Python 248-8XX User Manual
Liquid Cooled
Millermatic Compatible™
Owner’s Manual
Product: Python
Manual: 091-0597
Serial: 07030001
Voltage Rating: 24 VDC
Revision: March 2007
Gun Models: 248-8xx
400 Ampere Push-Pull Welding Gun
Table of Contents
Safety Considerations ........................................................................i-iii
Installation ............................................................................... Section A
Technical Specications .....................................................................................1
Support Equipment Required .............................................................................1
Gun Lead Connections ......................................................................................1
Coolant Recommendations ................................................................................1
Operation .................................................................................Section B
General ..............................................................................................................2
Controls and Settings .........................................................................................2
Trigger Adjustment .............................................................................................2
Drive Roll and Idler Rolls....................................................................................2
Accessories .............................................................................Section C
Insulated Drive Roll Kits .....................................................................................3
Replacement Kits ...............................................................................................4
Snake Skins ....................................................................................................... 4
Contact Tips .......................................................................................................4
Barrels ................................................................................................................4
Maintenance ............................................................................Section D
Periodic Maintenance.........................................................................................5
Recommended Spare Parts List ........................................................................ 6
Troubleshooting .......................................................................Section E
Troubleshooting Guide .......................................................................................6
Testing The Gun .................................................................................................6
Appendices ..............................................................................Section F
Diagrams / Parts List ..........................................................................................9
Mechanical .......................................................................................................10
Electrical...........................................................................................................17
Warranty
Declaration of Conformity for
European Community (CE) Products
This information is provided for units with CE certification (see rating label on unit).
Note
Manufacturer’s Name: Miller Electric Mfg. Co.
Manufacturer’s Address: 1635 W. Spencer Street
Appleton, WI 54914 USA
Declares that the product: XR-Control
conforms to the following Directives and Standards:
Directives
Low Voltage Directive: 73/23/EEC
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive: 89/336/EEC
Machinery Directives: 89/392/EEC, 91/368/EEC, 93/C 133/04, 93/68/EEC
Standards
Arc Welding Equipment Part I: Welding Power Sources: IEC 60974-1
(September 1998 – Second Edition)
Arc Welding Equipment: Wirefeed Systems: IEC 974-5
(September 1997 – Draft Revision)
Degrees of Protection Provided By Enclosures (IP Code): IEC 529:1989
(November 1989 - First Edition)
Insulation Coordination For Equipment With Low-Voltage Systems:
Part I: Principles, Requirements and Tests: IEC 664-1: 1992
(October 1992 – First Edition)
Electromagnetic Compatibility, (EMC): EN 50199
(August 1995)
Torches And Guns For Arc Welding, EN 50078
MK Products, Inc.
16882 Armstrong Ave.
Irvine, CA 92606
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SECTION 1 – SAFETY PRECAUTIONS - READ BEFORE USING
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1-1. Symbol Usage
Means Warning! Watch Out! There are possible hazards
with this procedure! The possible hazards are shown in
the adjoining symbols.
Marks a special safety message.
Means “Note”; not safety related.
This group of symbols means Warning! Watch Out! possible
ELECTRIC SHOCK, MOVING PARTS, and HOT PARTS hazards.
Consult symbols and related instructions below for necessary actions
to avoid the hazards.
1-2. Arc Welding Hazards
The symbols shown below are used throughout this manual to
call attention to and identify possible hazards. When you see
the symbol, watch out, and follow the related instructions to
avoid the hazard. The safety information given below is only
a summary of the more complete safety information found in
the Safety Standards listed in Section 1-4. Read and follow all
Safety Standards.
Only qualified persons should install, operate, maintain, and
repair this unit.
During operation, keep everybody, especially children, away.
ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill.
Touching live electrical parts can cause fatal shocks
or severe burns. The electrode and work circuit is
electrically live whenever the output is on. The input
power circuit and machine internal circuits are also
live when power is on. In semiautomatic or automatic wire welding, the
wire, wire reel, drive roll housing, and all metal parts touching the
welding wire are electrically live. Incorrectly installed or improperly
grounded equipment is a hazard.
Do not touch live electrical parts.
Wear dry, hole-free insulating gloves and body protection.
Insulate yourself from work and ground using dry insulating mats
or covers big enough to prevent any physical contact with the work
or ground.
Do not use AC output in damp areas, if movement is confined, or if
there is a danger of falling.
Use AC output ONLY if required for the welding process.
If AC output is required, use remote output control if present on
unit.
Disconnect input power or stop engine before installing or
servicing this equipment. Lockout/tagout input power according to
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.147 (see Safety Standards).
Properly install and ground this equipment according to its
Owner’s Manual and national, state, and local codes.
