Mig/Mag Welding; Welding Torch And Workpiece Line Connection - EWM Taurus 355 Basic TKW Operating Instructions Manual

5.3

MIG/MAG welding

5.3.1

Welding torch and workpiece line connection

On delivery, the Euro torch connector is fitted with a capillary tube for welding torches with a
steel liner. Conversion is necessary if a welding torch with a liner is used!
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Operate welding torches with a liner > with a guide tube.
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Operate welding torches with a steel liner > with a capillary tube.
Depending on the wire electrode diameter or type, either a steel liner or liner with the correct inner
diameter must be inserted in the torch!
Recommendation:
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Use a steel liner when welding hard, unalloyed wire electrodes (steel).
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Use a chrome nickel liner when welding hard, high-alloy wire electrodes (CrNi).
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Use a liner to weld or braze soft wire electrodes, high-alloy wire electrodes or aluminium materials.
Preparation for connecting welding torches with a liner:
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Push forward the capillary tube on the wire feed side in the direction of the Euro torch connector and
remove it there.
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Insert the liner guide tube from the Euro torch connector side.
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Carefully insert the welding torch connector with as yet too long a liner into the Euro torch connector
and secure with a crown nut.
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Cut off the liner with a liner cutter > see 9 chapter just before the wire feed roller.
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Loosen the welding torch connector and remove.
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Carefully chamfer the cut off end of the liner with a liner sharpener > see 9 chapter and sharpen.
Preparation for connecting welding torches with a spiral guide:
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Check that the capillary tube is correctly positioned in relation to the central connector!
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