Lincoln Electric IM8002 POWER WAVE MANAGER - Manual (Page 60)

Chapter 8. Wire Feeder Feeder Settings
8.2 Power Wave® Manager User Manual IM8002
Settings Tab
Under the Settings tab, you can change the stall factor and gun offset for push-pull operation, as well as
change the feed head and gear type. Table 8.1 explains the fields in more detail.
Figure 8.2 Wire Feeder Settings Tab
Table 8.1 Fields on the Settings Tab
Field Description
Stall factor
The Stall factor controls the stall torque of the push motor when using a push-pull
gun. The wire feeder is factory set to not stall unless there is a large resistance to
feeding wire. The stall factor can be reduced to stall more easily and possibly
prevent the feeder wire from bird nesting.
Increasing the stall factor raises the motor torque and decreasing the stall factor
lowers the motor torque. Do not increase the stall factor more than necessary. A
high stall factor may increase the occurrence of bird nesting and a low stall factor
may cause the wire to burn back to the tip.
NOTE | If you are experiencing bird nests, check for other feeding problems
before adjusting the stall factor.
Gun offset
The push-pull Gun offset option adjusts the wire feed speed calibration of the pull
motor. The procedure should only be performed when other possible corrections
do not solve the push-pull feeding problems. Refer to the Operator Manual for your
wire feeder for more information.
Feeder and Gear If you need to change the feeder or the gear ratio, click the Change selection button
and make your selections from the drop-downs. This process could take some time
and disable certain functions in Power Wave® Manager until the process is
complete.
STOP | Power Wave® Manager resets the Welding Power Source when you click
OK to change feeder or gear ration. Be sure the machine is not welding.
NOTE | The Feeder selection options are only available for feeders that support
custom selections and are not available if the wire feeder requires the use of DIP
switches to make these selections.