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ThREADING wELDING wIRE
ThROuGh ThE SPOOL GuN
1.
Turn off welder and unplug from power source.
2.
Set the switch above the drive motor to the spool gun
setting. (Fig. 1J)
3.
Remove the thumb screw and clear plastic wire spool cover.
4.
Remove the thumb screw and spring tensioner that holds the wire spool on. (Fig. 1K)
5.
Place wire spool on spindle and replace the thumb screw with spring tensioner and tighten till the point that the
spool has some tension on it.
6.
Loosen the Brass Tensioner Thumb Screw (Fig. 2K) until it is possible to feed the welding wire through the drive
roller grooves.
7.
Feed the wire by hand from the spool into the inlet guide, (Fig. 3K) past the drive rollers and into the wire inlet. (Fig. 4K)
8.
Tighten the Brass Tensioner Thumb Screw (Fig. 2K) until it applies light pressure onto the welding wire. If this is too
tight it will deform the wire and cause feeding issues, if it is too loose the drive roller will slip on the wire.
9.
Remove the nozzle and contact tip.
10.
Replace the wire spool cover.
11.
Plug in welder to your power source and turn on the welder.
12.
Trigger the Spool Gun to feed the wire and adjust the Brass Tensioner Thumb Screw (Fig. 2K) so that the wire does not slip.
13.
Replace Contact Tip and Nozzle.
INSTALLING ThE SPOOL GuN
1.
Turn off welder and unplug from power source.
2.
Switch the selector switch to the Spool Gun position.
3.
Open the side door of the welder and loosen the Torch Tensioner
located on the side of the drive roller. If the standard welding
gun is installed remove it and its associated connector.
4.
Slide the brass body of the Spool Gun in through the front of
the unit in the designated hole as shown in Fig. J. Be sure to
insert until it bottoms against the drive assembly or a gas leak
may occur.
5.
Connect the black cannon plug to the cannon plug connection
on the front of the welder.
6.
Tighten the Torch Tensioner finger tight.
7.
Set the Selector Switch to “Spool Gun” (Fig. 1J)
FIG.J
FIG.K
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1J
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1K
✓
3K
✓
2K
✓
4K
