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1. AB Group UK Ltd Hanover House Queensgate Britannia Road Waltham Cross Hertfordshire EN8 7TF England www esab co uk ESAB 7 ESAB AB operates a policy of continuous improvement We therefore reserve the right to make changes and improvements to any of our products without notice Produced by Imergent Images Ltd Tel 44 0 1562 742273 E mail info imergent co uk December 2008 RIGO TEC WELDING HELMET USER INSTRUCTIONS ORIGO TECH User Manual Information manual for the ORIGO TECH welder protective helmets complying with Par 1 4 of Appendix II of the EC regulations The ORIGO TECH welding helmets are high quality products that contribute to the comfort and safety of the welder ORIGO TECH welding helmets may be used only in connection with arc welding The chart below shows how to choose the most suitable shade level Current internally in amperes Welding process Or related techniques E manual Flux core electrodes Fluxed stick electrodes MIG Metal Inert Gas Argon Ar He Steels alloyed steels Copper amp its alloys etc MIG Metal Inert Gas Argon Ar He Aluminium copper nickel And other alloys TIG Tungsten Inert Gas Argon Ar H2 Ar He All weldable metals such as steels aluminium Copper nickel and their alloys MAG Metal active Gas Ar Co202 Ar Co2 He H2 Construction Steel hardened amp tempered steels Cr Ni steel Cr steel amp other alloyed steel2. IG Mag Tig gt 20A They are not suitable for use with laser systems and oxy acetylene gas welding applications The welding filter must not be used for any other purpose other than welding They should never be used as sunglasses when driving as this could lead to incorrect identification of the colour of traffic light The welding filters operate well under extreme low lighting and very strong sunlight Operation Adjustment of headgear ORIGO TECH welding helmets are equipped with a comfortable headgear that can be adjusted in three different ways Push and Move Head Height Push and Turn Turn Head size Distance from face Servicing and maintenance Replacing the Outer Spatter Lens Ensure that the helmet is always equipped with an Outside Lens before the filter on the outside of the helmet and an Inner Lens behind the filter inside the helmet These protection lenses must be replaced if broken damaged or covered with welding spatter to such an extent that vision is impaired Inner amp Outer Lenses are consumables and must be replaced regularly with certified ESAB spare parts CE marked Before using the ORIGO TECH helmet for the first time the protective films must be removed from the Front Spatter Lens drawing 1 The films cannot be removed from the Front Spatter Lens with the Lens in place Please follow the instructions below to remove the Spatter Lens Drawing 2 I
3. Warning The auto darkening filters fitted in the ORIGO TECH helmets are not waterproof and will not work properly if they have been in contact with water Welding helmets and filters only resist a certain amount of heat Please do not place them near naked flames or hot work areas etc Operating temperature of electronic filter minus 5 C to plus 55 C Materials that may get in contact with the wearers skin could cause Allergic reactions to susceptible individuals Certification and Control labels The ORIGO TECH welding filters are tested for eye protection by the following notified body DIN Pr f und Zertifizierungsstelle fur Augenschutz Alboinstr 56 D 12103 Berlin notified body 0196 that provides approval and continual quality system under the control of the European Commission the German Ministry for Work and the Central Office of the Provinces We are therefore allowed to use the following marks EN 175 European Conformity mark Address from This confirms that the product fulfils the DIN CERTCO Gesellschaft f r Konformitatsbewertung mbH requirements of the Directive 89 686 Alboinstr 56 EWG D 12103 Berlin ADF Marking Explaination CE 4 9 13 ESAB 1 3 1 379 4 light state scale number 9 lightest dark state scale number 13 darkest state scale number ESAB Manufactures identification 1 Optical class 3 Diffusion of light class 1 variation in luminous transmittance class 379 Number of the standard ES
4. be adjusted manually by turning the delay knob pos 3 between a fast clear 0 1 sec fully anti clockwise and a slow clear 1 0 sec fully clockwise Spare parts for ORIGO TECH Welding Helmets Items without a part number are not available as spare parts No Part Description 0700000296 Origo Tech 9 13 Black 0700000298 Origo Tech 9 13 Yellow 0700000243 Esab Head gear Pro 0700000244 Sweat band head gear Pro 0700000245 Front cover lens Origo Tech 0700000246 Inside cover lens Origo Tech 0700000235 ESAB 9 13 ADF cradle ESAB VS ADF 9 13 0700000237 Origo Tech Lens retainer with screws 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Filter Testing Before use of the welding helmet the auto darkening filter ADF and helmet needs to be checked according to the following procedure Check outer protection lens is clean and can be seen through Ensure the the sensors are covered in any way and are clean Once these checks have been carried out you can now test the ADF Turn the outside shade knob to the darkest setting shade 13 and set the sensitivity to the highest setting turning clockwise Now point the sensor towards a light source such as an overhead light lamp etc The ADF should now switch to the dark state please note if the ADF is stored in a dark area away from light it may need to be left out in strong light for 20 minutes to absorb power if after 20 minutes if the ADF does still not react then there is an issue with
