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Tregaskiss TOUGH GUN CA3 Series Owner's Manual

Robotic, air-cooled, conventional mig (gmaw)
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TOUGH GUN
Robotic Air-Cooled MIG Gun
OWNER'S MANUAL
Tregaskiss
2570 North Talbot Road
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Windsor, Ontario N
Canada
Phone: 1-855-MIGWELD (644-9353)
+1-519-737-3000
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Fax:
519-737-1530
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For more information, visit us at Tregaskiss.com
OM-CA3-1.7
Processes
MIG (GMAW) Welding
Description
Robotic, Air-Cooled, Conventional
MIG (GMAW) Welding Gun
CA3
™
(US & Canada)
(International)
March 2017

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  • Page 1 Robotic, Air-Cooled, Conventional MIG (GMAW) Welding Gun TOUGH GUN ™ Robotic Air-Cooled MIG Gun OWNER’S MANUAL Tregaskiss Phone: 1-855-MIGWELD (644-9353) (US & Canada) 2570 North Talbot Road +1-519-737-3000 (International) Fax: 519-737-1530 Windsor, Ontario N For more information, visit us at Tregaskiss.com Canada...
  • Page 2 Thank You for Choosing Tregaskiss Thank you for selecting a Tregaskiss product. The MIG gun you have purchased has been carefully assembled and is ready to weld and factory tested prior to shipment to ensure high performance. Before installing, compare the equipment received against the invoice to verify that the shipment is complete and undamaged.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    6-1 Exploded View and Parts List...........................22 SECTION 7 – TROUBLESHOOTING..................23 7-1 Troubleshooting Table.............................23 Subject to Change – The information presented in this manual is accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time of printing. Please visit Tregaskiss.com for the most up-to-date information.

  • Page 4: Declaration Of Conformity

    DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY for European Community (CE marked) products. Tregaskiss, 2570 North Talbot Rd., Oldcastle, Ontario N0R 1L0 Canada declares that the product(s) identified in this declaration conform to the essential requirements and provisions of the stated Council Directive(s) and Standard(s).

  • Page 5: Section 1- Safety Precautions- Read Before Using

    SECTION 1- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS- READ BEFORE USING 1-1 Fume and Gas Hazards WELDING AND CUTTING can cause fire or explosion FUMES AND GASES can be hazardous Welding or cutting on closed containers such as tanks, drums or pipes, can cause them to Welding and cutting produces fumes and blow up.
  • Page 6 ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill • Do not touch electrode holders connected to two welding machines at the same time since double open circuit voltage Touching live electrical parts can cause will be present. fatal shocks or severe burns. The electrode •...

  • Page 7: Additional Safety Warnings For Installation, Operation And Maintenance

    1-3 Additional Safety Warnings for FIRE OR EXPLOSION hazard Installation, Operation and Maintenance • Do not install or place unit on, over or near combustible surfaces. • Do not install unit near flammables. • Do not overload building wiring – be sure HOT PARTS can burn power supply system is properly sized, rated and protected to handle this unit.
  • Page 8 COMPRESSED AIR can injure or kill ARC WELDING AND PLASMA CUTTING can cause interference • Before working on compressed air system, turn off and lockout/tagout unit, release • Electromagnetic energy can interfere with pressure and be sure air pressure cannot be sensitive electronic equipment such as accidentally applied.

  • Page 9: California Proposition 65 Warnings

    1-4 California Proposition 65 Warnings Welding or cutting equipment produces fumes or gases which This product contains chemicals, including lead, known to the contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause birth State of California to cause cancer, and birth defects or other defects and in some cases, cancer.

  • Page 10: Commercial Warranty

    Product is warranted to be free from defects in material and Customer Service. workmanship for the period specified below after the sale by Tregaskiss makes no other warranty of any kind, expressed or an authorized Buyer. implied, including, but not limited to the warranties of merchantability or fitness for any purpose.

  • Page 11: Section 3 - Installation

    SECTION 3 - INSTALLATION 3-1 Installing Gun to Robot Figure 1 Robot A. Installing Disc to Robot Insulating Disc 1. Bring robot to service position. 2. Align the dowel in the wrist with the dowel hole in the insulating disc and fully seat the disc on the robot wrist. NOTE: Dowel not provided.

  • Page 12: Installing Gun To Wire Feeder

    For Solid Mount Models Only: Insert 5 mm SHCS through solid mount clamp assembly and screw into the mounting arm as shown in Figure 3. Torque 5 mm SHCS to 45 in.-lbs. (5 Nm). Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Flat Features 5 mm SHCS D.

  • Page 13: Installing Clutch Cable To Gun

    3-3 Installing Clutch Cable to Gun 1. Connect cable supplied with clutch mount to the receptacle on the gun body. 2. Tighten securely by hand. Connect 3-4 Connecting Wire Brake and/or Air Blast A. Wire Brake 1. Route wire brake air line to designated control valve in your facility (not provided). 2.

