Forney 85650 Page 24 Manual Download

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Forney Industries, Inc.

2057 Vermont Drive

Fort Collins, CO 80525

+1-800-521-6038

www.forneyind.com

Summary of Contents for 85650

Page 1: ...ITEM 85650 REV 04 14 2022 FORNEY 250 MULTI MACHINE SPOOL GUN ENGLISH...

Page 2: ...eating the best solutions to our customer s needs Above all our employees will provide the same respect and caring attitude within the organization as they are expected to share with every Forney cust...

Page 3: ...epair or replace defective products at no charge to you When you call Forney s Technical Service department you will speak to a trained product and application expert Forney s primary goal is to get y...

Page 4: ...N 10 ADDITIONAL WARNINGS 10 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR SPOOL GUN 11 DESCRIPTION 11 WELDER LAYOUT AND CONTROLS 11 12 INSTALLING THE SPOOL GUN ASSEMBLY 12 GAS CYLINDER AND REGULATOR CONNECTION 13 INSTALLING T...

Page 5: ...3 9353 Fax 305 443 7559 www aws org AWS A6 0 WELDING AND CUTTING CONTAINERS WHICH HAVE HELD COMBUSTIBLES Obtainable from the American Welding Society 550 NW Le Jeune Road Miami FL 33126 Telephone 800...

Page 6: ...is recommended Personal Protection Welding processes of any kind can be dangerous not only to the operator but to any person situated near the equipment if safety and operating rules are not strictly...

Page 7: ...rea unless it is being ventilated or the operator and anyone else in the area is wearing an air supplied respirator Stop welding if you develop momentary eye nose or throat irritation as this indicate...

Page 8: ...oil or other flammable substances such as leather gloves thick cotton shirts with no synthetic materials cuffless trousers closed toed shoes Keep long hair pulled back Remove any combustibles such as...

Page 9: ...POWER CABLE are exposed to any form of atmospheric precipitation or salt water spray Do not carry coiled welding cables around shoulders or any other part of the body when they are plugged into the we...

Page 10: ...re from walls or similar obstructions that could restrict natural air flow for cooling Since the inhalation of welding fumes can be harmful ensure that the welding area is effectively ventilated See t...

Page 11: ...Controls A End of Torch Consumables TWECO Style Nozzle TWECO 23 50 TWECO Style Diffuser TWECO 52FN and TWECO Style Contact Tips TWECO 14H 30 through 14H 47 B Torch Neck C Torch Neck Nut The torch neck...

Page 12: ...re that your power supply or welding machine is turned off Step 3 Ensuring proper alignment thread the machine end of the spool gun power cable into the Euro Connect receptacle on the front of your we...

Page 13: ...ire Spool Compartment I cover down and open Gas Cylinder and Regulator Connection The gas cylinder not supplied should be located near the rear of the welder It should be in a well ventilated area and...

Page 14: ...tension mechanism Rotate the entire Wire Tension Adjustment Knob armature upward to release the Idler Arm K Step 3 Install the spool of wire on the main shaft ensuring that the wire is feeding from t...

Page 15: ...ntil snug TIP More tension is not better Use as little drive tension as possible while still feeding wire smoothly and continuously Step 7 Close mechanism and wire spool compartment covers Step 8 Veri...

Page 16: ...of the drive roller to avoid possible birds nesting issues When installed in the spool gun there will be a size visibly engraved in the drive roll that represents the groove being used The size that i...

Page 17: ...e thickness of the material to be welded Welding current varies in relationship to wire feed speed For low wire feed speed RIGHT KNOB welding current output will be low Turning the wire feed speed con...

Page 18: ...g the wire feed speed knob on the front of the welding machine useless 2 Allow for fine control giving the user 10 of the wire feed speed that is set using the knob on the front of the welding machine...

Page 19: ...5 290 16 GA 15 5 340 14 GA 16 5 370 12 GA 17 5 425 1 8 25 450 3 16 25 500 1 4 28 5 550 3 8 29 600 0 035 22 GA 13 5 150 20 GA 13 5 180 18 GA 14 220 16 GA 15 250 14 GA 15 270 12 GA 17 325 1 8 25 410 3...

Page 20: ...that is stamped one size larger in diameter than the welding wire it will be used with 1 If the wire burns back into the tip remove the tip from the gun and clean the hole running through it with an...

Page 21: ...application No wire feed Wire feed tension too high Slowly remove wire feed tension while depressing the spool gun trigger Use as little tension as necessary for smooth operation Remote local switch s...

Page 22: ...scolored welds Wrong shielding gas Always use 100 pure argon shielding gas when welding aluminum Pulling arc instead of pushing arc When welding aluminum push the nozzle in the direction of the weld r...

Page 23: ...23 WWW FORNEYIND COM Item Description Industry Standard 1 Nozzle TWECO Style 23 50 2 Contact Tip 0 030 0 035 0 040 0 045 TWECO Style 14H 3 Gas Diffuser TWECO Style 52FN Spool Gun Consumables List...

Page 24: ...Forney Industries Inc 2057 Vermont Drive Fort Collins CO 80525 1 800 521 6038 www forneyind com...