR THIS EQUIPMENT WITHOUT READING THIS MANUAL AND THE SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS CONTAINED THROUGHOUT. And, most importantly, think before you act and be careful.
Special Attention (Very Important):
●AVOID FALLING DOWN WHEN THE WELDING MACHINE IS PLACED ON THE INCLINED PLANE.
●IT’S CAN NOT BE USED FOR UNFREEZING PIPELINES.
●THE SHIELD RANK OF THIS SERIES OF WELDING MACHINE IS IP21S, AND IT IS NOT SUTABLE FOR WORKING IN THE
RAIN.
Purchase Date：
Serial Number：
Machine Type：
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Cautions
Arc and arc rays may harm health.
Arc welding can be hazardous. All performing welding workers ought to have health qualification that provided
by authority organization. Protect yourself and others from possible serious injury or death. Keep children away.
Pacemaker wearers should consult with their doctor before operating. Be sure that all installation, operation,
maintenance and repair procedures are performed only by qualified individuals.
1 Electric shock can kill: The electrode and work (or ground) circuits are electrically “hot” when
the welder is on. Do not touch these “hot” parts with your bare skin or wet clothing, Wear dry,
hole-free gloves to insulate hands. Users need to follow the below items to avoid electric
shocks:
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. Otherwise, use automatic or semiautomatic
welding machines, DC welding machines as possible as you can.
In semiautomatic or automatic wire welding, the electrode,electrode reel, welding head, nozzle or
semiautomatic welding gun are also electrically“hot”.
Always be sure the work cable makes a good electricalconnection with the metal being welded. The connection
should be as close as possible to the area being welded.
Ground the work or metal to be welded to a good electrical(earth) ground.
Maintain the electrode holder, work clamp, welding cable and welding machine in good, safe operating
condition. Replace damaged insulation.
Never dip the electrode in water for cooling.
Never simultaneously touch electrically“hot”parts of electrode holders connected to two welders, because
voltage between the two can be the total of the open circuit voltage of both welders.
When working above floor level, please do wear safety belt to avoid falling or losing balance on electric shock.
2 Arc rays can burn: 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 observing open arc welding. Headshield and
filter lens should conform to nation standards.
Use suitable clothing made from durable flame-resistant material to protect your skin and that of your helpers
from the arc rays.
Protect other nearby personnel with suitable, non-flammable screening and/or warn them not to watch the arc
nor expose themselves to the arc rays or to hot spatter or metal.
3 Fumes and Gases can be dangerous: Welding may produce fumes and gases hazardous to
health. Avoid breathing these fumes and gases. While working in limited room, use enough
ventilation and/or exhaust to keep fumes and gases away from the breathing zone, or use the
respirator.
Shielding gases used for arc welding can displace air and cause injury or death. Always use enough
ventilation,especially in confined areas, to insure breathing air is safe.
Do not weld in locations near chlorinated hydrocarbon vapors coming from degreasing, cleaning or spraying
operations.The heat and rays of the arc can react with solvent vapors to form phosgene, a highly toxic gas, and
other irritating products.
Read and understand the manufacturer’s instructions for this equipment and the consumables to be used,
including the material safety data sheet (MSDS) and follow your employer’s safety practices. Make sure they

