SECTION 5 – MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING

WARNING

READ SAFETY BLOCKS at beginning of manual before proceeding.

5-1. Maintenance And Troubleshooting

Turn Off all power before maintaining.

Each Spool Of Wire

See

Blow Out

Gun

Section

Casing

5-2

 

Clean

Nozzle

And Check

Contact Tip

– –

3 Months

Replace

Cracked

Parts

– –

Control Cord

 

Gas Hose

Gun Cable

 

Figure 5-1. Routine Maintenance

 

Table 5-1. Troubleshooting

 

 

Trouble

Remedy

 

 

 

 

Wire does not feed.

Check contact tip. Check for kinks in gun cable. Check trigger connection at

 

welding power source/wire feeder. Have nearest Factory Authorized Service

 

Station/Service Distributor check gun trigger switch.

 

 

Wire is not energized.

Check contact tip. Check trigger connection at welding power source/wire feed-

 

er. Have nearest Factory Authorized Service Station/Service Distributor check

 

gun trigger switch.

Wire feeds unevenly.

Check contact tip. Check for kinks in gun cable. Blow out liner and gun casing.

5-2. Changing Contact Tip And Liner

3

2

1

Turn off welding power source/wire feeder. Cut off wire at nozzle.

1Nozzle

2Contact Tip

3Contact Tip Adapter

Tools Needed:

Ref. ST-149 326-A

Figure 5-2. Changing Contact Tip

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Miller Electric GA-16C1 Maintenance & Troubleshooting, Maintenance And Troubleshooting, Each Spool Of Wire, Months

GA-16C1, GA-16C specifications

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