Lincoln Electric K1780-1 Wire Feed Drive Roll Kits, Procedure to Install Drive Rolls, Wire Guides

A-6					INSTALLATION			A-6
WIRE FEED DRIVE ROLL KITS						6. Install each drive roll by pushing over shaft until it
							butts up against locating shoulder on the drive roll
NOTE: The maximum rated solid and cored wire							shaft. (Do Not exceed maximum wire size rating of
			sizes and selected drive ratios are shown on				the wire drive).
			the SPECIFICATIONS in the front of this sec-			7.	Install Outer Wire Guide by sliding over locating
			tion.
The electrode sizes that can be fed with each roll and							pins and tightening in place.
						8.	Engage upper drive rolls if they are in the “open”
guide tube are stenciled on each part. Check the kit
for proper components. Kit specifications can be							position and close Pressure Door.
found in the ACCESSORIES section.						TO SET DRIVE ROLL PRESSURE, see “Drive Roll
PROCEDURE TO INSTALL DRIVE ROLLS						Pressure Setting” in OPERATION.
AND WIRE GUIDES						GENERAL GUN CONNECTION GUIDELINES
						The instructions supplied with the gun and K1500
				WARNING
						series gun adapter should be followed when installing
						and configuring a gun. The following guidelines are
			ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill.
						general procedures only that are not intended to cover
			•	Do not touch electrically live parts such		all guns.
			•	as output terminals or internal wiring.
				When feeding without Power Feed 10 “Cold		1. Check that the drive rolls and guide tubes are prop-
				Feed” feature, electrode and drive mechanism
				are “hot” to work and ground and could remain			er for the electrode size and type being used.
				energized several seconds after the gun trigger		2. Lay the cable out straight. Insert the connector on
			•	is released.
				Turn OFF input power at welding power			the welding conductor cable into the brass conduc-
				source before installation or changing drive
			•	roll and/or guide tubes.			tor block on the front of the wire drive head. Make
				Welding power source must be connected			sure it is all the way in and tighten the hand clamp.
				to system ground per the National Electrical			Keep this connection clean and bright.
			•	Code or any applicable local codes.
				Only qualified personnel should		Note: For Fast-Mate and European connector style
				perform this installation.
Observe all additional Safety Guidelines detailed							guns, connect gun to gun connector making
							sure all pins and gas tube line up with appropri-
throughout this manual.							ate holes in connector. Tighten gun by turning
DRIVE ROLL KIT INSTALLATION (KP1505-[ ])*							the large nut on gun clockwise.
				(KP1507-[ ])*		3. For GMA Gun Cables with separate gas fittings,
				WARNING			connect the gas hose from the wire drive unit to the
							gun cable barbed fitting.
	1. Turn OFF Welding Power Source.					*See ACCESSORIES SECTION Table C.1, page C-1.
2. Pull open Pressure Door to expose rolls and wire
		guides.

3. Remove Outer Wire Guide by turning knurled thumb screws counter-clock-wise to unscrew them from Feedplate.

4. Remove drive rolls, if any are installed, by pulling straight off shaft. Remove inner guide.

5. Insert inner Wire Guide, groove side out, over the two locating pins in the feedplate.

POWER FEED 10 / R