Lincoln Electric POWER MIG 255XT Operator's Manual page 20

OPERATION
1. Open the Wire Drive Compartment Door
2. Depress the Release Bar on the Retaining Collar
and remove it from the spindle.
3. Place the Optional Adapter on the spindle
4. Re-install the Retaining Collar. Make sure that the
Release Bar "pops up" and that the collar retainers
fully engage the retaining ring groove on the
spindle.
5. Rotate the spindle and adapter so the retaining
spring is at the 12 o'clock position.
6. Position the Readi-Reel so that it will rotate in a
direction when feeding so as to be de- reeled from
top of the coil.
7. Set one of the Readi-Reel inside cage wires on the
slot in the retaining spring tab.
8. Lower the Readi-Reel to depress the retaining
spring and align the other inside cage wires with
the grooves in the molded adapter.
9. Slide cage all the way onto the adapter until the
retaining spring "pops up" fully.
WARNING
CHECK TO BE SURE THE RETAINING SPRING
HAS FULLY RETURNED TO THE LOCKING
POSITION AND HAS SECURELY LOCKED THE
READI-REEL CAGE IN PLACE. RETAINING
SPRING MUST REST ON THE CAGE, NOT THE
WELDING ELECTRODE.
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10. To remove Readi-Reel from Adapter, depress
retaining spring tab with thumb while pulling the
Readi-Reel cage from the molded adapter with
both hands. Do not remove adapter from spindle.
ADAPTER
2 IN. O.D.
SPINDLE
RETAINING
SPRING
RETAINING
COLLAR
BRAKE
HOLDING
PIN
GROOVES
READI-REEL
INSIDE
CAGE
RELEASE
WIRES
BAR
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