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Assemble torch
body
as
follows:
SECTION
3
-
INSTALLATION
1.
Instafl collet
body
into torch
body making
sure
heat shield is in
place.
2.
Install
cup
onto
collet
body.
3.
Install standard
collet,
slotted end
first,
through
back of torch
body
into collet
body.
If
using
reverse
collet,
install collet
with
slotted end
toward
backcap.
4.
Install
backcap
and
0-ring (supplied
on
backcap)
onto
torch
body.
5.
Install
properly prepared
tungsten
electrode
(see
Section 5-4)
through
front of collet
body
to
posi
tion electrode
tip
outside
cup
rim.
Securely
tighten backcap.
3 -2. GAS
HOSE
CONNECTIONS
AND
GAS
VALVE
(If
applicable)
The
high
flex cable contains the power cable within the
gas hose. The
high
flex cable has
a
3/8-24
male
right-
hand
fitting (Figure
3-1).
To install
high
flex
cable,
connect
high
flex cable
fitting
to
power cable
adapter.
Connect
a
suitable
length
of
gas hose from power cable
adapter
to
gas valve outlet
or
regulator/flowmeter (Figures
3-2 and 3-3).
B.
High
Performance Cable
Assembly
The
high performance
cable
assemby
has
separate
power
cable and gas hose. The gas hose has
a
5/8-18
male
right-hand
fitting (Figure
3-1).
To install gas
hose,
connect
gas hose
fitting
to
gas valve
outlet
or
regulator/flowmeter.
Connect
gas hose
(extra
hose
not
supplied)
from
gas
valve
inlet
to
regulator/flowmeter (Figures
3-2 and
3-3).
.
0-ring
Collate
Torch
Body
Collet
Short
Backcap
Tungsten
Eiectrode
Power Cable
Connector
Gas Valve
applicable)
9~.*__
0-ring
Power Cable~
Adapter
Handle
Gas
Hose
Fitting
High
Flex Cable
Fitting
WARNING
Required
Consumables
and Accessories
*Obthin from
Welding Equipment Supplier
Figure
3
-
1. Torch
Components
>,
__________
ELECTRIC SHOCK
can
kill.
Do not
touch live electrical
parts.
Shut down
welding
power
source
and disconnect
input
power
employing lockout/tagging
pro
cedures
before
installing
torch.
Loc~.out/tagging procedures
consist of
padlocking
line
dis
onnect
switch in
open
position, removing
fuses
from fuse
box,
or
shutting
off and
red-tagging
circuit
breaker
or
other
disconnecting
device.
TA-120 873
To
readjust electrode,
loosen
backcap.
IMPORTANT
______________
As
a
general
rule,
electrode extension
should
equal
electrode
diameter;
exact
electrode
exten
s/on
may va,y
according
to
application.
3
-
1. TORCH BODY
(Figure
3-1)
-
The torch
body
is
shipped requiring
consumables and accessories in
diated in
Figure
3-1:
cup,
collet
body,
collet,
power
cable
adapter
(with
High
Flex Cable
only),
and
tungsten
electrode.
IMPORTANT
______________
If power
source
is
not
equipped
with
a
gas
valve,
a
torch
gas
valve is
required.
To install gas
hose,
connect
gas hose
fitting
to
regulator/flowmeter.
An
extra
hose
may be
required
to
make connection.
A.
High
Flex Cable
Assembly
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