Lincoln Electric IM915 POWER FEED 10M SINGLE WIRE FEEDER - Manual (Page 20)

A-12 INSTALLATION
POWER FEED ® 10M SINGLE WIRE FEEDER
A-12
Loading 30 lb. (13.6 kg) Readi-Reels
(See Figure A.11)
A K363-P Readi-Reel adapter is required for loading
these spools on 2" (51mm) spindles.
1. Squeeze the release bar on the retaining collar and
remove it from the spindle.
2. Place the Readi-Reel adapter on the spindle, align-
ing the spindle brake pin with one of the holes in
the adapter.
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.
4. Rotate the spindle and adapter until the retaining
spring is at the 12 oʼclock position.
5. Position the Readi-Reel so that electrode de-reels
in the proper direction.
6. Set one of the Readi-Reel inside cage wires on the
slot in the retaining spring.
7. Lower the Readi-Reel to depress the retaining
spring and align the other inside cage wires with the
grooves in the adapter.
8. Slide the cage all way onto the adapter until the
retaining spring "pops up" fully.
Removing a Readi-Reel
1. To remove a Readi-Reel from the an adapter,
depress the retaining spring with a thumb while
pulling the Readi-Reel cage from the adapter with
both hands. Do not remove the adapter from the
spindle.
WELD WIRE ROUTING
The electrode supply may be either from reels, Readi-
Reels, spools, or bulk packaged drums or reels.
Observe the following precautions:
a) The electrode must be routed to the wire drive
unit so that the bends in the wire are at a mini-
mum, and also that the force required to pull the
wire from the reel into the wire drive unit is kept at
a minimum.
b) The electrode is “hot” when the gun trigger is
pressed and must be insulated from the boom
and structure.
c) If more than one wire feed unit shares the same
boom and are not sharing the some power source
output stud, their wire and reels must be insulated
from each other as well as insulated from their
mounting structure.
SPINDLE
BRAKE
PIN
GROOVES
ADAPTER
RETAINING
SPRING
READI-
REEL
CAGE
WIRE
RELEASE
BAR
RETAINING
COLLAR
FIGURE A.11