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6 MAINTENANCE
Regularly maintenance is important for reliable and safe operations.
Only those persons who have appropriate electrical knowledge (authorised
personnel) may remove the safety plates to connect or carry out service,
maintenance or repair work on welding equipment.
S Blow down the power source with dry, compressed air at a low pressure.
S Cleaning and replacement of the wire feed mechanism’s wear parts should take
place periodically to ensure trouble free wire feed.
Note that an excessive pressure setting can result in abnormal wear on the pres-
sure roller, feed roller and wire liner.
S Blow clean the wire liner regularly and clean the gas nozzle.
The brake hub
The hub is adjusted when delivered, if
readjustment is required, follow the instructions
below. Adjust the brake hub so that wire is slightly
slack when wire feed stops.
S Adjusting the braking torque:
S Turn the red handle to the locked position.
S Insert a screwdriver into the springs in the hub.
Turn the springs clockwise to reduce the braking torque
Turn the springs anticlockwise to increase the braking torque. NB: Turn both
springs through the same amount.
WARNING!
Rotating parts can cause injury, take great care.
7 ORDERING OF SPARE PARTS
LKB is designed and tested in accordance with the EN 60974--1 (IEC
60974--1) international standard.
It is the obligation of the service unit which has carried out the service or re-
pair work to make sure that the product still conforms to the said standard.
Spare parts are ordered through your nearest ESAB representative, see back cover.
When ordering spare parts, please state machine type and number as well as desig-
nation and spare part number as shown in the spare parts list.
This will simplify dispatch and ensure you get the right part.
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