5-7. Installing And Threading Welding Wire
Install wire spool. Adjust tension nut so | Install wire guides and | ||||
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Install drive rolls.
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Pressure | Indicator | |
Scale | ||
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Rear | Pressure | |
Rolls | ||
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No Wire Slip | Wire Slips |
NONCONDUCTIVE | NONCONDUCTIVE |
SURFACE | SURFACE |
Drive Rolls |
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| Back Of Gun | 3/16, 5/64 in |
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End Of Liner
. For best wire feeding performance, be | . For soft wire or small diameter stainless | . To adjust drive roll pressure, hold nozzle |
sure that the outlet cable has the proper | steel wire, reduce drive roll pressure on | about 2 in (51 mm) from nonconductive |
size liner for the welding wire size being | the rear roll to half that of the front rolls. | surface and press gun trigger to feed wire |
used. Also, when the gun is installed, the |
| against surface. Tighten knob so wire |
liner extending from the back of the gun |
| does not slip. Do not overtighten. If con- |
should be as close to the drive rolls as |
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possible, without touching. |
| slip at the feeder (see pressure adjust- |
Install gun. Lay gun cable out straight. Cut off |
| ment above).Cut wire off. Close cover. |
end of wire. Push wire through guides up to |
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drive rolls; continue to hold wire. Press Jog |
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button to feed wire out gun. |
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