Image Industries QuikLinx 10700, Operation Manual

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Trouble Shooting
Section 5
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Problem Meaning Possible Cause(s) Corrective Action
Clip won’t load
The clip is not properly
presented in the welding
position by the tool
●
Magazine Empty
● Magazine Not Present
● Motor Fail
● Magazine Holder Malfunction
●
Foreign Debris in the Tool
●
Change Magazine
● Insert Full Magazine
● Test Lift Check. If trigger light on
welder works, but does not lift.
Send in for service.
● Remove magazine holder and
inspect for damage. Replace
magazine holder
●
Remove spark shield and magazine
holder and clean debris
Won’t Weld
The system fails to initiate
a weld
●
Brass Spark Shield is not Flat
● Not Grounded
● Weld Cable not Connected
●
Ensure brass spark shield is flat
(Figure 10
● Ensure work piece is grounded and
ground cable is connected to power
source.
● Ensure all the weld cable
connections are good at the
extension cables and at the power
source.
Can’t Load
Magazine Unable to install the
magazine into the tool
●
Retention pin may be hitting
components in the magazine
holder.
● Damaged clip or magazine
● Clips still present in the tool
●
Remove the spark shield and
inspect for retention pin hitting
magazine holder components.
● A damaged (flattened) clip may be
too wide to fit in the magazine
holder or the retention pin may be at
an “odd” angle and interfering with
internal components.
● Remove spark shield and inspect
for remaining clips. You cannot
load a new magazine until all clips
have been emptied.
Clips fall out on
load
After a load sequence the
clip is not retained in the
weld position
●
Grip Fingers are bent
● Grip pads worn or missing
●
Remove and replace grip fingers
● Remove and replace grip pads
Tool won’t lift on
lift check
When the tool, not touching
a grounded work piece,
does not move when the
trigger is pressed once
●
Control cable not connected
or damaged
● Power Source is turned off
●
Motor Fail
● Mechanical jamb in tool
●
Inspect control cable. Connect or
replace if damaged.
● Turn on power source
●
Test Lift Check. If trigger light on
welder works, but does not lift.
Send in for service.
● Remove spark shield, magazine
holder and grip fingers. Perform a
lift check. If it does not work send
tool for service.
Clips fall off after
weld
The clips, after going
through a weld sequence,
break off easily
●
Weld too hot
● Weld too cold
● Mechanism not functioning
properly
●
Excessive splatter? Turn down time
and/or current on power source
● No splatter? Turn up time and/or
current on power source.
●
Perform lift check to verify
mechanism is functioning properly.
If not send tool for service.