welder problem

Raidmagic

Raidmagic

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I have a lincoln 3200HD and have had no problems with it untill today. I set everything up and hit the button and it fed wire for about 1/4" then stopped. I opened the side panel to find the wire coiled up at the hose it feeds through. I cut that off and cleared it but now I can't get the rest of the wire out of the hose. It will not pull through and there is nothing on the welder side to grip and pull back. Anyone know how to pull the hose off the welder body or another way to clear the wire? Thanks
 
Ive never seen that happen but my first thought would be to verify your useing the correct dia. mig wire and if you were, Id spray a bit of WD40 into the feed line at both ends and try pushing it out with a bit of welding wire from the in feed end of the line feeding the mig torch asembly,or pulling it out after removing the replaceable mig tips in the torch so you can grab the remaing wire with a small vice grip, if you were useing the WRONG dia. the problem might be a bit harder to correct.
mig wire comonly comes in both .031 and .035 Im not sure what your welder requires or IF it matters
and keep in mind there might NOT be any mig wire in the feed lined to the mig torch at all?
heres lincolns ph #
Telephone: 1-216-481-8100
 
I'll call them Monday. It's the same wire I've used since I got the welder from you. Do you know how to remove the hose?
 
Ive yet to see a welder I could not figure out how to dissassemble and reassemble, if you want to drive over Ill be glad to help you out, but Id bet its fairly simple

http://content.lincolnelectric.com/pdfs ... /im759.pdf

look over section D4

GUN HANDLE PARTS
The gun handle consists of two halves that are held
together with a collar on each end. To open up the
handle, turn the collars approximately 60 degrees
counter-clockwise until the collar reaches a stop. Then
pull the collar off the gun handle. If the collars are difficult
to turn, position the gun handle against a corner,
place a screwdriver against the tab on the collar and
give the screwdriver a sharp blow to turn the collar
past an internal locking rib. See Figure D-3.
FIGURE D.3
➣Counter-clockwise
D-4 MAINTENANCE D-4

CHANGING LINER
NOTICE: The variation in cable lengths prevents the
interchangeability of liners. Once a liner has been cut
for a particular gun, it should not be installed in another
gun unless it can meet the liner cutoff length
requirement. Refer to Figure D.2.
1. Remove the gas nozzle from the gun by unscrewing
counter-clockwise.
2. Remove the existing contact tip from the gun by
unscrewing counter-clockwise.
3. Remove the gas diffuser from the gun tube by
unscrewing counter-clockwise.
4. Lay the gun and cable out straight on a flat surface.
Loosen the set screw located in the brass connector
at the wire feeder end of the cable. Pull the liner
out of the cable.
5. Insert a new untrimmed liner into the connector end
of the cable. Be sure the liner bushing is stenciled
appropriately for the wire size being used.
6. Fully seat the liner bushing into the connector.
Tighten the set screw on the brass cable connector.
At this time, the gas diffuser should not be installed
onto the end of the gun tube.
7. With the gas nozzle and diffuser removed from the
gun tube, be sure the cable is straight, and then
trim the liner to the length shown in the Figure D.2.
Remove any burrs from the end of the liner.
 
OK I got it out. It seems to have jammed and coiled where the lead goes into the machine. Once I got the lead out I was able to pull it back through and feed new wire in. It seems to feed fine, I just have no idea how it coiled where it did.
 
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