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are asepsis and innocuity.
4 Spatter: Welding or cutting spatter can cause fire or explosion.
Remove fire hazards from the welding area. If this is not possible, cover them to prevent the
welding sparks from starting a fire. Remember that welding sparks and hot materials from
welding can easily go through small cracks and openings to adjacent areas. Avoid welding near hydraulic lines.
Have a fire extinguisher readily available.
Where compressed gases are to be used in the field, special precautions should be used to prevent explosion.
When not welding, make certain that no electriferous part is touching the work piece or the work stage.
Accidental contact can create a fire hazard.
Do not weld containers or lines, which are not proved to be innocuity.
Do not heat, cut or weld tanks, drums or containers until the proper steps have been taken to insure that such
procedures will not cause flammable or toxic vapors from substances inside. They can cause an explosion even
though they have been“cleaned”.
Spatter might cause burn. Wear leather gloves, heavy shirt, cuffless trousers, high shoes and a cap over your
hair to prevent from burning by spatter. Wear the ear shield when performing sideways or face up welding.
Always wear safety glasses with side shields when being in a welding area.
The welding cables should be as close to the welding area as possible, and the short, the better. Avoid welding
cables going through the building framework, lifting chains, AC or DC cables of other welding machines and
appliances. The welding current is strong enough to damage them while having short circuit with them.
5 Cylinder may explode if damaged.
Make sure that the gas in the storage cylinder is qualified for welding, and the decompression
flowmeter, the adapter and the pipe are all in good condition.
Always keep cylinders in an upright position securely chained to an undercarriage or fixed support.
Be sure to put the cylinder in the working space with no crash or shake, and far from welding area.
Never allow the electrode, electrode holder or any other electrically“hot”parts to touch a cylinder.
Keep your head and face away from the cylinder valve outlet when opening the cylinder valve.
Valve protection caps should always be in place and hand tight except when the cylinder is in use or connected
for use.
6 Power: (For electrically powered welding and cutting equipment) Turn off input power before
installation, maintenance and repair to avoid accidents.
Huanyuan welding equipment is Ι class safeguard equipment; please install the equipment in
accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations by specific persons.
Ground the equipment perfectly in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.
7 Power:(For engine driven welding and cutting equipment)
Work in ventilated place or outdoors.
Do not add fuel near to fire or during engine starting or welding. When not working, add fuel after
engine is cooling down; otherwise, the evaporation of hot fuel would result in dangers. Do not
splash fuel out of the fuel tank, and do not start the engine until complete evaporation of the
outside fuel.
Make sure that all the safeguard equipments, machine cover and devices are all in a good
condition. Be sure that arms, clothes and all the tools do not touch all the moving and rotating
components including V belt, gear and fan etc.
Sometimes some parts of the equipment have to be dismantled during maintenance, but you still have to keep
the strongest safety awareness .

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Do not put your hand close to fans and do not move the brake handle while operating.
Please remove the connection between the engine and the welding equipment to avoid sudden starting during
maintenances.
When engine is hot, it is forbidden to open the airtight cover of the radiator water tank to avoid hurt by the hot
vapor.
8 Electromagnetic: Welding current going though any area can generate electromagnetic, as well
as the welding equipment itself.
Electromagnetic would affect cardiac pacemaker, the cardiac pacemaker users should consult
one’s doctor first.
The effect of electromagnetic to one’s health is not confirmed, and it might have some negative effect to one’s
health.
Welders may use following method to reduce the hazardous of electromagnetic:
a. Bundle the cable connected to the work piece and the welding cable together.
b. Do not enwind partially or entirely your body with the cable.
c. Do not place yourself between the welding cable and the ground (work piece) cable, if the welding cable is by
your left side, then the ground cable should be by your left side too.
d. The Welding cable and the ground cable are as short as possible.
e. D e. Do not work near to the welding power source.
9 Lifting equipment: carton or wooden boxes package the welding machines supplied by
Huayuan. There is no lifting equipment in its wrapper. Users can move it to the prospective area
by a fork-lift truck, then open the box.
If there are rings, the machine can be transited by rings. While Huayuan Welding Machine
Manufacture reminds users, there is potential risk to damage the welding machine. So it is better
to push the welding machine by its rollers unless special situations.
Be sure that the appurtenances are all removed off when lifting.
When lifting, make sure that there is no person below the welding machine, and remind people
passing by at any moment.
Do not move the hoist too fast.
10 Noise: Huayuan Welding Machine Manufacture reminds users: Noise beyond the limit (over 80
db) can cause injury to vision, heart and audition depending on oneself. Please consult local
medical institution. Use the equipment after doctor’s permission would help to keep healthy.

