Lincoln Electric WELDER 180 MODEL Manual Del Operador página 17

B-10
(See Figure B.16)
6. Feed the wire through the incoming guide, over
the drive roll groove, thru the outgoing guide and
wire drive outlet on the gun side.
7. Close the Pivot Arm Assembly and secure by
rotating the Tension Arm Assembly back to the up
position. (See Tension information on decal.)
(See Figure B.17)
8. Remove the nozzle from the gun and contact tip
and straighten the gun out flat.
9. Turn the machine power switch to on and press
the gun trigger to feed wire through the gun liner
until the wire comes out of the threaded end of the
gun several inches. (See Figure B.18)
10. When trigger is released, the spool of wire should
not unwind. Adjust wire spool brake accordingly.
WARNING
MOVING PARTS AND ELECTRICAL
CONTACT CAN CAUSE INJURY OR BE
FATAL.
•When the gun trigger is depressed
drive rolls, spool of wire and electrode
are ELECTRICALLY LIVE (HOT).
• Keep away from moving parts and
pinch points.
• Keep all doors, covers, panels and
guards securely in place.
DO NOT REMOVE OR CONCEAL
WARNING LABELS.
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11. Install the .025"(0.6mm) contact tip.
12. Install the brass MIG welding nozzle to the gun.
13. Trim the wire stickout to 3/8"(9.5mm) from the
nozzle end. (See Figure B.19)
14. Close the wire drive compartment door. The
machine is now ready to weld.
15. "Learn to Weld" Video is on the DVD.
16. Based on the thickness of the material you are
going to weld and the type and diameter of the
welding wire set the voltage and the wire feed
speed per the procedure decal attached to the
inside of the wire drive compartment door. The
settings listed on the procedure decal are sugges-
tions. The dials may need to be adjusted to
accommodate the application, input voltage or
user preference.
OPERATION
SLIDE WIRE
INTO GUN
CONNECTOR
SIDE
LAY CABLE AND GUN STRAIGHTEN
IN THIS POSITION
FEED WIRE
APPROXIMATELY 4.00"
FROM THE GUN TUBE END
TRIM WIRE
STICKOUT
3/8"(9.5mm)
from the Brass Nozzle
WIRE FEEDER WELDER (180 MODEL)
FIGURE B.16
PIVOT ARM ASSEMBL Y
WITH BEARING PRESSING AGAINST DRIVE ROLL
TENSION ARM ASSEMBL Y
LOCKED IN UP POSITION
FIGURE B.17
REMOVED NOZZLE
REMOVED CONTACT TIP
FIGURE B.18
ON/OFF
SWITCH
DEPRESS TRIGGER
TO ACTIVATE WIRE,
WHICH FEEDS THE WIRE
THRU THE LINER.
WIRE SPOOL BRAKE
WORK CLAMP AND CABLE
FIGURE B.19
INSTALL .025(0.6mm) CONTACT TIP
INSTALL BRASS NOZZLE
B-10
DIRECTION
OF WIRE
BEARING
WIRE SPOOL
.025" (0.6mm)
INCOMING
GUIDE
DRIVE ROLL
L-56 Solid
MIG WIRE
OUTGOING GUIDE
WIRE SPOOL
.025" (0.6mm)
PLUG IN POWER
INPUT CORD
WIRE SPOOL
.025" (0.6mm)
ROTATION