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Troubleshooting guide – MK Products Prince XL Fronius Com ACWC User Manual

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XL Fronius Compatible Gun Owner's Manual - Page 9

Troubleshooting Guide

Trouble

Cause

Remedy

No wire feed at gun,

feeder not operating,

i.e. no slave motor or

brake solenoid

115/42 VAC control fuse

in feeder.

Replace fuse.

Micro-switch defective/not

being activated.

Replace switch. Check switch for

operation.

Broken electrical cable.

Check micro-switch wires for

continuity.

No wire feed at gun,

feeder operating

properly.

4 amp fuse in feeder/

Control box blown.

Check motor leads for shorts, then

replace fuse.

Bad potentiometer.

Check potentiometer with meter.

Broken electrical cable.

Check motor and potentiometer wires

for continuity.

Bad speed control/PCB.

See specific cabinet/control box

owners manual for speed control

operation.

Wire feeds, but

welding wire is not

energized.

Loose or no cable

connections.

Check all power connections.

Contactor control cable

loose or in wrong position.

Check power supply owners manual

for location and type of contactor

signal required, i.e., closing or 115

VAC.

Welding power source.

Check power source manual.

Wire feeds erratically.

Dirty or worn conduit.

Blow out or replace conduit.

Incorrect pressure on

drive rolls.

Adjust pressure at both feeder and

gun.

Idler roll stuck.

Check for lock washer under idler roll,

or replace if damaged.

Wrong size contact tip.

See contact tip table.

Wire feeds one speed

only.

Bad potentiometer.

Check with meter.

Broken electrical cable.

Check potentiometer wires for

continuity or short.

Bad speed control

See specific cabinet/control owners

manual for speed control operation.

Wire walks out of

drive rolls.

Idler roll upside-down.

Place groove in idler roll toward top.

Rear wire guide missing.

Replace wire guide.

Poor gas/water flow.

Incorrect placement of

barrel insulator.

To replace a barrel assembly, push

the barrel assembly into the gun body

until it clicks to a stop. To assure

proper seating of the barrel, open

the drive/idler roll door in the top of

the handle. the rear face of the barrel

should now be flush with the gun

body.