Fig.12, 6 . setting up the wire feed – Sealey POWERMIG6025S User Manual

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6.1 The wire feed mechanism has two separate grooved drive rollers and

two separate pressure rollers. The pressure rollers are in separate

housings which are held in place and acted upon by a single, central

pressure adjustment knob as shown in fig.11 above. To access the

drive mechanism pull the pressure adjustment knob forwards and

allow it to hinge downwards. As you do so the pressure roller housings

will spring upwards as shown in fig.12 below.

6.5

Straighten about 50-100mm of spool wire (do not allow wire to uncoil).

Ensure that the wire is undistorted and clean cut with no burrs or sharp

points. (Note: Burrs or sharp points at wire tip may damage the torch

liner.) Gently push the wire through the flexible wire guide (see fig.9)

until it emerges into the wire feed drive unit. Guide the wire over the first

roller and through the central guide tube. Guide the wire over the

second roller and into the torch fitting wire guide by 50 to 100mm.

6.6 Close and hold down each pressure roller housing then hinge the

pressure knob upwards and onto the housings until it snaps into

position. Set an intermediate pressure between marks 2 and 3. Turning

the knob clockwise increases the pressure. Turning the knob

anti-clockwise decreases the pressure. (See fig.15).

6.2

The wire drive unit is supplied with two pairs of rollers. One pair has

drive grooves for Ø0.8mm and Ø1.0mm wire. The second pair has

drive grooves for Ø1.0mm and Ø1.2mm.

Note that it is essential to place the required rollers the right way

round on the drive mechanism.

6.3

The roller groove size is stamped on the face of each roller adjacent

to the appropriate groove. Ensure that the groove size you require is

positioned next to the drive gear so that it will be in line with the wire

feed path. To reverse the position of the rollers firstly unscrew and

remove the knurled knobs that hold each roller in position (see fig.13).

Note that there is a keyway in each roller which must align with the

keyway on the drive mechanism and the two components are held

together with a close fitting square key (see fig.13). Once the knobs

are removed the rollers can be pulled off the geared drive wheels. If

possible, try not to dislodge the square keys from the keyways.

fig.12

MAKE SURE ThAT ThE WIRE FEED ROLLERS, ThE WIRE GUIDE hOSE

AND ThE CONTACT TIP OF ThE TORCh MATCh ThE DIAMETER AND

TYPE OF WIRE TO BE USED AND ARE FITTED CORRECTLY.

6.4.1 Before placing the rollers back onto the drive mechanism, rotate them

until the keyway in each roller aligns with the key/keyway in the geared

drive and then slide them into position. See fig.14 below.

6.4.2 Double check that both rollers are correctly positioned to present the

same groove size to the drive path. Fix rollers in position by screwing

into place the knurled knobs previously removed.

6.4 The rollers can now either be removed, reversed and refixed or replaced

with the other pair. In either instance the required drive grooves must be

furthest away from you at the back of the roller in order to align with the

wire drive path.

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6 . SETTING UP ThE WIRE FEED

POWERMIG6025S, POWERMIG6035S Issue: 2(L) -06/03/14

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