Wire Drive - Pc Board Adjustments; Wire Reel Loading - Lincoln Electric POWER FEED IM584-D Operator's Manual

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WIRE DRIVE -- PC BOARD ADJUSTMENTS
ELECTRODE POLARITY:
The system needs to be aware of the electrode polari-
ty. A DIP switch setting on the Wire Drive PC board is
used for this purpose. See INSTALLATION Section
"Setting DIP Switches in the Wire Drive".
GEAR BOX RATIO:
The systems needs to know which gear has been
installed on the Wire Drive, low or high speed. A DIP
switch setting on the Wire Drive PC board is used for
this purpose. See INSTALLATION section "Wire
Drive Ratio" for information on how to set the DIP
Switch.
OPERATION
WIRE REEL LOADING - READI-REELS,
SPOOLS OR COILS
To Mount a 30 Lb. (14 kg) Readi-Reel Package
(Using the Molded Plastic K363-P Readi-Reel
Adapter:)
The Spindle should be located in the LOWER mounting hole.
1) Depress the Release Bar on the Retaining Collar
and remove it from the spindle. See Figure B.1.
2) Place the Adapter on the spindle.
3) Re-install the Retaining Collar. Make sure that the
Release Bar "pops up" and that the collar retainers
fully engage the retaining groove on the spindle.
4) Rotate the spindle and adapter so the retaining
spring is at the 12 o'clock position.
5) Position the Readi-Reel so that it will rotate in a
direction when feeding so as to be de-reeled from
bottom of the coil.
6) Set one of the Readi-Reel inside cage wires on the
slot in the retaining spring tab.
7) Lower the Readi-Reel to depress the retaining
spring and align the other inside cage wires with
the grooves in the molded adapter.
8) Slide cage all the way onto the adapter until the
retaining spring "pops up" fully.
Check to be sure the Retaining Spring has fully
returned to the locking position and has SECURELY
locked the Readi-Reel Cage in place. Retaining
Spring must rest on the cage, not the welding elec-
trode.
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9) To remove Readi-Reel from Adapter, depress
retaining spring tab with thumb while pulling the
Readi-Reel cage from the molded adapter with
both hands. Do not remove adapter from spindle.
POWER FEED 10
CAUTION
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