B-3
OPERATION
B-3
ACTIV8™
1. WIRE FEED SPEED KNOB
UsetheWireFeedSpeedKnobtoadjusttherate
ofwirefeedspeed.
WFS range:
50to800ipm
Because the wire feeder is powered by the arc
voltage,thefullrangeofwirefeedspeedmaynot
beavailableatlowvoltages.
(See
Customer Assistance Policy
inthefrontofthis
InstructionManual)
CASE FRONT CONTROLS
(See Figure B.1)
ITEM DESCRIPTION
1
WireFeedSpeedKnob
2
5-pinguntriggerconnector
3
Worklead
4
ThermalLED
5
PolarityLED
1
3
5
2
4
FIGURE B.1
Arc Voltage
Max WFS
15V
440ipm
18V
523ipm
21V
609ipm
24V
690ipm
27V
783ipm
See
“Constant Current Operation”
for setting
theWireFeedSpeedwhenintheCCmode.
2. TRIGGER CONNECTOR
Thereisonecircularconnectorfortheguntrigger
on the front of the ACTIV8™. Note – if the gun
trigger is already depressed when the feeder is
poweredup,thefeederwillnotactivate.Release
andthenpresstheguntriggertobeginwelding.
3. WORK LEAD
Alwaysturnpoweroffattheweldingpowersource
beforemovingtheworklead.
Theworkleadattachestotheitembeingwelded.
4. THERMAL LED, MOTOR OVERLOAD
The thermal LED illuminates when the wire drive
motordrawstoomuchcurrent.Ifthethermallight
illuminates, the wire drive will automatically shut-
down for up to 30 seconds to allow the motor to
cool.Tostartweldingagain,releasetheguntrig-
ger, inspect the gun cable, liner (and conduit).
Cleanandmakerepairsasnecessary.Startweld-
ing again when the problem has been safely
resolved.
For best results, keep the gun cable and conduit
as straight as possible. Perform regular mainte-
nance and cleaning on the gun liner, conduit and
gun. Always use quality electrode, such as L-50
orL-56fromLincolnElectric.
5. POLARITY LED
ThepolarityLEDilluminateswhenthewirefeeder
isconnectedtopositivepolarity.
