Hobart AirForce 250A, Owner'S Manual

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Effective January 1, 2004

5/3/1 WARRANTY applies to all Handler 125, 135 and 175 models, Airforce 250, 250A, 375, 400

and 625 models, and Champion 4500 and 10,000 models, Beta-Mig 1800, Champ 1435, 2060, 8500

models, Ironman 210 and 250 models, Stickmate models, Tigmate models, and HSW-15 and

HSW-25 spot welder models effective with Serial No. KK200262 and newer.

This limited warranty supersedes all previous Hobart warranties and is exclusive with

no other guarantees or warranties expressed or implied.

Hobart products are serviced by Hobart or Miller Authorized Service Agencies.

LIMITED WARRANTY 

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 Subject to the terms and conditions

below, Hobart/Miller Electric Mfg. Co., Appleton, Wisconsin,

warrants to its original retail purchaser that new Hobart

equipment sold after the effective date of this limited warranty is

free of defects in material and workmanship at the time it is

shipped by Hobart. THIS WARRANTY IS EXPRESSLY IN LIEU

OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,

INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND

FITNESS.
Within the warranty periods listed below, Hobart/Miller will repair

or replace any warranted parts or components that fail due to

such defects in material or workmanship. Hobart/Miller must be

notified in writing within thirty (30) days of such defect or failure, at

which time Hobart/Miller will provide instructions on the warranty

claim procedures to be followed.
Hobart/Miller shall honor warranty claims on warranted

equipment listed below in the event of such a failure within the

warranty time periods. All warranty time periods start on the date

that the equipment was delivered to the original retail purchaser,

or one year after the equipment is sent to a North American

distributor or eighteen months after the equipment is sent to an

International distributor.

1.

5 Years — Parts and Labor

* Original Main Power Rectifiers
* Transformers
* Stabilizers
* Reactors

2.

3 Years — Parts and Labor

* Drive Systems
* PC Boards
* Rotors, Stators and Brushes
* Idle Module
* Solenoid Valves
* Switches and Controls
* Spot Welder Transformer

3.

1 Year — Parts and Labor Unless Specified

(90 days for industrial use)

* Motor-Driven Guns
* MIG Guns/TIG Torches
* Relays
* Contactors
* Regulators
* Water Coolant Systems
* Flowgauge and Flowmeter Regulators (No Labor)
* HF Units
* Running Gear/Trailers
* Plasma Cutting Torches
* Remote Controls
* Replacement Parts (No labor)
* Accessories
* Field Options

(NOTE: Field options are covered

for the remaining

warranty period of the product they are installed in, or

for a minimum of one year — whichever is greater.)

4.

Engines, batteries and tires are warranted separately by the

manufacturer.

Hobart’s 5/3/1 Limited Warranty shall not apply to:

1.

Consumable components such as contact tips, cutting

nozzles, slip rings, drive rolls, gas diffusers, plasma

torch tips and electrodes, weld cables, and tongs and

tips, or parts that fail due to normal wear. 

(Exception:

brushes, slip rings, and relays are covered on Hobart

Engine-Driven models.)

2.

Items furnished by Hobart/Miller, but manufactured by

others, such as engines or trade accessories. These items

are covered by the manufacturer’s warranty, if any.

3.

Equipment that has been modified by any party other than

Hobart/Miller, or equipment that has been improperly

installed, improperly operated or misused based upon

industry standards, or equipment which has not had

reasonable and necessary maintenance, or equipment

which has been used for operation outside of the

specifications for the equipment.

HOBART PRODUCTS ARE INTENDED FOR PURCHASE AND

USE BY COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL USERS AND PERSONS

TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED IN THE USE AND

MAINTENANCE OF WELDING EQUIPMENT.

In the event of a warranty claim covered by this warranty, the

exclusive remedies shall be, at Hobart’s/Miller’s option: (1) repair;

or (2) replacement; or, where authorized in writing by

Hobart/Miller in appropriate cases, (3) the reasonable cost of

repair or replacement at an authorized Hobart/Miller service

station; or (4) payment of or credit for the purchase price (less

reasonable depreciation based upon actual use) upon return of

the goods at customer’s risk and expense. Hobart’s/Miller’s

option of repair or replacement will be F.O.B., Factory at

Appleton, Wisconsin, or F.O.B. at a Hobart/Miller authorized

service facility as determined by Hobart/Miller. Therefore no

compensation or reimbursement for transportation costs of any

kind will be allowed.

TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE REMEDIES

PROVIDED HEREIN ARE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE

REMEDIES. IN NO EVENT SHALL HOBART/MILLER BE

LIABLE FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR

CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOSS OF

PROFIT), WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY

OTHER LEGAL THEORY.
ANY EXPRESS WARRANTY NOT PROVIDED HEREIN AND

ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY, GUARANTY OR

REPRESENTATION AS TO PERFORMANCE, AND ANY

REMEDY FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT TORT OR ANY

OTHER LEGAL THEORY WHICH, BUT FOR THIS PROVISION,

MIGHT ARISE BY IMPLICATION, OPERATION OF LAW,

CUSTOM OF TRADE OR COURSE OF DEALING, INCLUDING

ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR

FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO

ANY AND ALL EQUIPMENT FURNISHED BY

HOBART/MILLER IS EXCLUDED AND DISCLAIMED BY

Hobart/Miller.

Some states in the U.S.A. do not allow limitations of how long an

implied warranty lasts, or the exclusion of incidental, indirect,

special or consequential damages, so the above limitation or

exclusion may not apply to you. This warranty provides specific

legal rights, and other rights may be available, but may vary from

state to state.
In Canada, legislation in some provinces provides for certain

additional warranties or remedies other than as stated herein,

and to the extent that they may not be waived, the limitations and

exclusions set out above may not apply. This Limited Warranty

provides specific legal rights, and other rights may be available,

but may vary from province to province.