Lincoln Electric IM546 manual ACCESSORIESC-1, Optional Accessories, MIG Conversion

ACCESSORIESC-1

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

1.K520 Utility Cart — Designed to trans- port the Lincoln family of small welders. Has provisions for mounting a single gas cylinder. Has front casters and large rear wheels. Handle height is easily adjustable. Bottom tray provided for tools and accessories. Easy assembly required; takes less than 15 minutes.

2.K664-1 Aluminum Feeding Kit — This kit required for welding with .035 Aluminum wire. This kit may also be used for feeding .035 stainless wire. Included with this kit are a drive roll, liner and contact tip. It is important when changing between welding with steel wire and aluminum to exchange these components due to the lubricant applied to steel wire. Failure to do so may result in contaminated welds when welding aluminum.

3.K610-1 MIG Conversion Kit for the WELD-PAK 100 — Complete kit for use with .025" (0.6 mm) electrode wire and

either CO2 or Argon-mixed gas. Includes

.025-.030" (0.6-0.8 mm) cable liner, two

.025" (0.6 mm) contact tips, gas nozzle, 2 lb. spool of .025" (0.6 mm) L-56 elec- trode, gas regulator, gas hose, regulator

adapter for CO2 cylinders and gas sole- noid assembly, with all necessary hard- ware and easy instructions for installing gas solenoid. Use with .030" (0.8 mm) wire requires additional .030" (0.8 mm) contact tip and electrode wire.

MIG CONVERSION

Several changes are needed to convert the unit for operation with the MIG (GMAW) process. The K610-1 MIG Conversion Kit for the WELD-PAK 100 includes all the nec- essary accessories for this conversion and is provided for this purpose. The following conversions should be made using the con- tents of this kit:

1.Install the gas solenoid. Complete instructions are included with the kit.

2.Change the output polarity to DC(+). See “Work Cable Installation” in Installation section for details.

3.Change drive roll orientation (if required) for the wire size selected. See “Changing Drive Roll” in Maintenance section for details.

4.Install the proper gun liner and tip for the wire size selected. See “Component Replacement” in Maintenance section for details.

5.Remove gasless nozzle (if installed) and install gas nozzle. To remove, simply unscrew.

6.Load wire into machine and thread into gun and cable per “Welding Wire Loading” section.

WELD-PAK 100