Python 232-835 owner manual Section E Troubleshooting, Trouble Cause Remedy

Section E

Troubleshooting

Trouble	Cause	Remedy
No wire feed at gun,	115/42 VAC Control fuse in	Replace fuse.
	feeder/Control box blown.
feeder not operating,	Micro-switch defective/not	Replace switch. Check
i.e. no slave motor	being activated.	switch for operation.
or brake solenoid.	Broken electrical cable.	Check micro-switch
		wires for continuity.
	24 VAC Control fuse in	Check motor leads for
	feeder/Control box blown.	shorts; then replace
		fuse.
	Bad potentiometer.	Check potentiometer
		with meter.
No wire feed at gun,
		Check motor and
feeder operating
	Broken Electrical Cable.	potentiometer wires for
properly.
		continuity.
		See specific cabinet/
	Bad Speed control/PCB	control box owners
		manual for speed
		control operation.
	Loose or no cable	Check all power
	connections.	connections.
Wire feeds, but		Check power supply
		owners manual for
welding wire is not	Contactor control cable
		location and type
energized.	loose or in wrong position.
		of contactor signal
		required.
	Welding power source.	Check power source.
	Dirty or worn conduit.	Blow out or replace
		conduit.
Wire feeds	Wrong size contact tip.	See Contact tip table.
erratically.		Check for lock washer
	Idler roll stuck.	under idler roll, or
		replace if damaged.
	Bad potentiometer.	Check with meter.
		Check potentiometer
	Broken electrical cable.	wires for continuity or
Wire feeds one		short.
speed only.		See specific cabinet/
	Bad speed control.	control owners manual
		for speed control
		operation.
Wire walks out of	Idler roll upside-down.	Place groove in idler
		roll toward top.
drive rolls.
	Rear wire guide missing.	Replace wire guide.

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