SPOOL TORCH: Installation and Operation
May 25, 2022
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User Manual No: OM-10
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4.04
SPOOL TORCH: Install Welding Wire Spool Then Threading the Welding Wire
MODEL: QLBF-24D and QLBF-36D
a) Disconnect Power to the MIG/MAG equipment.
b) Ensure the Drive Roll is marked with the same size as the
Welding Wire
you are
about to fit in the Spool Torch.
c) Remove
Nozzle (1)
using a twisting pull action, unscrew the
Contact Tip (2)
,
and
Locking Screw (3)
then remove
Spool Cover (4)
.
d) Put the
Welding Wire Spool (5)
on the
Spool Shaft
to check the
Welding Wire
Spool (5)
has some friction with the
Spool Shaft
. If no friction, then adjust the
Hub Tension Nut (6)
so some friction is felt between the
Welding Wire Spool
(5)
and the
Spool Shaft
. Remove the
Welding Wire Spool (5)
from the
Spool
Shaft
.
e) Take the Wire End from the top of the
Welding Wire Spool (5),
CAUTION:
Hold the
Wire End
tightly to stop it from unravelling,
then feed it into
the
Inlet Guide (7)
while pushing down on the red
Pressure Roll Release But-
ton (10)
then push the
Welding Wire
75 mm (3 in.) out past the
Swan Neck.
f) Fit the
Spool Cover (5)
,
Locking Screw (3)
,
Contact Tip (2)
, and
Nozzle (1)
on
the Spool Torch.
g) Before you start welding, test the Pressure Arm force to the Drive Roll is sufficient to feed the
welding wire.
i. Connect MIG/MAG Spool Torch as per Section 4.03 then connect Power to the MIG/MAG
equipment.
ii. Point the Spool Torch at 60 degree and 100mm (4 in.) from a flat non-conductive material,
e.g. wood, on the floor.
iii. Depress
Torch Trigger Switch (9)
to feed
Welding Wire
on to the flat non-conductive ma-
terial, e.g. wood.
iv. If
Welding Wire
slips on the Drive Roll (
Welding Wire
does not feed constantly from
Torch) then adjust
Pressure Arm Screw (8)
.
v. Rotate
Pressure Arm Screw (8)
using a screwdriver:
- Rotating in a clockwise direction reduces the Pressure Arm force to the Drive Roll. Re-
duced Pressure Arm force on the Drive Roll causes the
Welding Wire
to slip on the Drive
Roll and can produce an inconsistent welding.
- Counter-clockwise direction increases the Pressure Arm force to the Drive Roll. Increased
Pressure Arm force on the Drive Roll can cause the
Welding Wire
to deform producing
metal fragments which clogs the Liner in the
Swan Neck
and can produce poor wire feed-
ability.
4.05
SPOOL TORCH: How to Feed Welding Wire
MODEL: QLBF-200 III
a) Connect MIG/MAG Spool Torch as per Section 4.03 then fit the
Welding Wire Spool
as per
Section 4.04 for QLBF-200 III.
b) Remove
Nozzle (1)
.
c) Remove
Contact Tip (2)
.
d) Connect power to the MIG/MAG equipment.
e) Depress
Torch Trigger Switch (9)
to energizes welding power to drive
Welding Wire
thru the
Swan Neck
.
f) Release
Torch Trigger Switch (9)
when
Welding Wire
emerges from the
Swan Neck
.
g) If
Welding Wire
slips on the Drive Roll (
Welding Wire
does not feed constantly from Torch)
then:
- Lift the
Spool Cover (4)
by pressing
Press Button (10).
- Adjust the
Pressure Arm Bolt (8)
, refer to
Section
4.04 QLBF-200 III
, clockwise to a point
where the
Welding Wire
is not slipping. DO NOT over tighten the
Pressure Arm Bolt (8).
h) Close the
Spool Cover (4)
.
i) Fit
Contact Tip (2)
and secure.
j) Fit
Nozzle (1)
.
MODEL: QLBF-185
a) Connect MIG/MAG Spool Torch as per Section 4.03 then fit the
Welding Wire Spool
as per
Section 4.04 for QLBF-185.
b) Remove
Nozzle (1)
.
c) Remove
Contact Tip (2)
.
d) Connect power to the MIG/MAG equipment.
e) Depress
Torch Trigger Switch (9)
to energizes welding power to drive
Welding Wire
thru the
Swan Neck
.
f) Release
Torch Trigger Switch (9)
when
Welding Wire
emerges from the
Swan Neck
.
g) If
Welding Wire
slips on the Drive Roll (
Welding Wire
does not feed constantly from Torch)
then adjust
Pressure Arm Screw (8)
in a counter-clockwise direction where the
Welding
Wire
is not slipping. DO NOT over tighten the
Pressure Arm Screw (8).
h) Fit
Contact Tip (2)
and secure.
i) Fit
Nozzle (1)
.
