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B-14
OPERATION
B-14
FLUX TANK LOADING
K320 FLUX TANK (OPTIONAL)
Either turn off the incoming air line or remove the quick
disconnect if one has been installed. Slightly loosen
the tank cap and let the air in the tank escape in the
holes in the side of the cap. After pressure has been
released, remove the cap from the tank. Using the
funnel provided, put 100 pounds of flux in the tank. It is
very important that only new or properly reclaimed flux
be put in the tank. Coarse particles and/or magnetic
particles will stop the flux feeding process. New Lincoln
flux is properly screened at the factory. All reclaimed
flux must be separately screened through a vibrating
screen with 0.065 in. to 0.075 in. openings and be put
through a magnetic separator. The K310 vibrated
screen and K58 magnetic separator are available for
this purpose. The screen in the funnel supplied with the
tank has much larger openings and its only purpose is
to keep paper and slag out of the tank.
There will always be a small amount of air and possible
drops of water coming out of the end of the tube coiled
under the tank. This is an automatic disposal system in
case the plant air has water and dirt in it.
K310 FLUX SCREEN (OPTIONAL)
The unit was designed to fit the top of either the
standard fill funnel or a K58 magnetic separator. The
unit has a steel screen with 0.065 to 0.075 in. openings
and an air vibrator attached to the frame. The vibrator
can be used with air line pressures ranging from 20
through 100 psi.
For ease of handling, the user should connect the
incoming air line to the 1/8 in. pipe elbow with the aid
of a quick disconnect type air coupling.
It is very important that reclaimed flux to be used in the
continuous flux feeding system be passed through the
K310 screen or its equivalent.
K58 MAGNETIC SEPARATOR (OPTIONAL)
The K58 is a permanent magnet type separator
designed to fit the top of the standard fill funnel of the
continuous flux feeding system.
The purpose of the separator is to remove magnetic
materials such as mill scale and any other extraneous
magnetic materials which may have been recovered
along with the flux to be processed.
It is important to remove these magnetic particles from
the flux which is to be used in the continuous flux
feeding systems. If the magnetic material is not
removed it will gather around the nozzle of the gun and
impede or shut off the flux flow when making relatively
long welds or welding continuously. The magnetic
particles can also cause porosity in the weld.
LN-7 & LN-7 GMA