5. nserting and removing a new protection lens To insert the new outer protection lens the filter must be removed by unscrewing the two retaining screws from the inside of the helmet The old protection lens can then be removed and the new lens inserted followed by the light seal cradle ADF inner protection lens and then the ADF retaining frame and finally replace the two retaining screws see drawing 2 ORIGO TECH welding helmets should not be dropped Do not place heavy objects or tools hammers etc on or inside the helmet so as not to damage the electro optical filter Always make sure that the helmet is equipped with an outside and inner lens in front of the filter on the outside and on the inside behind the filter These protection lenses must be replaced if damaged in any way see overleaf They are consumables and should checked and replaced regularly The filter should be cleaned when changing the protection lenses This can be done by any of the following ways Wipe with a clean dry piece of cloth Clean with a piece of smooth cloth moistened with pure alcohol Clean with a commercial disinfectant If used properly the welding filter requires no further maintenance during its lifetime If a filter should be replaced on a ORIGO TECH welding helmet use exclusively certified products DIN CE marks We recommend the use of ESAB welding filters in all ORIGO TECH helmets The filter itself contains no special o
6. r toxic products and can be disposed of in the same way as other electronic devices ORIGO TECH To allow the filter to switch both sensors on the front of the filter must not be covered The filter then switches to the dark state when the arc strikes and to the clear state when it stops The filter switches to the light state when the welding arc stops How to set the shade On the ORIGO TECH set the shade by turning the knob on the outside of the helmet pos 1 oO The most suitable setting can be found on the Chart in this brochure or chosen using your experience This setting can also be made manually during the welding process Turning clockwise darker Turning anti clockwise clearer gous ane Before using the filter we recommend the following adjustments are made Turn the sensitivity knob clockwise to the max setting pos 2 Depending upon the surrounding light the filter will switch to the dark state or will flicker if the surrounding light is very low the filter may not switch to the dark state e Turn back the sensitivity knob pos 2 until the filter switches to the clear state O The filter is now set to its optimum sensitivity According to the surrounding light conditions Range of use for the ORIGO TECH 6 All arc welding applications with the exception of TIG lt 20A and pulse inverter Available shade 9 13 pos 1 Setting the delay The clearing delay can
7. s Electric arc compressed air joining Melt joining carbon electrodes 02 Flame grooving compressed air 02 Plasma cutting fusion cutting All weldable metals see WIG Centre and outer gas Argon Ar H2 Ar He Plasma cutting Fusion cutting Micro plasma welding Centre and outer gas Argon Ar H2 Ar He Depending upon the application conditions the next highest or next lowest protection level can be used The darker fields correspond to those areas in which the corresponding welding process cannot be used Information ORIGO TECH welding helmets afford reliable protection for the eyes whilst electric arc welding They offer permanent protection against UV IR rays heat amp sparks in any state from the clear to dark The protection shades of the ORIGO TECH welding helmets have been chosen to avoid eye damage caused by the welding arc Do not look directly at welding rays with unprotected eyes when the arc strikes This can cause a painful inflammation of the cornea and irreparable damage to the lens of the eye leading to catatacts ORIGO TECH welding helmets allow the welder to see the point of arc strike more precisely This leads to a real time saving The helmet does not have to be flipped up and down during welding both hands are kept free and because of the helmets light weight fatigue is reduced Range of application The ORIGO TECH welding helmets can be used for the following applications Electrode M
8. the sensor Once the filter is in the dark state you can check the shade variation is functioning correctly simply turn the shade knob anti clockwise By doing this the shade should get lighter If the shade does not appear to alter then you have an issue with the shade variation To test the delay function set the delay to the maximum setting Now move the filter sensor away from the light source it should take 1 second to return to the light state now alter the delay setting to the minimum and repeat the process the time taken to return to the clear state should be 0 1 second If the ADF does not react in this way then there is an issue with the delay function Testing the sensitivity Set the sensitivity to minimum setting now point the ADF at the light source you used to test the other functions if filter switches to dark state move away until the filter returns to clear state slowly turn the sensitivity clockwise until the filter switches to dark state if it does not then move closer to the light until it reacts If the ADF does not react then there is an issue with the light sensors If any of the functions fail during test or in use then please do not use the ADF and contact your local distributor
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