Remedy:
Check leak-tightness of blow-through line and blow-through valve.
Check closure seal of blowthrough line (push-on nipple)
Poor wirefeed
Cause:
Braking force set too high
Remedy:
Set the brake to a looser setting
Cause:
Hole in contact tube is dislocated
Remedy:
Exchange the contact tube
Cause:
The wire feed inner liner or wire feed insert in the welding torch is de-
fective
Remedy:
Check the wire fee inner liner and wire feed insert for kinks, dirt etc.
Cause:
The wirefeed rollers are not suitable for the wire electrode being used
Remedy:
Use suitable wirefeed rollers
Cause:
The wirefeed rollers are exerting the wrong contact pressure
Remedy:
Optimise the contact pressure
Cause:
The wirefeed rollers are soiled or damaged
Remedy:
Clean the wirefeed rollers, or exchange them for new ones
Cause:
Inner liner or wire feed insert dislocated or kinked
Remedy:
Exchange the inner liner or wire feed insert
Cause:
The inner liner, the wire feed insert or wire inlet nozzle are of the
wrong dimension
Remedy:
Ensure that the inner liner, wire feed insert or wire inlet nozzle are
correctly dimensioned
Cause:
The inner liner was kinked while being inserted
Remedy:
When inserting the inner liner, only touch and hold it near the infeed
tube
Cause:
After being cut to length, the inner liner is too short
Remedy:
Exchange the inner liner and shorten it to the correct length
Cause:
The wire is being abraded due to excessive contact pressure on the
wirefeed rollers
Remedy:
Reduce the contact pressure on the wirefeed rollers
Cause:
Welding wire is dirty / slightly rusty
Remedy:
Use only high-quality wires that are free of contaminants
The welding torch becomes very hot
Cause:
The torch has been operated beyond its maximum amperage rating.
Remedy:
Lower the welding power or use a higher-capacity torch
Cause:
The design dimensions of the torch are not sufficient for this task
Remedy:
Respect the duty cycle and loading limits
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