TWIST - MATE WELDING CABLE PLUG INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

TURN THE POWER SWITCH OF THE WELDING POWER

SOURCE "OFF" BEFORE INSTALLING PLUGS ON CABLES

OR WHEN CONNECTING OR DISCONNECTING PLUGS TO

WELDING POWER SOURCE .

1 . CHECK THAT THE CONNECTOR BOOT IS MARKED FOR THE APPROPRIATE CABLE SIZE PER TABLE BELOW; AND

S KIN CABLE JACKET TO LENGTH SPECIFIED:

2.

3.

BOOT MARKING

AMERICAN (EUROPEAN) RANGE

CABLE SKIN LENGTH

 

 

CABLE SIZE

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

INCH (25 . 4mm)

35 - 50

#2 - #1

( 35 - 50 mm 2)

5 0 - 70

1 /0 - 2/0

( 50

- 70

mm 2)

1

INCH (25 . 4mm)

70 - 95

2/0 - 3/0

( 70

- 95

m m 2)

1 . 5 INCH (38 . 1mm)

If necessary, trim cable end of boot at groove(s) to match cable d iameter . Boot must fit tightly enough to seal around outside

d iameter of cable . NOTE: Some boots are designed to accommodate different cable diameters without trimming . These boots do not

h ave grooves at the cable end . Soap or other non petroleum based lubricant will help to slide the boot over the cable .

Slide rubber boot onto cable end .

BOOT

WELDING CABLE

 

SEE

A BOVE

TRIM

4.

5.

6.

7.

Slide the copper tube into the brass plug .

Insert cable into copper tube .

COPPER TUBE

Tighten set screw(s) to collapse copper tube . Screw(s)

must apply firm pressure against welding cable . The top of the set screw(s) will be nearly flush or below the surface of the brass plug after tightening .

Slide rubber boot over brass plug . The rubber boot must be p ositioned to completely cover all electrical surfaces after the plug is locked into the receptacle .

SET SCREW

( 70 - 95 size may

have 2 set screws)

B RASS PLUG

9 - 20 - 91J

S18737

.6 0 0

.5 5 3

.8 0 0

.740

.5 1 3

. 5 0 3

N . A .

RUBBER BOOT

MARKED WITH

B R A S S

"70 - 95"

 

. 4 1 5

 

. 3 8 5

. 2 0 0

. 2 0 7

. 1 5 0

. 1 6 7

TIN PLATED COPPER TUBE

(2)SET SCREWS NOTES:

N . B .N . A . DISPLACEMENT HOLE PERMISSIBLE .

N . B . RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SET SCREWS AND RAISED TAB NOT IMPORTANT .

9 - 2 0 - 9 1 J M 1 5 4 7 9 - 1

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Lincoln Electric IM481-B manual Rubber Boot