Installing Electrode Holder And Work Clamp; Installing Work Clamp - Hobart Stickmate 160i Owner's Manual

5-2. Installing Electrode Holder And Work Clamp

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Note orientation of shim.
Tools Needed:

5-3. Installing Work Clamp

Tools Needed:
10 mm
.
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6
4 mm
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Removing Barrel From Electrode
Holder
1 Barrel
2 Barrel Set Screw
3 Electrode Holder
Loosen barrel set screw. Slide barrel
away from electrode holder.
Installing Electrode Cable and
Barrel onto Electrode Holder
4 Electrode Cable From Unit
(Has Bare Conductors on End)
5 Shim
6 Cable Set Screws
Remove precut insulation from end
of electrode cable. Insert cable
through barrel into end of electrode
holder. Insert shim into electrode
holder exactly as shown. Install set
screws and tighten securely.
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Slide barrel over electrode holder.
Tighten set screw to secure barrel.
.
Verify shim is installed correctly
if set screws do not secure elec-
trode holder assembly.
Shim Installation
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4
6
.
Tighten connection hardware with
6
proper tools. Do not just hand tight-
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en hardware. A loose electrical
connection will cause poor weld
4
performance and excessive heat-
ing of the work clamp.
1 Work Clamp
2 Work Cable From Unit
3 Screw
3
4 Flat Washer
5 Lock Washer
6 Nut
Route work cable through hole in clamp
handle. Secure cable with hardware as
shown.
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Ref. 258 550-B
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