EN7. OperatiOn disturBanCesThe amount of use and the working environment should be taken into consideration whenplanning the frequency of maintenance of the wire feeder unit. Careful use and preventivemaintenance will help to ensure trouble-free operation.The following maintenance operations should be carried out at least every six months:Check:• The wear of the grooves of the feed rolls. Excessive wear of grooves causes problems inwire feed.• The wear of the wire guide tubes of the wire feeder unit. Badly worn feed rolls and wireguide tubes should be discarded.• The wire guide tube in the gun should be set as near the feed rolls as possible, but nottouching them and the wire must follow a straight line from the end of the tube to thegroove of the feed roll.• Reel brake adjustment.• Electric connections• Oxidezed couplings must be cleaned• Loose couplings must be tightenedClean dust and dirt from the equipment.In case of problems contact your Kemppi dealer.NOTE! When using compressed air, always protect your eyes with proper eye protection.7.1 regular maintenanCe OF eQuipmentKemppi service repair shops make regular maintenance according to agreement.the major points in the maintenance procedure are listed as follows:• Cleaning of the equipment• Checking and maintenance of the welding tools• Checking of connectors, switches and potentiometers• Checking of electric connections• Metering units checking• Checking of mains cable and plug• Damaged parts or parts in bad connection are replaced by new ones• Maintenance testing. Operation and performance values of the equipment are checked,and adjusted when necessary by means of test equipment.twice a year17Kempoweld WIRE 400, 550 / © Kemppi Oy / 1128