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Troubleshooting Lincoln Power MIG 255 feeding issue

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#1 ·
I noticed my Power MIG 255 was welding a little "choppy" the other day, and thought that I had the hose kinked or in too tight of a bend. Well, I straightened it out as much as possible, and it helped a bit (but not completely). So, I opened the door and actually watched the spool as I depressed the trigger, and could tell that the wire was not rolling off smoothly (jerky is the best adjective I can think of). Tension is OK, and there doesn't seem to any problems with the spool of wire itself. Is this almost certainly a liner problem, or are there other considerations I should make?
 
#2 ·
The liner would be my first guess; it is the cause of most feeding problems. Pull it out and make sure it is not kinked, and blow compressed air through it to clean out dust. Also double-check that it is the right size for the wire you're running.

By tension, do you mean wire reel tension or drive roll tension? Both are important.

John