5 OPERATION
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© ESAB AB 2018
1.
Turn off and disconnect the power source. Disconnect the cables to the welding head
and the tractor carriage (1). Remove the cables from the welding tractor.
NOTE!
If the power source is disconnected without turning off power first, the power
source emergency stop can be activated.
2.
Remove wire from wire feed unit and wire liner (2).
3.
Unlock and dismount the bobbin holder (3).
4.
Place the EAC 10 control pendant on the top of the EAC 10 motor drive unit.
5.
Make sure the column is positioned in the middle of the tractor carriage.
6.
Unlock and dismount the welding head (4).
7.
Disconnect the cable (5) between the tractor carriage and the control unit.
8.
Unlock the column rotation with the handle (6). Rotate to end point. Pull (7) and rotate
a few more degrees. Dismount the control unit (8).
9.
Reassemble in backwards order. Make sure to lock the welding head (6).
5.3
Loading the welding wire
NOTE!
The feed rollers are marked with their respective groove diameter (D) on the side of
the roller.
1.
Turn off EAC 10 using the On/Off
switch.
2.
Check that feed roller (1) and
contact nozzle (2) have the correct
dimension for the selected welding
wire.
3.
Turn the knob (3) to release the wire
straightener.
4.
Lift up the wire straightener with
memory (4). There will be no
change in the settings.
5.
Feed the welding wire (5) into the
contact nozzle.
6.
Lower the wire straightener with
memory (4) back to its position.
Lock by turning the knob (3) fully.
7.
Turn on EAC 10 and select the
welding wire when prompted on the
display.
8.
With control unit EAC 10: Feed the
welding wire through the contact
nozzle until it is visible below the
contact nozzle.
9.
When needed, adjust wire feed
pressure with knob (6).
10. When needed, adjust wire
straightness with knob (7).
NOTE!
Do not tighten feed pressure knob (6) too hard. This can result in
overheating the wire feeder.
