Designed for use in shipbuilding, offshore, construction or pipe welding operations, Lincoln Electric’s Activ8™ portable wire feeder offers a modular design that is small enough to fit through ship manways and light enough to carry around the site. The portable wire feeder can feed self-shielded FCAW or FCAW-G and GMAW (MIG) gas-shielded wires at 50-800 IPM (1.3 – 20.3 m/min). It can handle GMAW wires .023 – .052 in. (0.6 – 1.3 mm) in diameter and FCAW wires of .035 – 5/64 in. (0.9 – 2.0 mm) in diameter. Rated at 330 amps at 60% duty cycle, the Activ8™ weighs in at only 27 lbs. Key features of the Activ8™ include: designed specifically for 8 in. (200 mm) spools; compatible with any DC CV and/or CC power source; simple controls include front WFS knob and internal booted Cold Feed and/ Gas Purges, Trigger Interlock and CV/CC switches; across-the-arc operation (voltage sensing) uses a sense lead and contactor to enable weld current; standard shielding gas apparatus can be used for FCAW-G and GMAW processes; tough plastic case, molded from high-impact, flame-retardant material, is durable and lightweight enough to withstand repeated drop testing. The wire feeder also features the MAXTRAC Drive System, which features a dual gear-driven drive system and a tachometer-controlled motor to power drive rolls for smooth, steady feeding without wire slippage. It also has a patented wire drive with tool-less drive roller and wire guide changes for quick spool replacement.