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Content
一、 Summary..................................................................................................................................................................７
1. Model introduction................................................................................................................................................７
2. Features..................................................................................................................................................................７
3. Usage......................................................................................................................................................................７
4. Symbols Introduction.............................................................................................................................................７
5. Safety attentions ....................................................................................................................................................７
二、 Working condition and environment.......................................................................................................................８
1. Operation place......................................................................................................................................................８
2. Power supply..........................................................................................................................................................８
三、 Technical Parameters ...............................................................................................................................................８
四、 Products system introduction ..................................................................................................................................９
1. Summarize of working principles ...........................................................................................................................９
2. Main electric diagram ............................................................................................................................................９
3. Block schematic diagram........................................................................................................................................９
五、 Panel function introduction .....................................................................................................................................９
2. Rear Panel Function Drawing.............................................................................................................................１１
3. Gas bottle bracket(Optional)introduction and installation drawing...............................................................１１
六、 Installation............................................................................................................................................................１３
1. Power supply:.....................................................................................................................................................１３
2. Installation (please refer to figure 8)..................................................................................................................１３
七、 Operation .............................................................................................................................................................１４
1. Operating instructions........................................................................................................................................１４
2. Matters need attention ......................................................................................................................................１５
八、 Maintenance and repairing..................................................................................................................................１５
1. Matters need attention ......................................................................................................................................１５
2. Maintenance ......................................................................................................................................................１５
3. Trouble shooting ................................................................................................................................................１５
九、 Complete sets.......................................................................................................................................................１７
十、Drawing..................................................................................................................................................................１８

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一、 Summary
1. Model introduction
NB —□□□ LT
Product series
Rated welding current(A)
Semi-automatic welding
Gas shield welding machine
2. Features
Striking arc under high voltage and slow wire feed. Smooth and stable arc striking with high success rate;
Adopting unique feedback control circuit of arc voltage and current, stable welding process, little spatter,
strong adaptability of wire extension change, wide adjusting range for matching current and voltage,
well-shape weld appearance;
Adopting high performance ball-eliminating circuit, the diameter of ball on wire end almost the same as wire
diameter, high success rate at arc striking;
3. Usage
Widely applied in the fields of automobile, steel furniture, filing cabinet, security door, guard railing, and building
decoration, suitable for all position welding on the mild carbon steel in thickness 0.8～6mm;
Ф0.8、Ф1.0 solid wire is suitable.
4. Symbols Introduction
Please read
manual
Connect earth
cable
Positive
negative
Up/down
current
Input voltage
voltage
MIG/MAG
Over heat
Connection with
workpiece
Dangerous
voltage
Remote control
Clear air
（check-air）
Self-lock
non self-lock
5. Safety attentions
To you and others safety, please do abide by the below items:
The welding machine should be grounded reliably:

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To prevent electric shock, please do ground the green-yellow wire well;
Wear protective equipments
To prevent the hurt of welding gas, dust, arc, spatter and noise, please do wear some protective equipments and
install necessary ventilation devices. Keep kids away from the dangerous area;
The cylinder of shielding gas should be fixed well to ensure there is no shock;
Welding machines and procedure should be away from combustible and explosive material, do not weld
closed container. It is dangerous to weld the hand-hole of container, please make sure there is no combustible
and toxic gas on the weld before operation;
Keep sharp objects and other wastes away from the inner machine;
If dropping or cracking, the welding machine can not be used again without checking by qualified individuals.
二、 Working condition and environment
1. Operation place
If machine is not operated according to the below items, the welding performance should be poor even damage
the machine!
The machine should be placed in where there is no sunshine shooting, rain, dust, etchant gas and
combustibles, the environment temperature is to be in the range of -10℃～40℃.
The machine should be placed in where there is no metal waste;
Keep the welding power source away from wall or other closed objects at least 30cm, the distance between
two welding machine is also said to more than 30cm;
Operate this machine in where there is no wind.
Operate this machine in where the altitude is lower than 1000m.
2. Power supply
Power：3～50Hz380VAC
Fluctuation range of distribution voltage：＜±15%
Fluctuation range of frequency：＜±1%
Unbalance ratio of three phase voltage：＜±5%
When engine generator is used: make sure the output power of the generator is 2 times larger than the rated
input power of welding power source, compensating coil is also needed.
三、 Technical Parameters
Item
Unit
Model
NB-250LT
NB-315LT
Input power
V／Hz
3～380±15％50／60
Rated input capacity
KVA
10.3
14.6
Rated input current
A
15.7
22.1
rated output current
A
250
315
rated output voltage
V
26.5
29.8
Rated open voltage
V
64
Duty rated
-
35%（40℃）
efficiency
-
85％
86%
efficiency factor
-
0.74
0.75
Output Voltage adjustment
V
15～32
Wire feeding speed
m/min
1.5～28
Suited wire diameter
mm
Φ0.8、Φ1.0
Cooling mode
-
Air cooling

