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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
ELECTRIC SHOCK can
kill.
• Only qualified personnel should per-
form this installation.
• Turn off the input power to the power source at the
disconnect switch or fuse box before working on
this equipment. Turn off the input power to any
other equipment connected to the welding system
at the disconnect switch or fuse box before work-
ing on this equipment.
• Do not touch electrically hot parts.
• Always connect the Power Wave grounding lug
(located inside the reconnect input access door) to
a proper safety (Earth) ground.
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MOUNTING THE WIRE DRIVE UNIT
BOOM MOUNTING OF WIRE DRIVE UNIT
Mount the wire drive unit by means of the 4 holes in
the bottom of the wire drive case. (See Figure A.1)
The gearbox assembly is electrically "hot" when the
gun trigger is pressed. Therefore, make certain the
gearbox does not come in contact with the structure
on which the unit is mounted.
The wire feed unit should be mounted so that the
drive rolls are in a vertical plane, so that dirt will not
collect in the drive roll area. Position the mechanism
so it will point down at about a 45° angle so the wire
feed gun cable will not be bent sharply as it comes
from the unit.
.281 Dia (7.1mm)
(4 Holes)
9.00 (228.6mm)
4.75(120.7mm)
BOTTOM FRONT
FIGURE A.1
INSTALLATION
ELECTRODE ROUTING
The electrode supply may be either from reels, Readi-
Reels, spools, or bulk packaged drums or reels.
Observe the following precautions:
a) The electrode must be routed to the wire drive
unit so that the bends in the wire are at a mini-
mum, and also that the force required to pull the
wire from the reel into the wire drive unit is kept at
a minimum.
b) The electrode is "hot" when the gun trigger is
pressed and must be insulated from the boom
and structure.
c) If more than one wire feed unit shares the same
boom and are not sharing the some power source
output stud, their wire and reels must be insulated
from each other as well as insulated from their
mounting structure.
MOUNTING CONTROL BOX AND
RECEPTACLE CONFIGURATION
The Control Box is designed for use in a variety of
configurations. A boom model feeder is shipped from
the factory separated from the Wire Drive, with the
necessary receptacles installed. In the case of a
bench model feeder, the Control Box can be removed
from the Wire Drive and mounted in a location conve-
nient to the user. Doing so requires separating the
Control Box from the Wire Drive, mounting the Control
Box in the desired location, determining which recep-
tacle configuration is best for the application and
installing the receptacle or receptacles for connecting
control cables in the chosen configuration.
SEPARATING THE CONTROL BOX FROM
THE WIRE DRIVE (BENCH MODEL ONLY)
1. Remove the bottom and center option panels from
the front of the Control Box.
2. Disconnect the Control Box to Wire Drive connec-
tion by disconnecting the 6-pin plug located in the
hole which passes through the lower back of the
Control Box to the Wire Drive.
3. Loosen the four screws inside the Control Box
located along the sides of the back of the Control
Box, two near the bottom and two near the middle.
4. Push the Control Box upwards and pull away from
the Wire Drive.
POWER FEED 10 DUAL
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