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5-9. Installing Contact Tip And Nozzle
| Y | Turn off welding power source. |
| 1 | Nozzle |
| Remove nozzle. | |
| 2 | Contact Tip |
| 3 | Tip Adapter |
| Thread welding wire through gun (see | |
3 | Section | |
2 | Slide contact tip over wire and tighten | |
| tip into tip adapter. |
Install nozzle.
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Flux Nozzle
Use with flux cored wire only. Narrow design allows access in tight spaces and provides better visibility of puddle during welding.
Push nozzle over contact tip and adapter until it is seated onto adapter. Contact tip will be exposed approximately 7/16 in (11.3 mm) when installed properly.
MIG Nozzle
Use with solid or flux cored wire.
Push nozzle over contact tip and adapter until it is seated onto adapter. End of contact tip will be flush with end of nozzle when installed properly.
Tools Needed:
Ref. 802