Loading Spool Wire; Procedure To Install Drive Rolls And Wire Guides; Gun Used - Lincoln Electric POWER WAVE C300 CE Operator's Manual

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LOADING SPOOLS OF WIRE
WARNING
• Keep hands, hair, clothing and tools away from
rotating equipment.
• Do not wear gloves when threading
wire or changing wire spool.
• Only qualified personnel should install,
use or service this equipment.
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Loading 10 to 15 lb. (4.5 – 6.8kg) Spools.
A K468 spindle adapter is required for 8" (203.2mm)
spools.
1. Squeeze the release bar on the retaining collar and
remove it from the spindle.
2. Place the spindle adapter on the spindle, aligning
the spindle brake pin with the hole in the adapter.
3. Place the spool on the spindle and align the
adapter brake tab with one of the holes in the back
side of the spool. An indicator mark on the end of
the spindle shows the orientation of the brake tab.
Be certain the wire feeds off of the spool in the
proper direction.
4. Re-install the retaining collar. Make sure that the
release bar snaps out and that the retaining collar
fully engages the groove on the spindle.
Loading 16 to 44 lb. (7.3 – 20kg) Spools
1. Squeeze the release bar on the retaining collar and
remove it from the spindle.
2. Place the spool on the spindle, aligning the spindle
brake pin with one of the holes in the back side of
the spool. An indicator mark on the end of the spin-
dle shows the orientation of the brake holding pin.
Be certain the wire feeds off of the spool in the
proper direction.
3. Re-install the retaining collar. Make sure that the
release bar snaps out and that the retaining collar
fully engages the groove on the spindle
INSTALLATION
PROCEDURE TO INSTALL DRIVE
ROLLS AND WIRE GUIDES
• Do not touch electrically live parts.
• When inching with the gun trigger, electrode and
drive mechanism are "hot" to work and ground
and could remain energized several seconds
after the gun trigger is released.
• Do not operate with covers, panels or guards
removed or open.
• Only qualified personnel should perform mainte-
nance work.
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1. Turn power off at the welding power source.
2. Release the idle roll pressure arm.
3. Remove the outer wire guide by turning the knurled
thumbscrews counter-clockwise to unscrew them
from the feed plate.
4. Rotate the triangular lock and remove the drive
rolls. (See Figure A.5)
5. Remove the inner wire guide.
6. Insert the new inner wire guide, groove side out,
over the two locating pins in the feed plate.
7. Install a drive roll on each hub assembly secure
with the triangular lock.
8. Install the outer wire guide by aligning it with the
pins and tightening the knurled thumbscrews.
9. Close the idle arm and engage the idle roll pressure
arm. Adjust the pressure appropriately.

GUN USED

The Magnum 350 PRO is the recommended gun for
the POWER WAVE® C300 CE. Refer to the Magnum
Proʼs operators manual for installation instructions.
POWER WAVE® C300 CE
WARNING
• Turn the input power OFF at the
welding power source before instal-
lation or changing drive rolls and/or
guides.
FIGURE A.5
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