Chicago Electric 68887 manual Setup Basic Welding Welding Tips Maintenance, Turn the Welder to OFF

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16.To check the wire’s drive tension, feed the wire against a piece of wood from 2 to 3 inches away. If the wire stops instead of bending, turn the welder to OFF, unplug it, slightly tighten the Feed Tensioner clockwise , and try again.

If the wire bends from the feed tension, then the tension is set properly.

030″.

Incrementally

increase tension

until

wire bends.

SAFETY

2

- 3″

17.TURN THE WELDER TO OFF.

18.Select a Contact Tip that is compatible with the welding wire used. The included Tip (.035″) will work with both .030″ and .035″ wire. Slide the Contact

Tip over the wire and thread it clockwise into the Gun. Tighten the Contact Tip using a wrench.

19.Replace the Nozzle and cut the wire off at 1/2″ from tip (1/2″ stickout).

20.Swing the Cover closed until the Cover Latch locks in place.

MP FLUX WIRE WELDER

	ITEM 68887
		ON	MIN
		OFF	MAX
D SPEED	Wire	.030″-.035″ Flux-core
	Capacity XX Ga. – X/X″ Steel Plate
	Cables	Electrode – X′
	Cables	Ground Clamp – X′
		Ground Clamp – X′

120V~

Gun

Nozzle

Contact

Tip

SETUP

BASIC WELDING

WELDING TIPS

MAINTENANCE

SKU 68887

For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353.

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