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CONNECTING THE WELDER TO A POWER SOURCE
The Eastwood MIG135 welder requires a dedicated 120 VAC 20 Amp grounded outlet protected by a time delay breaker. If using an
extension cord, use a 14 AWG cord for up to 50 Feet and a 12 AWG cord for up to 100 Feet.
INSTALLING WIRE SPOOL
The Eastwood MIG135 can be used with either a 4in or an 8in Wire Spool. To use the larger 8in spool an included adaptor is necessary.
To install a 4in Wire Spool:
1.
Open the door of the welder and remove the wing nut (Fig. F2), spacer (Fig. F1),
and 8in Spool Adaptor (Fig. F3) from the Wire Spool Spindle.
2.
Slide the 4in Wire Spool onto the spindle and reinstall the spacer and the wing nut
and place the 8in Spool Adaptor in a safe place if it is needed in the future.
3.
To set the tension on the wire, tighten the wing nut till there is a slight resistance to
spinning the wire spool on the spindle. If the tension is set too loose the wire spool
will spin on the shaft and unspool all of the wire. If the tension is too tight, the drive
roller will have issues pulling the wire off the spool and some slipping may occur.
NOTE:
Hold exposed wire end to keep the spool from unraveling.
To install an 8” Wire Spool:
1.
Open the door of the welder and remove the wing nut, spacer, and
8in Spool Adaptor from the Wire Spool Spindle.
2.
Slide the 8in Wire Spool Adaptor into the center of the wire spool.
3.
Slide the 8in Wire Spool Adaptor with the wire spool installed onto the
spindle and reinstall the spacer and the wing nut.
4.
To set the tension on the wire, tighten the wing nut till there is a slight resistance to spinning the wire spool on the spindle.
If the tension is set too loose the wire spool will spin on the shaft and unspool all of the wire. If the tension is too tight, the
drive roller will have issues pulling the wire off the spool and some slipping may occur.
THREADING WELDING WIRE THROUGH THE DRIVE TO THE WELDING GUN
1.
Unlock the Pressure Adjuster (Fig. G1) and lift up the rocker
arm (Fig. G2). Ensure that the wire drive roller is appropriate
to the welding wire size, see following page describing the
installation of the Drive Roller. The Drive Roller comes installed
with 0.6mm/0.023” wire.
2.
Pull out the welding wire (Fig. G3) from the wire spool carefully;
NOTE:
Do not let go of the wire prior to step 5 or the entire
spool will unravel and be useless.
3.
Cut off the small piece of the curved segment at the front of
welding wire and straighten the welding wire approximately
3.0” long.
4.
Thread the welding wire through the Guide Pipe (Fig. G4) and over
the wire Drive Roller (Fig. G5) and into the torch hole (Fig. G6).
5.
Reattach the Rocker Arm (Fig. G2) and reset the Pressure Adjuster (Fig. G1).
6.
Remove the Contact Tip and Nozzle from the MIG Gun.
7.
Turn on the machine and set the wire speed to about “5”.
8.
With the gun pointed away from you and others, depress the trigger to begin feeding wire.
NOTE:
Watch the drive roller to see if any
slipping is occurring between the roller and the wire- if so turn the machine off and tighten the Pressure Adjuster 1⁄4 turn and test again.
FIG. G
FIG. G
G2
G1
G3
G4
G5
G6
FIG. F-2
FIG. F-2
F3
F2
F1
FIG. F-1
FIG. F-1
