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6 MAINTENANCE

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6 MAINTENANCE

6.1 General

CAUTION!

All warranty undertakings from the supplier cease to apply if the customer attempts

any work to rectify any faults in the product during the warranty period.

NOTE!

Make sure the power cable is disconnected before doing any kind of maintenance

work.

For maintenance of the EAC10 control unit, see the separate instruction manual.

6.2 Daily

• Make sure the column is in the locked position.

• Make sure the welding head arm is in the locked position.

• Make sure that the bobbin holder is in the locked position.

• Clean flux and dirt from moving parts.

• Clean flux and dirt from slides.

• Check:

○ The rotation lock between the carriage and the column.

○ The welding head lock.

○ The bobbin holder lock.

• Check that the contact tip and all electrical cables are connected.

• Make sure all screwed joints are tightened.

• Check that guides and drive rollers are not worn or damaged.

• Check the brake hub braking torque. Tighten if the wire reel continues to rotate when

the wire feed is stopped. Loosen if the feed rollers slip. As a guide, the braking torque

for a 66.1lb (30kg) wire reel should be 13.3in-lb (1.5Nm).

To adjust the braking torque, see section "Adjusting the brake hub".

6.3 Weekly

• Inspect the slides. Lubricate them if they are binding.

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