Hobart Welding Products OM-1594 manual Removing Contact Tip Adapter In Air-Cooled Pistol-Grip Guns

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6-10. Removing Contact Tip Adapter In Air-Cooled Pistol-Grip Guns

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Tools Needed:

5/64, 3/32 in

Turn Off wire feeder and welding power source.

1 Nozzle Extension

Remove as shown.

2Contact Tip

3Compression Nut

To remove, see Section 6-6.

4Liner

5Contact Tip Adapter

6Washer

7Extension Adapter

8Setscrew

Loosen setscrew and remove adapter. Install new adapter and tighten setscrew. Reinstall liner, contact tip, compression nut, and nozzle.

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6-11. Removing Contact Tip Adapter In Water-Cooled Pistol-Grip Guns

WARNING

WATER IN GUN PARTS can cause ELECTRIC SHOCK and can lower weld quality.

•Turn Off welding power source and water supply before working on gun. Stop engine on welding generators.

•Always point gun downward when removing water-cooled barrel to keep water out of gun parts.

•Wipe gun dry before putting it back together.

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Turn Off weld control and welding power source.

1Nozzle

2Nozzle Adapter Remove as shown.

3Contact Tip Adapter

Use supplied 3/32 in allen wrench to remove adapter.

Coat new adapter with threadlock- ing compound (such as Loctite No. 242), and install.

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