  • Page 14: Section 4 - Replacement

    2. Torque to 30 in.-lbs. (3.5 Nm) may result. 3. The Tregaskiss Tip Tool (part #450-18; for heavy duty tips) or a pair of weld pliers are the optimal Changing the Neck Insulator tools for contact tip installation.

  • Page 15: Changing The Neck

    4-2 Changing the Neck Replacement Neck M6 SHCS 1. Remove front-end consumables (see Section 4-1 Changing Consumables). 2. Remove liner (see Section 4-4 Changing the Liner). Dowel 3. Using a 5 mm Allen wrench, loosen screw 1/4 turn to Keyway remove the neck.

  • Page 16: Changing The Liner

    6. Reinstall TOUGH GUN I.C.E. components / neck assembly. 7. Tighten neck bolt to torque specification of 60 in.-lbs. (7 Nm). Neck Bolt 8. Connect water lines with quick connect couplers. 9. Fasten water line bracket with bolt (bracket and bolt included with Water Line Bracket TOUGH GUN I.C.E.

  • Page 17: Changing The Power Pin Or Autolength™ Pin

    5. Push liner back into gun and hold in place. Using liner gauge, trim liner to a 3/4” stick-out. HELPFUL HINT: Before cutting liner, make a mark after the gauge Trim Here and pull it back out past the end of the welding wire; then cut it and push the liner back into place securely.

  • Page 18: Changing The Replaceable Unicable

    4-6 Changing the Replaceable Unicable Figure 1 1. Remove nozzle, retaining head and liner. Connector 2. FOR CLUTCH MODELS ONLY: Disconnect external clutch cable from the clutch connector housing. 3. Loosen cable guide. Cable Guide Clutch Connector Housing 4. FOR CLUTCH MODELS ONLY: Remove clutch Figure 2 Front Housing connector housing and disconnect internal wiring...

  • Page 19: Replacing The Wire Brake

    Figure 5 14. FOR CLUTCH MODELS ONLY: Connect internal clutch wiring and snap clutch connector housing into the connector. 15. FOR CLUTCH MODELS ONLY: Thread cable guide onto connector while holding the clutch connector housing in place. There is an undercut on the connector that allows the cable guide to hold this housing in place when installed properly.

  • Page 20: Section 5 - Technical Data

    12. Reinstall the wire brake pushing unit by threading it in until Figure 4 it stops, and then reconnect the air lines and turn on the air pressure. 13. Disconnect drive rolls to allow wire to be pulled through the gun. Pull 6’-8’ out of the gun. NOTE: The wire should pull through the gun easily.

  • Page 21: Center Of Mass Coordinates

    5-2 Center of Mass Coordinates Standard Configurations - Clutch 22 Degree Weight 316 mm TCP (405-22QC + CA2201) -0.50 mm 150.30 mm 6.47 mm 2.98 kg 350 mm TCP (405-22QCL + CA2202) -0.46 mm 165.80 mm -0.26 mm 3.09 kg 400 mm TCP (405-22QCL + CA2203) -0.48 mm 165.34 mm...

  • Page 22: Section 6 - Parts List

    SECTION 6 - PARTS LIST 6-1 Exploded View and Parts List ITEM PART # DESCRIPTION Nozzle, Heavy Duty See TOUGH GUN™ CA3 Nozzle, Standard Duty MIG Gun Spec Sheet Nozzle, TOUGH ACCESS™ See TOUGH GUN CA3 Contact Tip, TOUGH LOCK™ MIG Gun Spec Sheet Note: Retaining Head, TOUGH LOCK...

  • Page 23: Section 7 - Troubleshooting

    1. Contact tip size. Replace with proper size. 2. Electrode eroding contact tip. Inspect and/or change drive rolls. 3. Exceeding duty cycle. Replace with properly rated Tregaskiss MIG Gun. Erratic arc. 1. Worn contact tip. Replace contact tip. 2. Buildup inside of liner.
  • Page 24 See ‘SECTION 4 – REPLACEMENT’. 9. Gun running hot. Exceeding duty cycle. a. Replace with properly rated Tregaskiss MIG Gun. b. Decrease parameters to within gun rating. Loose or poor power connection. a. Clean, tighten or replace cable grounding connection.
  • Page 25 NOTES...
  • Page 26 For additional support materials such as Spec Sheets, troubleshooting information, how-to guides and videos, animations, online configurators and much more, please visit Tregaskiss.com. Scan the QR Code with your smart phone for immediate access to Tregaskiss.com/TechnicalSupport. Scan to view the TOUGH GUN™ CA3 MIG Gun Owner’s Manual........

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