Finally getting down to metalwork on my car, and using my Lincoln Mig. After maybe 5mins, the cable starts getting pushed out of the welder housing. I have to shove it back in, go a couple mins then of course the wire turns into the business end of a Concertina! I shall overcome...
should be a locking set screw on there- is it tight? or missing? do you have a wiper on the wire or has the liner gotten full of wire spounge? may need to replace the liner if so, then use the felt wiper
BM, do this test, hold your gun about 6 inches from a piece of would like a 2 by 4, at a small angle like your welding. Pull and hold your trigger, the wire should come out, hit the wood and start to turn up and coil like a giant curly fry. You could need a new liner, new tip, or simple adjustment of tension, good luck, TR
are you saying its unraveling off the spool? if so there is a tensioner for the spool holder..tighten it up a bit so the spool doesnt unravel
Does your machine require a adapter for the size spool of wire you are using?. I only know Miller and Hobart welders, and we have a small piece that you put behind the spool when changing from a 11# to a 2# spool of wire. Helps keep the wire aligned before entering the feed mechanism. Some people have feed isues with import spools like from H/F, inconsistencies in diameter, I dont know what wire you have, just a thought. TR
Thanks gang - I suspected the tension on the feed was too tight. The "spool is kool" on tension. Got this thing a few years ago, and really never got to use it a bunch until recently. It's as tho this is a personality quirk of the welder. I, as a weldor, will go out and be successful in the morning!
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