Lincoln Electric IM613-B - Manual (Page 10)

A-2 INSTALLATION
POWER FEED 11
A-2
SAFETY PRECAUTION
WIRE FEEDER TO POWER SOURCE
CONFIGURATIONS
The Wire Feeder is equipped to operate in the vertical
or horizontal position. It is shipped ready for use in the
in the vertical position.
MOUNTING ON TOP OF THE POWER SOURCE
The Wire Feeder is shipped with the vertical mounting
bracket installed on the bottom of the Feeder. The
Feeder must be placed on top (right side) of the
Power Source such that the bolt on the mounting
bracket goes thru the hole in the Power Source’s Lift
Bail and the front hole on the right front foot of the
mounting bracket is placed over the weld stud on the
roof of the Power Source. Use the Wing Nut/washer
assembly provided to secure the Feeder to the Power
Source.
Note: The Wire Feeder can also be mounted horizon-
tally. See ACCESSORIES section for information on
the Optional Horizontal Mounting Bracket.
HANGING
The Wire Feeder is equipped with 2 insulated Lifting
Eyes for hanging the Feeder. It is recommended that
the Lifting Eyes always be used when hanging the
Feeder. The Lifting Handles should be used for short
term carrying of the Feeder
Note: A longer or additional Control Cable may be
required when hanging the Feeder. See ACCES-
SORIES section for information on optional Control
Cables.
ON THE FLOOR
The Wire Feeder is equipped with aluminum skids
which protect the enclosure when the Feeder is
placed on the floor in either the horizontal or vertical
position.
CONTROL BOX ORIENTATION
The Control Box is designed to be easily rotated to
accommodate horizontal or vertical positions. The pro-
cedure to change the Control Box Orientation is as fol-
lows:
1. Open the Wire Drive compartment door.
2. Locate the Retaining Collar(just above the Wire
Drive unit) and depress the Release Bar and
remove the Retaining Collar from the Control Box
mounting shaft.
3. Pull the Control Box out just enough to allow the
Control Box to be rotated to the desired position
and then re-install. ( Be sure no leads are pinched)
Note: For the Horizontal position the right side of
the Control Box must be next to the front panel
components.
4. Re-install the Retaining Collar. Some light pressure
on the Control Box may be necessary to get the
release bar to “click” into the mounting shaft
groove.
ELECTRIC SHOCK can
kill.
• Only qualified personnel should per-
form this installation.
• Turn off the input power to the power source at the
disconnect switch or fuse box before working on
this equipment. Turn off the input power to any
other equipment connected to the welding system
at the disconnect switch or fuse box before work-
ing on this equipment.
• Do not touch electrically hot parts.
• Always connect the Power Wave grounding lug
(located inside the reconnect input access door) to
a proper safety (Earth) ground.
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