EWM drive 4X HP Operating Instructions Manual page 38

Design and function
MIG/MAG welding
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Extend and lay out the torch hose package.
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Carefully unwind the welding wire from the wire spool and insert through the wire feed nipples up to
the wire feed rollers.
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Press the inching push-button (the drive catches the welding wire and automatically guides it to the
welding torch outlet).
A prerequisite for the automatic inching process is the correct preparation of the wire guide,
especially in the capillary and wire guide tube area .
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The contact pressure has to be adjusted separately for each side (wire inlet/outlet) at the feed roll
tensioner setting nuts depending on the welding consumable used. A table with the setting values can
be found on a sticker near the wire drive.
Version 1: left hand mounting
Automatic inching stop
Touch the welding torch against the workpiece during inching. Inching of the welding wire will stop as
soon it touches the workpiece.
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Welding wire
Wire feed nipple
Guide tube
Adjusting nut
Figure 5-11
Version 2: right hand mounting
Figure 5-12
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01.02.2016