Tag: birdnesting
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Spool Gun Wire Feed Problems
Spool gun wire feed problems usually come from drag, tension, poor setup, or damaged consumables. Aluminum wire is soft, so small resistance changes can stop feed, cause birdnesting, or make the arc…
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Push Pull Gun Birdnesting at the Drive Rolls
Birdnesting at the drive rolls in a push-pull aluminum setup means the wire is buckling before it enters the drive system or liner correctly. The cause is usually excess resistance, poor drive…
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MIG Wire Not Feeding Smoothly
If your MIG wire is not feeding smoothly, the fault is usually in the feed path, not the power source. Start at the spool and work forward through the drive rolls, gun…
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Push-Pull Gun Wire Feeding Problems
Push-pull gun wire feeding problems are commonly caused by liner drag, incorrect drive roll tension, spool drag, feeder synchronization issues, and worn contact tips.
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Spool Gun Contact Tip Wear Symptoms
Spool gun contact tip wear symptoms include burnback, unstable arcs, erratic wire feed, spatter, aluminum sticking, and inconsistent weld performance.
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Spool Gun Trigger Delay Troubleshooting
Troubleshoot spool gun trigger delay problems including startup lag, relay issues, intermittent trigger response, wire-feed hesitation, and feeder connection faults.
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Aluminum Spool Gun Burnback Causes
Aluminum spool gun burnback is commonly caused by low wire-feed speed, worn contact tips, poor grounding, drive roll slippage, or trigger startup delay.
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MIG Gun Liner Feeding Problems: Troubleshooting Birdnesting, Burnback, and Wire Drag
Troubleshoot MIG gun liner problems causing birdnesting, burnback, wire drag, and drive-roll slipping before replacing feeder components.
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Flux-Cored Wire Feeding Problems: Drive Rolls, Liner Drag, Burnback, and Birdnesting Fixes
Flux-cored wire feeding problems usually come from the wire path, not the voltage knob. If flux-core wire stutters, slips, birdnests, burns back into the contact tip, or feeds only when the gun…
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MIG Wire Feeding at Inconsistent Speed: Causes, Tests, and Feed Path Fixes
If MIG wire feeds at inconsistent speed, surges mid-bead, slows down, slips at the drive rolls, or starts smooth and then stutters, troubleshoot the wire path before replacing the drive motor or…
