Specifications

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SECTION
3
-
INSTALLATION
RequIred
Consumable.
and Accessories
Obtaln
from
Welding
Equipment Supplier
Notches indicate
left-hand
Hose
threaded
coolant
fitting
0
Power
Cable
Adapter
5.
Install
properly
prepared tungsten
electrode
(see
Section
5-4)
through
front
of collet
body
to
posi
tion
electrode
tip
outside
cup
rim.
Securely
tighten
backcap.
To
readjust
electrode,
loosen
backcap.
IMPORTANT
As
a
general
rule,
electrode
extension
should
equal
electrode
diameter;
but exact
electrode
ex
tension
may
vary
according
to
application.
B.
Flex Loc
Head
Adjustment
(Figures
3-1,
3-2,
and
3-3)
The torch
body
is
shipped
requiring
consumables
and
accessories
indicated
in
Figure
3-1:
cup,
collet
body,
collet,
power
cable
adapter
and
tungsten
electrode.
Assemble
torch
body
as
follows:
1.
Install
collet
body
into torch head
making
sure
heat
shield
is
in
place.
2. Install
cup
onto
collet
body.
3.
Remove
backcap
and
install standard
collet,
slot
ted end
first,
through
back
of torch
body
into
collet
body.
If
using
reverse
collet,
install
collet
with
slotted end
toward
backcap.
4.
Loosely
install
backcap
and
0-ring
(supplied
on
backcap)
onto
torch
head.
The
flex
bc
head
can
be
locked
in
any
position
within
its
360
degree
rotation
(Figure
3-1).
Adjust
the
flex
bc
head
as
follows:
1.
Hold
head
adjusting
stem
in
place,
and rotate
head
clockwise
one
full
turn.
2.
Push head
into torch
body
until
adjusting
stem
turns
freely.
3.
Rotate
head
and
adjusting
stem
simultaneously
in
same
direction
until
desired
angle
is
attained.
4.
Hold
adjusting
stem
in
place,
and
rotate
head
counterclockwise
until
secure.
Flex
Loc Head
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Short
Backc.p
0-ring
Cup
Tungsten
Electrode
Handle
/
1
r
-
Power
Cable/Coolant-Out
Hose
Figure
3
-
1.
Torch
Components
WARNING:
ELECTRIC SHOCK
can
kill.

Do
not
touch live electrical
parts.

Shut down
we/ding
power
source
and
disconnect
input
power
employing
lockout/tagging
pro
cedures before
installing
torch.
Lockout/tagging
procedures
consist of
padlocking
line
disconnect
switch
in
open
position,
removing
fuses
from fuse
box,
or
shutting
off
and
red-tagging
circuit
breaker
or
other
disconnecting
device.
TB-120
888
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3
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1.
TORCH BODY
(Figure
3-1)
A.
Torch
Body
Assembly
OM-1568
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