Always verify the supply ground – check and be sure that input
power cord ground wire is properly connected to ground terminal in
disconnect box or that cord plug is connected to a properly
grounded receptacle outlet.
When making input connections, attach proper grounding conduc-
tor first – double-check connections.
Frequently inspect input power cord for damage or bare wiring –
replace cord immediately if damaged – bare wiring can kill.
Turn off all equipment when not in use.
Do not use worn, damaged, undersized, or poorly spliced cables.
Do not drape cables over your body.
If earth grounding of the workpiece is required, ground it directly
with a separate cable.
Do not touch electrode if you are in contact with the work, ground,
or another electrode from a different machine.
Use only well-maintained equipment. Repair or replace damaged
parts at once. Maintain unit according to manual.
Wear a safety harness if working above floor level.
Keep all panels and covers securely in place.
Clamp work cable with good metal-to-metal contact to workpiece
or worktable as near the weld as practical.
Insulate work clamp when not connected to workpiece to prevent
contact with any metal object.
Do not connect more than one electrode or work cable to any
single weld output terminal.
SIGNIFICANT DC VOLTAGE exists after removal of
input power on inverters.
Turn Off inverter, disconnect input power, and discharge input
capacitors according to instructions in Maintenance Section
before touching any parts.
Welding produces fumes and gases. Breathing
these fumes and gases can be hazardous to your
health.
FUMES AND GASES can be hazardous.
Keep your head out of the fumes. Do not breathe the fumes.
If inside, ventilate the area and/or use exhaust at the arc to remove
welding fumes and gases.
If ventilation is poor, use an approved air-supplied respirator.
Read the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) and the
manufacturer’s instructions for metals, consumables, coatings,
cleaners, and degreasers.
Work in a confined space only if it is well ventilated, or while
wearing an air-supplied respirator. Always have a trained watchperson 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 op-
erations. The heat and rays of the arc 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, unless the coating is removed from the weld
area, the area is well ventilated, and if necessary, while wearing an
air-supplied respirator. The coatings and any metals containing
these elements can give off toxic fumes if welded.
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Arc rays from the welding process produce intense
visible and invisible (ultraviolet and infrared) rays
that can burn eyes and skin. Sparks fly off from the
weld.
ARC RAYS can burn eyes and skin.
� Wear a welding helmet fitted with a proper shade of filter to protect
your face and eyes when welding or watching (see ANSI Z49.1
and Z87.1 listed in Safety Standards).
� Wear approved safety glasses with side shields under your
helmet.
� Use protective screens or barriers to protect others from flash and
glare; warn others not to watch the arc.
� Wear protective clothing made from durable, flame-resistant mate-
rial (leather and wool) and foot protection.
Welding on closed containers, such as tanks,
drums, or pipes, can cause them to blow up. Sparks
can fly off from the welding arc. The flying sparks, hot
workpiece, and hot equipment can cause fires and
burns. Accidental contact of electrode to metal objects can cause
sparks, explosion, overheating, or fire. Check and be sure the area is
safe before doing any welding.
WELDING can cause fire or explosion.
� Protect yourself and others from flying sparks and hot metal.
� Do not weld where flying sparks can strike flammable material.
� Remove all flammables within 35 ft (10.7 m) of the welding arc. If
this is not possible, tightly cover them with approved covers.
� Be alert that welding sparks and hot materials from welding can
easily go through small cracks and openings to adjacent areas.
� Watch for fire, and keep a fire extinguisher nearby.
� Be aware that welding on a ceiling, floor, bulkhead, or partition can
cause fire on the hidden side.
� Do not weld on closed containers such as tanks, drums, or pipes,
unless they are properly prepared according to AWS F4.1 (see
Safety Standards).
� Connect work cable to the work as close to the welding area as
practical to prevent welding current from traveling long, possibly
unknown paths and causing electric shock and fire hazards.
� Do not use welder to thaw frozen pipes.
� Remove stick electrode from holder or cut off welding wire at
contact tip when not in use.
� Wear oil-free protective garments such as leather gloves, heavy
shirt, cuffless trousers, high shoes, and a cap.
� Remove any combustibles, such as a butane lighter or matches,
from your person before doing any welding.
FLYING METAL can injure eyes.
� Welding, chipping, wire brushing, and grinding
cause sparks and flying metal. As welds cool,
they can throw off slag.
� Wear approved safety glasses with side
shields even under your welding helmet.
BUILDUP OF GAS can injure or kill.
� Shut off shielding gas supply when not in use.
� Always ventilate confined spaces or use
approved air-supplied respirator.
HOT PARTS can cause severe burns.
