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MAINTENANCE
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Maintain your welder. It is recommended that the general condition of any welder be examined
before it is used. Keep your welder in good repair by adopting a program of conscientious repair
and maintenance. Have necessary repairs made by qualified service personnel.
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Periodically clean dust, dirt, grease, etc. from your welder.
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Every six months, or as necessary, remove the cover panel from the welder and air-blow any
dust and dirt that may have accumulated inside the welder.
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Replace power cord, ground cable, ground clamp, or electrode assembly when damaged
or worn.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Symptom
Unit is not plugged in.
Unit does not
Power Up.
Input power circuit breaker not on.
The main power switch is not working.
Protection
The internal temperature is too high.
Indicator is on.
Input power voltage is too high or too low.
Cooling fan is damaged.
Wire Drive Motor
Wire feed speed control at zero.
does not turn.
Trigger is not mashed.
Wire drive motor is damaged.
Feed roller is not correctly installed.
Wire feeds
Torch liner is plugged.
inconsistently.
Wire diameter may vary on spool of wire
causing the wire to catch in the contact tip.
Too much or too little wire tension.
Too much or too little drive roll tension.
Drive roll is worn.
Possible Cause
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Corrective Action
Plug in unit.
Reset input power circuit breaker.
Replace main power switch.
Leave power on and let the fan cool the
unit. Output will continue when the unit
has cooled.
Meter input power voltage. This unit must
be used with input voltage that ranges
from 230V AC plus or minus 15%.
Replace the cooling fan.
Increase wire feed speed control.
Wire will feed only when trigger is
mashed.
Replace wire drive motor.
See installation section to correctly install
the drive roller.
Clear or replace torch liner.
Increase the contact tip one size.
See Installing The Wire section.
See Setting Drive Roll Tension section.
Replace drive roll.
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