Rectifying faults
Checklist for rectifying faults
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Wire feed problems
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Unsuitable or worn welding torch equipment
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Adjust contact tip (cold wire/hot wire) to wire diameter, blow through and replace if necessary
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Adjust wire guide to material in use, blow through and replace if necessary
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Contact tip blocked
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Clean, spray with anti-spatter spray and replace if necessary
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Setting the spool brake (see "Setting the spool brake" chapter)
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Check settings and correct if necessary
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Setting pressure units (see "Inching wire electrodes" chapter)
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Check settings and correct if necessary
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Worn wire rolls
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Check and replace if necessary
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Wire feed motor without supply voltage (automatic cutout triggered by overloading)
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Reset triggered fuse (rear of the power source) by pressing the key button
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Kinked hose packages
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Extend and lay out the torch hose package
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Incompatible parameter settings
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Check settings and correct if necessary
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Arc between gas nozzle and workpiece (metal vapour on the gas nozzle)
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Replace gas nozzle
Pore formation
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Inadequate or missing gas shielding
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Check shielding gas setting and replace shielding gas cylinder if necessary
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Shield welding site with protective screens (draughts affect the welding result)
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Use gas diffuser for aluminium applications and high-alloy steels
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Unsuitable or worn welding torch equipment
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Check size of gas nozzle and replace if necessary
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Condensation (hydrogen) in the gas tube
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Rinse hose package with gas or replace
