Lincoln Electric 205-TAC/DCTIG Operation, Safety Instructions, General Description, Limitations

B-1 OPERATION B-1

Read and understand this entire section before operating your machine.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING

ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill.

•Do not touch electrically live parts such as output terminals, electrode or internal wiring.

•Insulate yourself from the work and ground.

•Always wear dry insulating gloves.

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FUMES AND GASES can be dangerous.

• Keep your head out of fumes.

•Use ventilation or exhaust to remove fumes from breathing zone.

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WELDING, CUTTING and

GOUGING SPARKS

can cause fire or explosion

•Keep flammable material away.

•Do not weld, cut or gouge on containers that have held com-

bustibles.

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ARC RAYS can burn.

•Wear eye, ear and body protection.

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Only qualified personnel should operate this equipment. Observe all safety information throughout this manual.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Invertec V205-T DC & V205-T AC/DC are indus- trial 200 amp arc welding power sources that utilize single phase input power, to produce constant current output. The welding response has been optimized for stick (SMAW) and TIG (GTAW). The units are ideal for industrial applications where portability is impor- tant.

The Invertec V205-T AC/DC is a power source that can perform the following types of welding with excellent results:

•TIG AC with square, sinusoidal and triangular waveforms.

•TIG DC (with high frequency or Touch Start TIG Starting)

•Stick DC

The Invertec V205-T DC is a power source that can perform the following types of welding with excellent results:

•TIG DC (with high frequency or Touch Start TIG Starting)

•Stick DC

The following items can be connected to the 6 pin socket on the front panel:

•Remote control potentiometer for Stick welding.

•Remote Foot Amptrol or Hand Amptrol

•Arc Start Switch

NOTE: See Accessories section of this manual for product numbers and complete description.

WELDING CAPABILITY

The Invertec V205-T DC & V205-T AC/DC is rated at 200 amps, 18 volts, at 40% duty cycle on a ten minute basis. It is capable of higher duty cycles at lower out- put currents. It is capable of 140 amps, 15.6 volts at at 100% duty cycle. If the duty cycle is exceeded, a thermal protector will shut off the output until the machine cools. See Technical Specifications in A-1 for other rated outputs.

The Invertec V205-T is recommended for stick weld- ing with such popular electrodes as Fleetweld 5P and 5P+ (E6010), Fleetweld 35 (E6011), Fleetweld 37 (E6013), Fleetweld 180 (E6011) and Excalibur 7018.

LIMITATIONS

The V205-T is not recommended for pipe thawing.

V205-T DC & V205-T AC/DC TIG