General Description - Lincoln Electric POWER MIG 180 DUAL Manual De Operación

POWER MIG 180 DUAL
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION (PRODUCT CAPABILITIES)
This small portable wire feed welder is capable of MIG welding
on steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. The wire feed welder is
also capable of flux-cored welding on mild steel.
MIG welding stands for Metal Inert Gas welding and requires a
shielding gas to protect the weld until it cools. Appropriate
shielding gas based on the type of material you are welding can
be purchased separately from your local welding gas distributor.
MIG welding is ideal for welding on thinner and clean materials
when a very clean excellent cosmetic looking weld is required.
An example would be automotive body panels.
Self Sheilding Flux-cored Welding does not require a separate
shielding gas to protect the weld since the welding wire has spe-
cial additives known as flux to protect the weld until it cools.
Flux-cored welding is ideal for medium to thicker material and if
welding on painted or rusty steel. Flux-cored welding is also
ideal in outdoor applications where windy conditions might blow
the MIG shielding gas away from the weld. Flux-cored welding
produces a good looking weld but does not produce an excellent
weld appearance as MIG welding does.
Your machine includes the necessary items to weld with either
the MIG or the flux-cored welding process on steel. To weld on
stainless steel optional stainless steel welding wire can be pur-
chased separately. This machine can weld aluminum using
.035"(0.9mm) diameter 4043 aluminum welding wire. Since
aluminum welding wire is soft an optional aluminum spool gun is
recommended for best results. A welding Procedure Decal is
located inside machine door to help provide suggested settings
for welding.
COMMON WELDING ABBREVIATIONS
GMAW (MIG)
• Gas Metal Arc Welding
FCAW (Innershield or Outershield)
• Flux Core Arc Welding
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION