Feb 03, 2013 · Millermatic mig 180 won't feed wire. 02-03-2013, 08:33 PM. Ok , here is the deal , a friend of mine gave me this machine because he stated it probably needs a motor on the wire feeder , that is not the case , because that motor is a DC motor and when I put a simple 12 volt power source to it , the motor runs , so that is good , I then checked ...