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7. Ensure that the flanges at the base of the drive roller cover, seat fully into

the circular recess in the main moulding and then rotate the drive roller

cover through 90° to lock it in place.

THREADING THE WIRE

IMPORTANT: Do not release the tension on the wire as it will unravel causing

feeding problems later.

1. Pull out the end of the wire from the spool, taking care not to release the

tension.

• We recommend you cut off and discard the first 10 cm of wire from

the spool to avoid burrs and then straighten the next 15 cm of wire

to help with feeding.

2. Loosen the tensioning knob and pivot it towards you.

3. Lift up the arm.

4. Feed the wire through the guide, over the drive roller and into the torch

liner.

• Push about 10-15 cm into the torch liner.

5. Lower the arm and refit the tensioning knob.

• Tighten the tensioning knob sufficiently to hold in position, but do not

fully tighten.

NOTE: Correct tension will allow the wire to feed into the torch liner

smoothly but will allow the drive roller to slip in the event of a

blockage.

6. Close the side panel of the welder.

7. Pull off the torch shroud with a twisting movement, then unscrew the

contact tip.

8. Connect the welder to the power supply and switch ON.

9. Set the ‘WIRE FEED’ rotary control

on the front panel to position 7 or

8 and squeeze the trigger on the

torch body.

• The wire will feed through the

hose until it appears at the

torch tip.

• Ensuring the hose is free from

kinks during this process will

assist the wire in its passage

through the hose liner.