Eastwood mig175 with spool gun assembly and operating instructions part #12012 carefully read this operation manual prior to using, installing and maintaining your welder to prevent damage such as fi re and electric shock from occurring. Please keep this manual for your future reference!.
2 © copyright 2010 easthill group, inc. Specifications rated electrical input ............... 210-240 vac; 50-60hz; 22amp max voltage at no load ........... 20 v dc rated duty cycle ....................... 130a@30% duty cycle wire feed rate .......................... 4.9 ft/min – 39.3 ft/min wire si...
To order parts and supplies, call 1-800-345-1178 or visit www.Eastwood.Com 3 safety information arc welding can be dangerous. This welding machine must be connected to power source in accordance with appliance electrical codes. • the plug is a nema 6-50p plug rated at 220vac 50amp • wire selection: ...
4 © copyright 2010 easthill group, inc. Safety information fumes and welding gases can be dangerous. Do not breathe fumes that are produced by the welding operation. These fumes are dangerous. Keep your head and face out of welding fumes. Shielding gases used for welding can displace air and cause i...
To order parts and supplies, call 1-800-345-1178 or visit www.Eastwood.Com 5 components and controls 1. Gun torch access hole. 2. Opening for ground cable. 3. Power switch. 4. Potentiometer knob. 5. Wire speed, feed rate adjust knob. 6. Latch. 7. Power cord. 8. Reset overload protective device – the...
6 © copyright 2010 easthill group, inc. Wire feeder installation the wire feed drive roller attached to mig175 has two wire grooves, one for 0.023” (0.6 mm) welding wire and another for 0.030 (0.8 mm) welding wire or 0.035” (0.9 mm) fl ux-cored wire. The factory de- fault is the 0.023” (0.6 mm) wire...
To order parts and supplies, call 1-800-345-1178 or visit www.Eastwood.Com 7 how to thread welding wire through the wire feeder 1. Unlock the tension bar (1) on the wire tensioner and lift up the rocker arm (2). Insure that the wire drive wheel is appropriate to the welding wire size, see above desc...
8 © copyright 2010 easthill group, inc. Shielding gas installation a compressed gas cylinder containing 75% argon and 25% co2 should be used when using the mig (gmaw - gas metal arc welding) on steel. Use pure argon when welding aluminum. The fl ow regulator and supply hose is included with your wel...
To order parts and supplies, call 1-800-345-1178 or visit www.Eastwood.Com 9 welding process 1. Please refer to “welding label” in the unit and select proper setting based on the variety of metals and their thickness. 2. Adjust output polarity according to the welding wire and to ensure whether or n...
10 © copyright 2010 easthill group, inc. Overload protection for power supply to welding your mig175 is equipped with a temperature controller as well as an overload breaker. These two protection devices will protect the welding machine whenever the output exceeds the maximum out- put. If the output...
To order parts and supplies, call 1-800-345-1178 or visit www.Eastwood.Com 11 notes visit eastwood.Com to see our welding videos!.
If you have any questions about the use of this product, please contact the eastwood technical assistance service department: 1-866-759-2131 email: techelp@eastwood.Com the eastwood company 263 shoemaker road, pottstown, pa 19464, usa us and canada: 1-800-345-1178 outside us: 610-718-8335 fax: 610-3...
