Replacing And Inserting Wire; Shielding Gas; Overheating Protection - ESAB Caddy Mig C160i Manual Del Usuario

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6.5

Replacing and inserting wire

To prepare the machine, the spool with the wire should be installed. For machine the
0,8mm mild steel wire on 200mm/5kg spools is recommended.
The 0,6mm and 1,0 mm wires may also be applied, however the machine is
optimized for 0,8mm wire. When 0,6mm or 1,0mm wires are applied, the setting of
the voltage correction knob 7 may result at the extreme positions.
100mm/1kg spools are not applicable.
Open the side panel.
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Place the spool on the hub and secure it with the lock.
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Disconnect the pressure arm by folding it sidewards, the pressure roller slides
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away.
Straighten out the new wire 10--20 cm. File away burrs and sharp edges from the
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end of the wire before inserting it into the wire feed unit.
Make sure that the wire goes properly into the feed roller track and into the outlet
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nozzle and the wire guide.
Secure the pressure arm.
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Close the side panel.
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Feed the wire through the welding torch until it comes out the torch tip. This
operation should be carried out carefully, as the wire is on the welding potential and
unintentional arc may occur. Keep the torch off conducting parts during feeding the
wire through and terminate wire feeding instantly when the wire goes out the current
tip.
WARNING!
Do not keep the torch near the ears or the face during wire feeding, as this may
result in personal injury.
6.6

Shielding gas

Mixture of carbon dioxide and argon or pure carbon dioxide can be used as shielding
gases.
6.7

Overheating protection

Overheating is indicated by lamp 3. A thermal overload cutout protects the unit against
overheating by disabling the welding if overheating occurs. The cutout resets automati-
cally when the unit has cooled.
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