DISCONTINUED PRODUCT | 1780086, Semi-Automatic Air-Cooled Handle Kit

Effective August 22, 2025, Bernard will discontinue handle kit 1780086. Handle kit 1880198 can be ordered as a direct replacement, which includes handle halves, screws and posts. This handle also requires a spring strain relief, part number 2520042, to be installed at the base of the handle, enclosed between the handle halves.  

Handle kit 1780086 was originally used as the large B Series handle (yellow trigger) for our 400amp semi-automatic air-cooled MIG gun but has not been the factory installed handle since 2014. This handle style does not accept a spring strain relief. Rather, the inner halves contained a molded “rib”, shown below, to close around the cable jacket and prevent debris from entering the handle through the bottom. The spring strain relief required for replacement handle kit 1880198 serves this function.