11
Operating Faults, Causes and Cures
11/1
11.1
Customer Checklist
All machines are subjected to very strict production and final testing. If something should not
function correctly despite this, please refer to the following table. If none of the suggested cures
clears the problem then please contact an authorised agency.
Problem
Possible Cause
What to do
The welding wire
does not feed
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Splatter is blocking the contact
tip orifice
The wire-feed rollers are
slipping
The wire-feed motor is not
turning
A kink in the wire prevents it
going through the contact tip
The brake on the wire spool is
set too tightly
Torch faulty
Clean the contact tip and spray with
anti-splatter.
Check the counter-roller. Replace worn
out drive rollers with new ones. Wire is
jammed, check its passage.
Check fuse F1 on WK 5 (see spare
parts list)
Undo the contact tip and cut off the
distorted wire
Loosen brake
Replace it
The wire forms
loops
1.
2.
Liner or tip blocked
Hose pack bent too tightly
Clean or replace
Ensure a basically straight hosepack
The welding wire
feedrate is uneven
1.
2.
3.
Blocked or damaged wire guide
spiral
The brake on the wire spool is
set too tightly
Contact tip has too small a hole
Clean or replace
Loosen wire spool brake
Use the right contact tip
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