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Insulation grade
-
F
Ingress protection
-
IP21S
Dimension(L×W×H)
mm
640×300×595
Power net weight
kg
38
39
The static external characteristic of this machine is dropping characteristic, it`s rated duty cycle is 35%, which
means in a 10 minutes work cycle, the welding machine can work 3.5 minutes(stop 6.5 minutes) under the rated
current. If it is forced to use over the rated duty cycle, the inner temperature will exceed the set temperature. To avoid
poor working or burning, a overheating protection function is set: when overheating, the indicator light lights and
there is no out-putting from the welding machine, it can work again after the temperature dropping.
When welding current is lower than 200A, the gas flow is 8-15L/min, when the welding current is larger than 200A,
the gas flow is 15-25L/min.
四、 Products system introduction
1.Summarize of working principles
This series of CO2/MIG/MAG inverter gas shield welding machine adopts the latest electron device----IGBT is the
key inverter device. The three phase AC power is transformer into 20KHz high frequency voltage after bridge rectified.
The high frequency voltage output welding voltage after transforming, rectifying and filtering.
2.Main electric diagram
Please refer to the attached figure
3.Block schematic diagram
五、 Panel function introduction
1.Front Panel function drawing

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Function of figures 2 as below:
1. Digital display meter of voltage：when machine is not working, it display preset voltage, when machine is
working, it display the actual welding voltage;
2. Digital display meter of current：to display the actual welding current；
3. Adjusting knob of welding voltage: to adjust the welding voltage;
4. Adjusting knob of welding current: to adjust the welding current;
5. Plug seat of welding torch: plug of welding torch, Europe type interface;
6. Over heating indicator light: when the welding machine is working in high temperature environment and
working overload, the temperature of radiator is higher than 75℃±5℃, the protection circuit begin to work, and
then output current will be cut. At the same time, the cooling fan go on working, after the temperature get down,
the welding machine will work normal again. The indicator light will also light when the air flue jammed or cooling
fan damaged.
7. Change-over switch of welding & gas checking: before welding, to adjust the shield gas flow, turn it on "gas
checking". Turn it on "welding" position when welding.
8. Change-over switch of self-lock & non-lock: when it is put on"self-lock", press the torch button and then the arc
can be stroke, loosen the button, welding will keep on normally, press the button again, welding finishes. When it is
put on "non-lock", press the button, welding begins, loosen the button, welding finishes.
9. Manual wire feeding button: press it and the wire feeder work. Wire feeding speed can be adjusted by welding
current. When wire diameter is small, the wire feeding speed should be slow to prevent bending the wire.
10. Arc characteristic adjust knob: Gas welding, use to adjust and control the different period current rate of
melting drop process, adjust the knob directly affect the arc soft/hard, spatter, welding shape and arc stability.
Recommend use standard characteristic.
Note: large spatter if arc hard, otherwise small.
11. -(power output negative): use to connect the earth cable;