Eastwood MP200i Assembly And Operating Instructions Manual page 20

FIG. 17 FIG. 17
THREADING WELDING WIRE THROUGH THE SPOOL GUN
ELECTRIC SHOCK CAN CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH!
This procedure requires that the Welder power be switched on. DO NOT make contact with the wire when the Spool Gun Trigger
is depressed.
• Turn the ON/OFF Switch [h] on the Rear Panel to the OFF position and unplug the Welder from the power supply.
• Loosen the captive threaded knob retaining the Cover and remove it.
• Remove the Nut and Conical Spring that retains the Wire Spool.
• Place the Wire Spool on the Spindle with the wire feeding from the top and in a Counter-Clockwise direction.
• Install the Nut and Conical Spring with the large, open end toward Wire Spool. Tighten until it is nearly bottomed out on the wire spool.
• Cut off the small piece of the curved segment at the front of the welding wire and straighten the welding wire approximately 4" long.
• Loosen the Wire Tensioning Thumb Screw and feed the wire by hand from the Spool into the Idle Roller Assembly, through the Drive Roller Groove and
into the Inlet Wire Guide.
• Tighten the Wire Tensioning Thumb Screw slightly until it applies light-drag pressure onto the welding wire.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If this is too tight it will deform the wire and cause feeding issues, if it is too loose the Drive Roller will slip on the wire.
• Install the Cover and fasten the threaded knob to retain it.
• Unthread the Nozzle and using the included Contact Tip Wrench [hh] Remove the Contact Tip from the end of the Spool Gun.
• Connect the Welder to a power supply and turn the ON/OFF Switch [h] on the Rear Panel to the ON position.
• Set the Welder to MIG mode and select the ALUM process in the User Menu for Spool Gun welding (see MIG MODE USER INTERFACE OPERATION).
• Depress the Spool Gun Trigger. Once the wire exits the end of the gun, turn the ON/OFF Switch [h] on the Rear Panel to the OFF position and unplug the
Welder from the power supply.
• Reinstall the Contact Tip and Nozzle. Cut the wire about 3/4" from the end of the Contact Tip.
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Inlet Wire Guide
Idle Roller Assembly
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Drive Roller
Wire Tensioning
Thumb Screw
Cover
Cover Knob
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Wire Spool Wire Spool
Spindle
Wire
Spool Nut
and Spring