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Establishing a 
ground (earth) 
connection
Plug the grounding (earthing) cable 
into the (-) current socket and twist to 
fasten it
Use the other end of the grounding 
(earthing) cable to establish a connec-
tion to the workpiece
Connecting the 
welding torch
Welding torch and torch control connections on the VR 
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Check that the torch is correctly and 
completely tooled up. Insert it - infeed 
tube first - into the torch connection on 
the wire-feed unit
Tighten the union nut by hand to fix the 
torch in place
Plug the control plug of the welding 
torch into the torch control connection 
and latch it in place
Other tasks Carry out the following steps in accordance with the wire-feed unit operating instructions:
Insert the feed rollers in the wire-feed unit
Insert the wirespool or basket-type spool with adapter in the wire-feed unit
Feed in the wire electrode
Set the contact pressure
Adjust the brake
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NOTE! When altering the length 
and/or cross-section of the weld-
ing torch hosepack, measure the 
welding circuit resistance r and the 
welding circuit inductivity L (see 
"Further settings").
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