Feeder Troubleshooting
Remedy
Symptom
Probable Cause
a. Repair or replace,
No welding arc with
a. Clogged or pinched
water line.
power ON and gun
trigger depressed.
b. Clean.
b. Clogged water filter.
c. Check pressure
c. Low water pressure
and remedy.
d. Replace.
d. Defective water pres-
sure switch SW104.
a. Repair or replace.
a. Clogged or pinched
No gas flow with
gas line.
power ON and gun
trigger depressed.
b. Replace.
b. Defective gas solenoid
GS101.
a. Replenish or re-
No wire feed with
a. Empty spool or wire
thread wire.
broken near spool.
power ON, gun
trigger depressed,
or gun wire jog
b. Adjust brake.
depressed.
b. Spool locked by brake.
c. Loosen adjustment
c. Wire jam up within
knob and correct.
drive roll assembly.
d. Replace.
d. Broken drive belt.
e. Adjust.
e. Belt slipping.
f. Repair or replace.
f. Defective motor
wiring or motor.
Excessive wire
a. Adjust brake.
a. Insufficient drag on
payout in push
reel.
operation.
b. Replace brake spring.
b. Defective brake spring.
c. Replace.
c. Faulty brake solenoid.
Wire slips in drive
a. Improper conical roll
a. Correct with adjust-
rolls (push operation).
adjust ment.
ment.
b. Defective spring
b. Replace.
within either roll
shaft .
Timing belt slips off,
a. Adjust.
a. Improper belt tension.
drive roll pulley.
b. Motor misalignment.
b. Adjust.
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