Python 232-835 owner manual Section a Section B Installation, Operation

Section A

Section B

Installation

Technical Specifications

Wire Capacity

.030" - .045" (0.6mm - 1.2mm) solid and hard wire

.030" - 1/16" (0.8mm - 1.6mm) aluminum and cored wire

Wire Speed

800 IPM (20.3 mpm) Max. at rated feeder Input Voltage (120VAC / 42VAC)

Duty Cycle - 60% (All ratings are using Argon Gas)

225 Amps/25 Volts Air cooled standard

Support Equipment Required

•C.V. or C.C. Power Source of sufficient capacity for your needs.

•Regulated gas supply and hoses.

•Properly sized power leads from power source to wire feeder and ground.

Gun Lead Connections

Power Cable

A #2 power cable is used on the Python® Lincoln Compatible™ gun. The gun and Power Pin ends of the cable are stripped to the copper strands and wrapped with a copper strip. A setscrew holds the cable securely in the gun

body and in the Power Manifold with torque requirements of 55-60 in-lb.

Conduit

The Python® Lincoln Compatible™ comes standard with a poly-lined conduit, for feeding aluminum wire. The longer fitting with a shallow groove is used on the gun end. A set screw located on top of the gun handle secures the conduit in place. The cabinet end of the conduit is secured into the Power Pin connector with a set screw.

Gas Hose

The gas hose is pushed over a barbed fitting on the gun body and secured with the hose retainer. On the Power Manifold the hose has a crimped fitting screwed into the Power Manifold.

Electric Cable

A multi-conductor control cable is used on the Python® Lincoln Compatible™. The gun end of the cable is secured with a cable clamp and the wires are connected to the potentiometer, the micro switch, the motor and the gun body mechanically. Slack is left in the electric cable as it exits the back of the gun to prevent cable and/or wire breakage. The cabinet end of the control cable uses a 7-Pin, Amphenol connector.

Operation

General

The Python® Lincoln Compatible™gun maintains a constant, steady, uniform wire feed speed, regardless of curved or looped wire conduit. The constant push exerted by the slave motor in the cabinet, combined with the pull of the gun motor, causes the wire to literally float friction-free through the wire conduit. The 24VDC gun motor is controlled by a three and three-quarter (3 3/4) turn potentiometer in the gun handle.

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