� Do not touch hot parts bare handed.
� Allow cooling period before working on gun or
torch.
MAGNETIC FIELDS can affect pacemakers.
� Pacemaker wearers keep away.
� Wearers should consult their doctor before
going near arc welding, gouging, or spot
welding operations.
NOISE can damage hearing.
Noise from some processes or equipment can
damage hearing.
� Wear approved ear protection if noise level is
high.
Shielding gas cylinders contain gas under high
pressure. If damaged, a cylinder can explode. Since
gas cylinders are normally part of the welding
process, be sure to treat them carefully.
CYLINDERS can explode if damaged.
� Protect compressed gas cylinders from excessive heat, mechani-
cal shocks, slag, open flames, sparks, and arcs.
� Install cylinders in an upright position by securing to a stationary
support or cylinder rack to prevent falling or tipping.
� Keep cylinders away from any welding or other electrical circuits.
� Never drape a welding torch over a gas cylinder.
� Never allow a welding electrode to touch any cylinder.
� Never weld on a pressurized cylinder – explosion will result.
� Use only correct shielding gas cylinders, regulators, hoses, and fit-
tings designed for the specific application; maintain them and
associated parts in good condition.
� Turn face away from valve outlet when opening cylinder valve.
� Keep protective cap in place over valve except when cylinder is in
use or connected for use.
� Read and follow instructions on compressed gas cylinders,
associated equipment, and CGA publication P-1 listed in Safety
Standards.
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1-3. Additional Symbols For Installation, Operation, And Maintenance
FIRE OR EXPLOSION hazard.
� Do not install or place unit on, over, or near
combustible surfaces.
� Do not install unit near flammables.
� Do not overload building wiring – be sure power supply system is
properly sized, rated, and protected to handle this unit.
FALLING UNIT can cause injury.
� Use lifting eye to lift unit only, NOT running
gear, gas cylinders, or any other accessories.
� Use equipment of adequate capacity to lift and
support unit.
� If using lift forks to move unit, be sure forks are
long enough to extend beyond opposite side of
unit.
OVERUSE can cause OVERHEATING
� Allow cooling period; follow rated duty cycle.
� Reduce current or reduce duty cycle before
starting to weld again.
� Do not block or filter airflow to unit.
STATIC (ESD) can damage PC boards.
� Put on grounded wrist strap BEFORE handling
boards or parts.
� Use proper static-proof bags and boxes to
store, move, or ship PC boards.
MOVING PARTS can cause injury.
� Keep away from moving parts.
� Keep away from pinch points such as drive
rolls.
WELDING WIRE can cause injury.
� Do not press gun trigger until instructed to do
so.
� Do not point gun toward any part of the body,
other people, or any metal when threading
welding wire.
MOVING PARTS can cause injury.
� Keep away from moving parts such as fans.
� Keep all doors, panels, covers, and guards
closed and securely in place.
H.F. RADIATION can cause interference.
� High-frequency (H.F.) can interfere with radio
navigation, safety services, computers, and
communications equipment.
� Have only qualified persons familiar with
electronic equipment perform this installation.
� The user is responsible for having a qualified electrician prompt-
ly correct any interference problem resulting from the installation.
� If notified by the FCC about interference, stop using the
equipment at once.
� Have the installation regularly checked and maintained.
� Keep high-frequency source doors and panels tightly shut, keep
spark gaps at correct setting, and use grounding and shielding to
minimize the possibility of interference.
ARC WELDING can cause interference.
� Electromagnetic energy can interfere with
sensitive electronic equipment such as
computers and computer-driven equipment
such as robots.
� Be sure all equipment in the welding area is
electromagnetically compatible.
� To reduce possible interference, keep weld cables as short as
possible, close together, and down low, such as on the floor.
� Locate welding operation 100 meters from any sensitive elec-
tronic equipment.
� Be sure this welding machine is installed and grounded
according to this manual.
� If interference still occurs, the user must take extra measures
such as moving the welding machine, using shielded cables,
using line filters, or shielding the work area.
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1-4. Principal Safety Standards
Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes, ANSI Standard Z49.1,
from American Welding Society, 550 N.W. LeJeune Rd, Miami FL 33126
(phone: 305-443-9353, website: www.aws.org).
Recommended Safe Practices for the Preparation for Welding and Cutting of Containers and Piping, American Welding Society Standard
AWS F4.1, from American Welding Society, 550 N.W. LeJeune Rd, Miami, FL 33126 (phone: 305-443-9353, website: www.aws.org).
National Electrical Code, NFPA Standard 70, from National Fire Protection Association, P.O. Box 9101, 1 Battery March Park, Quincy, MA
02269–9101 (phone: 617–770–3000, website: www.nfpa.org and www.
sparky.org).
