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and top cover aligning the holes in
handle with holes in top cover.
2. Fasten screws through top cover and
into handle.
WHEEL AND AXLE ASSEMBLY
1. Insert axle supports into slots in the
welder housing.
2. Insert axle through the axle supports
and firmly push wheels onto axle.
3. Secure wheel with e-clips and wheel
caps.
GAS CYLINDER BRACKET ASSEMBLY
1. Place bracket on welder aligning the
holes in welder housing.
2. Fasten screws through bracket and
into cabinet.
FOOT ASSEMBLY
1. Place foot on welder and align holes
in the welder housing.
2. Fasten screws through foot into
cabinet.
Ground Clamp
1. Loosen hex nut on work clamp.
2. Insert cord through clamp handle and
slide bare wire under the clamp block.
Tighten hex nut making sure bare
wire is clamped securely (Figure 3).
Wire Installation
Welding power
may be applied to
the output terminals, feed roll, work
clamp, gun cable connection and
!
WARNING
welding wire even when the the gun
switch is not activated. Do not touch
these parts when the welding machine
is on.
NOTE: Before installing welding wire,
be sure that the diameter of the
welding wire matches the groove in the
drive roller on the wire feed
mechanism and the wire matches the
contact tip in the end of the gun. A
mismatch on any item could cause the
wire to slip or bind.
1. Verify the unit is off and open the
panel on the welder to expose the
wire feed mechanism.
2. Remove the spool quick lock, by
pushing in and rotating 1/4 turn
counterclockwise. The knob, spring,
and spool spacer can now be removed.
NOTE: Spool spacer and spindle spacer
act as an 8” spool spindle adapter.
Purchase of an adapter is not necessary.
* See Figure 4 for assembly.
3. Loosen the wire feed tensioning
screw on the drive mechanism. This
allows initial feeding of the wire into
the gun liner by hand.
4. Install the wire spool onto the
spindle so that the wire can come off
the spool on the end closest to the
wire feed guide tube. Do not cut
the wire loose yet. Install the spool
spacer, spring, and quick lock knob
by pushing in and turning the knob
1/4 rotation clockwise.
5. Hold the wire and cut the wire end
from the spool. Do not allow the wire
to unravel. Be sure that the end of the
wire is straight and free of burrs.
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Wire Feed Arc Welder
6. Feed the wire through the wire feed
guide tube, over the groove in the
drive roll and into the gun liner.
Tighten the wire feed tensioning screw
so that it is snug. Do not over tighten.
7. Remove the nozzle by turning
counterclockwise. Then unscrew
the contact tip from the end of the
welding torch (See Figure 5). Plug the
welder into the proper power supply
receptacle.
HINT: Keep torch cable straight when
feeding wire.
8. Turn on the welder and set the wire
speed rate to 5. Activate the gun
switch until the wire feeds out past
the torch end. Turn welder off.
9. Carefully slip the contact tip over the
wire and screw it into the torch neck.
Install the nozzle by turning clock-
wise (See Figure 6). Cut the wire off
approximately 1/4” from the end of
the nozzle.
POLARITY
For gas shielded welding, connect the
cable coming out of the torch to the (+)
socket and the ground clamp cable to
the (-) socket on the front panel. For
flux-core (no-gas) welding, connect
torch to (-) and work clamp to (+).
DUTY CYCLE / THERMOSTATIC
PROTECTION
Welder duty cycle is the percentage of
actual weld time that can occur in a ten
minute interval. For example, at a 10%
duty cycle, actual welding can occur for
one minute, then the welder must cool
for nine minutes.
Internal components of this welder are
protected from overheating with an
automatic thermal switch. A yellow
lamp is illuminated on the front panel
Assembly (Continued)
Figure 2 - WG3013 Assembly
Clamping
Block
Figure 3 - Work Clamp Assembly
Tension
Screw
Panel
Drive Roller
Spool
Spacer
Guide
Tube
Spindle
4” or 8”
Spool
Spring
Spool
Lock
Figure 4 - Weld Wire Routing
Torch Neck
Contact Tip
Nozzle
Figure 5 - Torch Nozzle
Spindle
Spacer
*Reverse
position and
insert into 8”
spool
Contact Tip Markings
Wire Size mm
.024” or .6
.030” or .8
.035” or .9
.040” or 1.0
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