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INSTALLATION | |||
GUN AND CABLE ASSEMBLIES | GMAW SHIELDING GAS | ||
GUN AND CABLE ASSEMBLIES WITH |
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STANDARD CONNECTION |
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The Power Feed 10 wire feeder is equipped with a |
| CYLINDER may explode if damaged. | |
factory installed |
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is for guns having a Tweco™ |
| • Keep cylinder upright and chained to | |
Power Feed 10 has been designed to make connect- |
| support. | |
ing a variety of guns easily and inexpensively with the |
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K1500 series of gun connection kits. Gun trigger and |
| • Keep cylinder away from areas where it | |
dual procedure lead connections connect to the single |
| may be damaged. | |
five pin receptacle on the front of the feed head box. |
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See Gun Adapters in Accessories section. |
| • Never lift welder with cylinder attached. | |
GENERAL GUN CONNECTION GUIDELINES |
| • Never allow welding electrode to touch | |
| cylinder. | ||
The instructions supplied with the gun and K1500 |
| • Keep cylinder away from welding or | |
series gun adapter should be followed when |
| other live electrical circuits. | |
installing and configuring a gun. What follows are |
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some general guidelines that are not intended to |
| BUILDUP OF SHIELDING GAS may | |
cover all guns. |
| harm health or kill. | |
a. Check that the drive rolls and guide tubes |
| • Shut off shielding gas supply when not | |
| are proper for the electrode size and type |
| in use. |
| being used. If not, change them per drive |
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| roll installation instructions in the Operation | SEE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD | |
| section. | “SAFETY IN WELDING AND CUTTING” PUB- | |
b. | Lay the cable out straight. Insert the connec- | LISHED BY THE AMERICAN WELDING | |
SOCIETY. |
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| tor on the welding conductor cable into the | ||
| brass conductor block on the front of the wire |
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drive head. Make sure it is all the way in and | Customer must provide a cylinder of shielding gas, a | |
tighten the hand clamp. Keep this connec- | ||
pressure regulator, a flow control valve, and a hose | ||
tion clean and bright. Connect the trigger | ||
from the flow valve to the gas inlet fitting of the wire | ||
control cable polarized plug into the mating | ||
drive unit. | ||
five cavity receptacle on the front of the wire | ||
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drive unit. | Connect a supply hose from the gas cylinder flow | |
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NOTE: For | valve outlet to the | |
the back panel of the wire drive or, if used, on the | ||
guns, connect gun to gun connector making sure all | ||
inlet of the Gas Guard Regulator. See Accessories | ||
pins and gas tube line up with appropriate holes in | ||
section. | ||
connector. Tighten gun by turning large nut on gun | ||
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clockwise. |
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c.For GMA gun cables with separate gas fit- tings, connect the 3/16 in. I.D. gas hose from the wire drive unit to the gun cable barbed fitting.
d.For water cooled guns, refer to the instruc- tions supplied with the kit.
POWER WAVE 455/POWER FEED 10
