Kemppi Kempoweld Wire 550 Operating Instructions Manual

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8 – KEMPOWELD WIRE 400, 550 / 0530 © COPYRIGHT KEMPPI OY5. INSTALLATION5.1. ACCESSORIES CORRESPONDING TO WIRE DIAMETERThe wire feed rolls are available with plain groove, knurled groove and with trapezoidal groove for differentpurposes. All rolls and accessories in tables fits both WIRE 400 and WIRE 550 wire feeders.Feed rolls with plain groove:1. Universal feed roll for welding of all kinds ofwires.2. Special feed rolls for heavy duty useFeed rolls with knurled groove:Special feed roll for cored wires and steel wires.Feed rolls with trapezoidal groove:Special feed roll for aluminium wires.The wire feed rolls have two grooves for different fillerwire diameters. Correct wire groove is selected by movingselecting washer (28) from one side to another in feedroll.Feed rolls and wire guide tubes of wire feeder unit havecolour codes in order to make identification easier (see table on page 4).In delivery the Kempoweld WIRE 400 is equipped with red feed rolls with plain groove and with orange wireguide tubes for welding filler wires of 0.9-1.2 mm (0.035”, 0.045” and 0.052”). Kempoweld WIRE 550 is equippedwith ball beared orange feed rolls with plain groove and with orange wire guide tubes for welding filler wire of1.2 mm (0.052”)5.2. MOUNTING OF MIG WELDING GUNIn order to ensure trouble-free welding check in operation instructions of gun used by you that wire guide tubeand contact tip of gun are according to manufacturer’s recommendation suitable to be used for wire feed diameterand type in question. Too tight a wire guide tube might cause for wire feeder unit a bigger stress than normally aswell as disturbances in wire feed.Screw snap connector of gun tight that there won’t come any voltage losses on connecting surface. Loose connectionwill heat gun and wire feeder unit. When you are using liquid-cooled gun, mount water hoses according toASSEMBLY OF KEMPOWELD EQUIPMENT.5.3. MOUNTING AND LOCKING OF WIRE REEL– Release locking nails of wire reel hub by turning locking knob a quarter round.– Mount the reel at its place. Note rotating direction of reel!– Lock the reel with locking knob, locking nails of hub remain to outside position andwill lock the reel.Check that in filler wire reel are no parts sticking out, which could e.g. chafe against chassis or doorof wire feeder unit. Dragging parts might expose chassis of wire feeder unit under voltage.5.4. ACCESSORY DRAWERIn the accessory drawer in the cover part of the power source there are in delivery Teflon guide tubes, needed forwelding of aluminium and stainless wires. In the drawer are there also screw and insulation bushings designed forlocking of rotation of the wire feeder unit, as well as big gear wheel D40.5.5. AUTOMATIC WIRE FEED TO GUNAutomatic wire feed in wire feeder unit makes change of wire reel more rapid. In reel change the pressure of feedrolls need not released and filler wire goes automatically to correct wire line.Feed rollscolour filler wire ø mm (inch)white 0.6 and 0.8 (0.030)red 0.9/1.0 and 1.2 (0.035, 0.045 and 0.052)orange 1.2 (0.052)brown 1.4yellow 1.4, 1.6 and 2.0 (1/16 and 5/64)grey 2.0 (5/64)black 2.4 (3/32)Guide tubescolour filler wire ø mm (inch)orange 0.6-1.6 (0.024-1/16)blue yli 1.6 (yli 1/16)LOCKED OPEN