Safe Handling of Compressed Gases in Cylinders, CGA Pamphlet P-1,
from Compressed Gas Association, 1735 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Suite 1004, Arlington, VA 22202–4102 (phone: 703–412–0900, website: www.cganet.com).
Code for Safety in Welding and Cutting, CSA Standard W117.2, from
Canadian Standards Association, Standards Sales, 178 Rexdale
Boulevard, Rexdale, Ontario, Canada M9W 1R3 (phone:
800–463–6727 or in Toronto 416–747–4044, website: www.csa–international.org).
Practice For Occupational And Educational Eye And Face Protection,
ANSI Standard Z87.1, from American National Standards Institute, 11
West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036–8002 (phone: 212–642–4900,
website: www.ansi.org).
Standard for Fire Prevention During Welding, Cutting, and Other Hot
Work, NFPA Standard 51B, from National Fire Protection Association,
P.O. Box 9101, 1 Battery March Park, Quincy, MA 02269–9101 (phone:
617–770–3000, website: www.nfpa.org and www. sparky.org).
OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry, Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 1910, Subpart Q,
and Part 1926, Subpart J, from U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250 (there
are 10 Regional Offices––phone for Region 5, Chicago, is
312–353–2220, website: www.osha.gov).
1-5. EMF Information
Considerations About Welding And The Effects Of Low Frequency
Electric And Magnetic Fields
Welding current, as it flows through welding cables, will cause electromagnetic fields. There has been and still is some concern about such
fields. However, after examining more than 500 studies spanning 17
years of research, a special blue ribbon committee of the National
Research Council concluded that: “The body of evidence, in the
committee’s judgment, has not demonstrated that exposure to powerfrequency electric and magnetic fields is a human-health hazard.”
However, studies are still going forth and evidence continues to be
examined. Until the final conclusions of the research are reached, you
may wish to minimize your exposure to electromagnetic fields when
welding or cutting.
To reduce magnetic fields in the workplace, use the following
procedures:
1. Keep cables close together by twisting or taping them.
2. Arrange cables to one side and away from the operator.
3. Do not coil or drape cables around your body.
4. Keep welding power source and cables as far away from operator as practical.
5. Connect work clamp to workpiece as close to the weld as possible.
About Pacemakers:
Pacemaker wearers consult your doctor first. If cleared by your doctor,
then following the above procedures is recommended.
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SECTION 2 – DEFINITIONS
1 1.1 1.2 1.3
3 3.1 3.2 3.3
4 4.1
+
2
2.1
2.2
+
+
5 6
+
2.3
S-178 936
A. Warning! Watch Out! There
are possible hazards as
shown by the symbols.
B. Drive rolls can injure fingers.
C. Welding wire and drive parts
are at welding voltage during
operation – keep hands and
metal objects clear.
1 Electric shock can kill.
1.1 Wear dry insulating gloves.
Do not touch electrode with
bare hand. Do not wear wet or
damaged gloves.
1.2 Protect yourself from electric
shock by insulating yourself
from work and ground.
1.3 Disconnect input plug or
power before working on
machine.
2 Breathing welding fumes can
be hazardous to your health.
2.1 Keep your head out of the
fumes.
2.2 Use forced ventilation or local
exhaust to remove the fumes.
2.3 Use ventilating fan to remove
fumes.
3 Welding sparks can cause
explosion or fire.
3.1 Keep flammables away from
welding. Don’t weld near
flammables.
3.2 Welding sparks can cause
fires. Have a fire extinguisher
nearby and have a watch
person ready to use it.
3.3 Do not weld on drums or any
closed containers.
4 Arc rays can burn eyes and
injure skin.
4.1 Wear hat and safety glasses.
Use ear protection and button
shirt collar. Use welding
helmet with correct shade of
filter. Wear complete body
protection.
5 Become trained and read the
instructions before working on
the machine or welding.
6 Do not remove or paint over
(cover) the label.
2-1. Warning Label Definitions
A B C
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2-3. Symbols And Definitions
Some symbols are found only on CE products.
Note
A
Amperes
V
Volts Alternating Current
X
Duty Cycle
IP
Degree Of
Protection
Hz
Hertz Circuit Breaker Wire Feed
Jog Output Trigger Gun
Press To Set Increase Trigger Hold On Trigger Hold Off
Purge Spot Weld Time Percent Run-In
Burnback Time
U
1
Primary Voltage
U
2
Load Voltage Read Instructions
I
1
Primary Current
I
2
Rated Current Line Connection
Water (Coolant) In-
put
Water (Coolant)
Output
Fuse
Continuous
Spot Welding
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