Mounting Of Mig Welding Gun; Mounting And Locking Of Wire Reel - Kemppi Kempomat 2500 Operating Manual

Kempomat 3200, 4200
Colour
white
red
yellow
orange
Feed roll with plain groove:
Universal feed roll for welding of all kinds of wires
Feed rolls with knurled groove:
Special feed roll for cored wires and steel wires
Feed rolls with trapezoidal groove:
Special feed roll for aluminium wires
Wire feed rolls have two grooves for different filler wire diameters. Correct wire groove is
selected by moving selecting washer from one side to another in feed roll.
Feed rolls and wire guide tubes have colour codes in order to make identification easier.
By delivery Kempomat is equipped with red feed rolls with plain groove and with orange wire
guide tubes for welding filler wires 0.9 - 1.2 mm (0.035", 0.045" and 0.052").
3.4

mOunting OF mig welding gun

In order to ensure trouble-free welding check in operation instructions of gun used by you
that wire guide tube and contact tip of gun are according to manufacturer´s recommendation
suitable to be used for wire feed diameter and type in question. Too tight a wire guide tube
might cause for wire feeder unit a bigger stress than normally as well as disturbances in wire
feed.
Screw snap connector of gun tight that there won´t come any voltage losses on connecting
surface.
A loose connection will heat gun and wire feeder unit.
Make sure that the welding gun in your use is designed for max. welding current needed by
NOTE!
you! Never use a damaged welding gun!
3.5

mOunting and lOCKing OF wire reel

• Release locking nails of wire reel hub by turning locking knob to the position OPEN.
• Mount the reel at its place. Note rotating direction of reel!
• Turn the locking knob to the position LOCKED.
Check in filler wire reel that there are no parts sticking out, which could e.g. chafe against
NOTE!
chassis or door of wire feeder unit. Dragging parts might expose chassis of wire feeder unit under
voltage.
LOCKED
Filler wire ø, mm
Feed rolls
0.6 and 0.8
0.9/1.0 and 1.2
1.4, 1.6 and 2.0
Guide tubes
0.6-1.6
OPEN
inch
0.030
0.035, 0.045 and 0.052
1/16 and 5/64
0.024-1/16
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