Installing A Continuous Wire Guide In The Cable Assembly - ESAB RT KS-2 Instruction Manual

5 INSTALLATION
6. Reinstall the wire guide and attach the sleeve nut (2).
NOTĂ!
For hollow wrist systems where Infiniturn and Helix cable assemblies are
used, wire guides should be installed without tension so that the ends of the
liners may rotate freely.
Important note when using a plastic liner:
The wire channel between the drive rolls of the feeder and the central
connector of the torch must be fitted with a plastic liner. Depending on the
design of the feeder, a piece of plastic liner inserted into a brass guide tube
can be used.
During wire run-in, make sure that the wire is fed correctly into the plastic liner
of the torch. If necessary, remove the cable assembly from the feeder and
insert the wire, then reattach.
5.6.3

Installing a continuous wire guide in the cable assembly

Installing a steel liner
The wire guide is inserted through the cable assembly from the rear and reaches to the
contact tip. The following worksteps must be followed for the correct calculation of the length
(example for Euro central connector):
1. Install the torch (see section "Torch neck equipment").
2. Remove the gas nozzle and contact tip from the torch.
3. Remove the sleeve nut (D) from the Euro connector.
4. Push in the liner through the central connector and fix with the sleeve nut.
5. Cut off the liner flush with the nozzle holder. To determine the thread projection of the
contact tip, pull the liner backwards and screw in the contact tip.
6. Push the liner forwards as far as it will go to the contact tip applying light pressure on
the liner and measure the length to be shortened at the rear.
7. Now remove the liner again and cut the excess length measured off it's front end. If
needed, grind down the burred edges. Make sure the inner opening of the liner is not
obstructed by the cut wire end.
8. The insulation of the liner must be removed after cutting off in the front area, such that
the insulation protrudes out of the RM2 flange by approx. 5 cm. For this, briefly
remove the torch neck.
9. Push the liner back in again and fix with the sleeve nut (D), see above. Re-install the
gas nozzle.
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