Lincoln Electric IM956 POWER WAVE C300 - Manual (Page 18)

A-8 INSTALLATION
POWER WAVE ® C300
A-8
LOADING SPOOLS OF WIRE
• Keep hands, hair, clothing and tools away from
rotating equipment.
• Do not wear gloves when threading
wire or changing wire spool.
• Only qualified personnel should install,
use or service this equipment.
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Loading 10 to 15 lb. (4.5 – 6.8kg) Spools.
A K468 spindle adapter is required for 8" (203.2mm)
spools.
1. Squeeze the release bar on the retaining collar and
remove it from the spindle.
2. Place the spindle adapter on the spindle, aligning
the spindle brake pin with the hole in the adapter.
3. Place the spool on the spindle and align the
adapter brake tab with one of the holes in the back
side of the spool. An indicator mark on the end of
the spindle shows the orientation of the brake tab.
Be certain the wire feeds off of the spool in the
proper direction.
4. Re-install the retaining collar. Make sure that the
release bar snaps out and that the retaining collar
fully engages the groove on the spindle.
Loading 16 to 44 lb. (7.3 – 20kg) Spools
1. Squeeze the release bar on the retaining collar and
remove it from the spindle.
2. Place the spool on the spindle, aligning the spindle
brake pin with one of the holes in the back side of
the spool. An indicator mark on the end of the spin-
dle shows the orientation of the brake holding pin.
Be certain the wire feeds off of the spool in the
proper direction.
3. Re-install the retaining collar. Make sure that the
release bar snaps out and that the retaining collar
fully engages the groove on the spindle
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