MIG/MAG Equipment Wire Feeding

External wire Transformer

feed unit / Rectifier

Internal wire
feed system Power cable &
hose
assembly
Power control
panel
Liner for wire
Separate wire feeder Wire feeder in set
15kg wire spool
Welding gun
Power return assembly
cable

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Feeder Drive Rolls Types of Wire Drive System

Internal wire drive system Plain top roller

Two roll Four roll

Half grooved Wire guide

bottom roller
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Roll Grooves Liners for MIG/MAG

 Often have plain top roll.

 Bottom, and sometimes top, roll grooved.
 V shape for steel.
 U shape for softer wire, eg Al.
 Knurled for positive feed.
 Care needed on tightness of rolls.
 Too light – rolls skid, wire stalls.
 Too tight – rolls deform wire, wire can jam.
Close wound Teflon liner
 If wire stops arc burns back to contact tube. stainless
steel wire

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