MK Products Sidewinder - Manual (Page 9)

Sidewinder ® MiniSpool™ Gun Owner's Manual - Page 1
Section A Installation
Technical Specifications
Wire Capacity
• .023”, .030” & .035” (0.6, 0.8 & 0.9 mm) Aluminum Wire only
Wire Speed*
• 600 ipm (15.2 mpm) at 12VDC Motor Input Voltage
Spool Size
• 2-1/2” inches (63.5mm)
Duty Cycle - All ratings are at 18V using Argon Gas
• 20% @ 200 Amps
• 60% @ 135 Amps
*Maximum IPM varies depending on input voltage, wire size
and the control box used.
Support Equipment Required
• CV or CC power source of sufficient capacity for your needs.
• Regulated gas supply and hoses.
• Properly sized power leads from power source.
Welding Gun Lead Connections
Power Cable - Air Cooled
A #6 AWG welding power cable (75A, 600V rating) is used on the
Sidewinder
® . The power cable comes standard with a ring lug connector.
Gas Hose
The end of the Sidewinder ®
gas hose uses a 5/8”-18 IAA RH, male gas
fitting, standard.
Electric Cable
A four-conductor control cable is used on the Sidewinder ® . As the electrical
diagram shows, two wires are used for motor voltage and two wires are used
for the micro switch from the trigger mechanism. The control end has a four-
pin CPC (Circular Plastic Connector).
Spool Gun Setup
Loading Electrode Wire
Raise the Wire Restrainer until it clicks into place in the spool housing.
With the welding wire coming off the top of the MiniSpool™, straighten out
the first 2” to 3” of wire and push it through the liner inlet.
Jog the trigger until the wire is picked up by drive rolls and fed through the
contact tip.
Press the MiniSpool™ of wire on to the spindle until it clicks into place.
Lower the Wire Restrainer onto the wire surface.
NOTE:
The Wire Restrainer is designed to automatically control spool drag and
keep the wire from jumping off the spool, no adjustment required.