Maintenance; Daily; Weekly - ESAB Versotrac Cadet EWT 1000 Instruction Manual

6 MAINTENANCE
6

MAINTENANCE

CAUTION!
All warranty undertakings from the supplier cease to apply if the customer attempts any work
to rectify any faults in the product during the warranty period.
NOTE!
Before doing any kind of maintenance work, make sure the mains cable is disconnected.
For maintenance of the Versotrac Cadet Control unit, see separate instruction manual.
6.1

Daily

• Clean flux and dirt off moving parts.
• Clean flux and dirt off slides.
• Check:
○ The rotation lock between the carriage and the column.
• Check that the contact tip and all electrical cables are connected.
• Make sure all screwed joints are tightened.
• Check that guides and drive rollers are not worn or damaged.
• Check the brake hub braking torque. Tighten if the wire reel continues to rotate when
the wire feed is stopped. Loosen if the feed rollers slip. As a guide, the braking torque
for a 30 kg wire reel should be 1.5 Nm.
To adjust the braking torque, see section "Adjusting the brake hub".
6.2

Weekly

• Inspect the slides. Lubricate them, if they are binding.
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