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Northern Industrial Welder
Operating Instructions and Parts Manual
MIG 130
end of the wire into the hole on the
outside edge of the wire spool and
bend it over to hold the wire in place.
Remove the spool of wire from the
drive compartment of the welder.
3.4. Rotate the Drive Roller Cap
counterclockwise and remove it from
the Drive Roller.
3.5. Pull the Drive Roller off of the
Drive Roller Shaft.
3.6 Based on the wire diameter,
select the correct groove using the
following table.
Wire Diameter
Roller Groove
.024 inch
0.6
.030 inch
0.9
.035 inch
0.9
The drive roller has two wire size
grooves built into it. When installing
the drive roller, the number stamped
on the drive roller for the wire size
you are using should be facing you.
Push the drive roller onto the drive
roller shaft.
3.7. Reinstall the Drive Roller Cap
and lock in place by turning it
clockwise.
3.8. Close the door to the welder
drive compartment.
4. Install the wire
4.1 selecting the wire
Available wire for this machine
Wire Type
Available or not
.023” MIG
wire
Yes
.030” MIG
wire
Yes
Flux core
wire .030 inch
Yes
Flux core
wire .035 inch
Yes
Both four inch or eight inch wire
spools of .030 inch or .035 inch self
shielding flux-core wire and .023 inch
or .030 inch solid wire can be used on
this welder. Steel from 20 gauge up
to 3/16 inch thick can be welded with
this wire.
NOTE:
• Metal thinner than 20 gauge can not
be welded with this machine.
Attempting to do so will cause burn
through in the metal you are intending
to weld.
• Remove any wire that is rusty, if the
whole spool is rusty discard it.
4.2 Install the wire
Electric shock can kill! Always turn
the POWER switch OFF and