Lincoln Electric IM910 LN-15 WIRE FEEDER - Manual (Page 14)

FEEDING WIRE ELECTRODE
• ELECTRIC SHOCK CAN KILL.
• When feeding electrode with the
gun trigger, the electrode and wire
drive mechanism are always "hot"
to work and ground and could
remain "hot" several seconds after
the gun trigger is released.
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1. Turn the reel or spool until the free end of the elec-
trode is accessible.
2. While tightly holding the electrode, cut off the bent
end and straighten the first 6" (15 cm). Cut off the
first 1" (2.5 cm). If the electrode is not properly
straightened, it may not feed or may jam.
3. Insert the free end through the incoming guide
bushing.
4. Press the Cold Feed switch and push the electrode
into the drive roll.
5. Feed the electrode through the gun.
6. Adjust the brake tension with the thumbscrew on
the spindle hub, until the reel turns freely but with
little or no overrun when the wire feeding stops. Do
not overtighten.
WARNING
A-5 INSTALLATION
LN-15 CONTROL CABLE MODEL (CE)
A-5
PROCEDURE TO INSTALL DRIVE ROLLS
AND WIRE GUIDES
• ELECTRIC SHOCK CAN KILL.
• Turn off input power at the welding
power source before installation or
changing drive roll and/or wire
guides.
• Do not touch electrically live parts such as the
wire drive or internal wiring.
• When feeding with the gun trigger, the electrode
and wire drive mechanism are "hot" to work and
ground and could remain energized several sec-
onds after the gun trigger is released.
• Only qualified personnel should perform this
operation.
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1. Turn OFF the welding power source.
2. Open the LN-15 case and then 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 shaped drive roll retaining
mechanism to unlock the drive rolls and remove the
drive rolls.
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 and lock
by rotating the triangular drive roll retaining mecha-
nism.
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.
WARNING
COLD FEED/GAS PURGE SWITCH