TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SAFETY
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1.1 Meaning of symbols
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1.2 Safety precautions
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INTRODUCTION
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2.1 General
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2.2 Welding method
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2.2.1 Submerged Arc Welding (SAW) ........................................................... 9
2.2.2 MIG/MAG welding ................................................................................ 9
2.3 Definitions
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2.4 Horizontal welding
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INSTALLATION
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3.1 General
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3.2 Main components A2TFJ1/A2TFJ1 Twin(SAW)
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3.3 Main components A2TGJ1/A2TGJ14WD(MIG/MAG)
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3.4 Description of main components
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3.4.1 Carriage................................................................................................ 11
3.4.2 Carrier................................................................................................... 11
3.4.3 Wire feed unit ....................................................................................... 11
3.4.4 Manual slides ....................................................................................... 11
3.4.5 Contact tube / Connector ..................................................................... 11
3.4.6 Wire feed motor.................................................................................... 12
3.4.7 Guide pin .............................................................................................. 12
3.4.8 Flux hopper / Flux tube......................................................................... 12
3.5 Mounting
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3.5.1 Wire drum (Accessories) ...................................................................... 12
3.6 Adjusting the brake hub
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3.7 Connections
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3.7.1 General................................................................................................. 13
3.7.2 Automatic welding equipment A2TFJ1/A2TFJ1Twin (Submerged
Arc Welding, SAW) ...............................................................................
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3.7.3 Automatic welding equipment A2TGJ1 (Gas metal arc welding,
MIG/MAG) ............................................................................................
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3.7.4 Automatic welding equipment A2TGJ14WD (Gas metal arc welding,
MIG/MAG) ............................................................................................
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OPERATION
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4.1 General
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4.2 Loading the welding wire (A2TFJ1/A2TFJ1Twin, A2TGJ1)
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4.3 Loading the welding wire (A2TGJ14WD)
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4.4 Changing the feed roller (A2TFJ1/ A2TFJ1Twin, A2TGJ1)
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4.4.1 Single wire............................................................................................ 19
4.4.1.1 Twin wire (Twin-arc)........................................................................... 19
4.4.1.2 Flux-cored wire for knurled rollers (Accessories) .............................. 19
4.5 Changing the feed rollers (A2TGJ14WD)
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