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3. Switch the machine on by the ON/OFF switch
4
.
7.1 INSERTING THE WIRE
1. Open the side cover of the wire feeder space.
2. Put the wire spool
10
on the wire spool holder
11.
3. Put the Inlet
12
onto the holder
11
followed by the spring and tighten up
the nut onto the holder
11
.
4. Cut off the curved or damaged end of welding wire and lead it through the
Feeder inlet liner
16,
and the roll
19
into the Torch inlet liner
20
(about 5
cm). Make sure, that you use the suitable groove of the roll.
5. Make sure that the wire fits into the Torch inlet liner
20
!
6. Put the pressure arm
18
down and fix it by setting the Fixing shaft
17
into
vertical position.
7. Adjust the pressure of the Fixing shaft
17
that way that it provides
constant movement of wire but it does not deform wire.
7.2 INSERTING THE WELDING WIRE INTO THE WELDING TORCH
1. Take off the torch gas cup
2. Take off the torch tip
3. Press the torch trigger, the wire will start feeding into the torch
4. When the wire reaches the end of the torch, release the trigger, screw on
the tip and the nozzle.
7.3 CHANGING THE WIRE FEEDER ROLL
Every wire feeding roll in ALFA IN machines can be used for two different
diameters of welding wire – the rolls have two grooves.
1. Open the wire feeder by means of the Fixing shaft
17
2. Unscrew the plastic fixing cup
19
and take off the roll
19
3. In case there is suitable groove on the roll, turn it around and fix it back to
the feeder.
A
B
C
Fig. 3- The influence of the roll groove on the wire (for this machine groves
0,6 and 0,8)