Lincoln Electric IM777 POWER FEED 10M Dual WIRE FEEDER - Manual (Page 15)

A-7 INSTALLATION
POWER FEED ® 10M DUAL WIRE FEEDER
A-7
PROCEDURE TO INSTALL DRIVE
ROLLS AND WIRE GUIDES
Drive Roll Kit Installation (KP1505-[ ])
• Turn OFF Welding Power Source.
• Pull open Pressure Door to expose rolls and wire
guides.
• Remove Outer Wire Guide by turning knurled thumb
screws counter-clock-wise to unscrew them from
Feedplate.
• Remove drive rolls, if any are installed, by pulling
straight off shaft. Remove inner guide.
GUN AND CABLE ASSEMBLIES
WITH STANDARD CONNECTION
The Power Feed ® 10 Dual Wire Feeder is equipped
with a factory installed K1500-2 gun connection Kit.
This kit is for guns having a Tweco™ #2-#4 connec-
tor. The Power Feed
® 10 Dual Wire feeder has been
designed to make connecting a variety of guns easy
and inexpensive with the K1500 series of gun connec-
tion kits. Gun trigger and dual procedure lead connec-
tions connect to the single 5 pin receptacle on the
front of the feed head box. See “Gun Adapters” in
ACCESSORIES section.
GUN AND CABLE ASSEMBLIES
WITH FAST-MATE™ CONNECTION
(including the Magnum 450 Water Cooled gun)
A K489-7 adapter will install directly into the wire drive
feedplate, to provide for use of guns with Fast-Mate™
or European style gun connections. This K489-7 will
handle both standard Fast-Mate™and Dual Schedule
Fast-Mate™ guns.
Another way to connect a gun with a Fast-Mate™ or
European style gun connector to the Power Feed
® 10
Dual Wire feeder, is to use the K489-2 Fast-Mate™
adapter kit. Installation of this adapter also requires a
K1500-1 gun connector. See “Gun Adapters” in
ACCESSORIES section.
WARNING
Observe all additional Safety Guidelines detailed
throughout this manual.
ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill.
• Do not touch electrically live parts such
as output terminals or internal wiring.
• When feeding without Power Feed 10 Dual “Cold
Feed” feature, electrode and drive mechanism
are “hot” to work and ground and could remain
energized several seconds after the gun trigger
is released.
• Turn OFF input power at welding power
source before installation or changing drive
roll and/or guide tubes.
• Welding power source must be connected
to system ground per the National Electrical
Code or any applicable local codes.
• Only qualified personnel should
perform this installation.
• Insert inner Wire Guide, groove side out, over the
two locating pins in the feedplate.
• Install each drive roll by pushing over shaft until it
butts up against locating shoulder on the drive roll
shaft. (Do Not exceed maximum wire size rating of
the wire drive).
• Install Outer Wire Guide by sliding over locating pins
and tightening in place.
• Engage upper drive rolls if they are in the “open”
position and close Pressure Door.
TO SET DRIVE ROLL PRESSURE, see “Drive Roll
Pressure Setting” in OPERATION.
WIRE FEED DRIVE ROLL KITS
NOTE: The maximum rated solid and cored wire
sizes and selected drive ratios are shown on
the SPECIFICATIONS in the front of this sec-
tion.
The electrode sizes that can be fed with each roll and
guide tube are stenciled on each part. Check the kit
for proper components. Kit specifications can be
found in the ACCESSORIES section.