Lincoln Electric IM10041 manual

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Main AIR VANTAGE 500 CUMMINS OPERATORS MANUAL IM10041 Safety Depends on You i FOR ENGINE powered equipment. ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS may be dangerous ii Jan 09 ARC RAYS can burn. ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill. FUMES AND GASES can be dangerous. iii FOR ELECTRICALLY powered equipment. CYLINDER may explode if damaged. Refer to http://www.lincolnelectric.com/safetyfor additional safety information. WELDING a nd CUTTING SPARKScan cause fire or explosion. Jan 09 PRCAUTIONS DE SRET PRCAUTIONS DE SRET POUR LES MACHINES SOUDER TRANSFORMATEUR ET REDRESSEUR v Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) vi Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) viivii TThhaannkk YYoouufor selecting a QUALITYproduct by Lincoln Electric. We want you Please Examine Carton and Equipment For Damage Immediately On-Line Product Registration viii viii TABLE OF CONTENTS ix ix TABLE OF CONTENTS A-1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - AIR VANTAGE 500 CUMMINS (K32012) INPUT - DIESEL ENGINE RATED OUTPUT @ 104F(40C) - WELDER PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS OUTPUT @ 104F(40C) - WELDER AND GENERATOR SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Only qualified personnel should install, use, or service this equipment. See additional warning information at front of this operators manual. STORING STACKING A-3 A-3 LIFTING HIGH ALTITUDE OPERATION HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATION TOWING ENGINE COOLANT BATTERY CONNECTION PRE-OPERATION ENGINE AND COM- PRESSOR SERVICE OIL FUEL USE DIESEL FUEL ONLY A-5 MUFFLER OUTLET PIPE SPARK ARRESTOR AIR CLEANER INLET HOOD WELDING TERMINALS A-6 A-6 REMOTE CONTROL AUXILIARY POWER RECEPTACLES STANDBY POWER CONNECTIONS A-7 CONNECTION OF LINCOLN ELEC- TRIC WIRE FEEDERS A-8 A-8 CONNECTION OF AN NA-3 AUTOMATIC WELDING SYSTEM TO THE AIR VAN- TAGE 500 CONNECTION OF MAGNUM SC SPOOL GUN TO THE AIR VANTAGE 500 (SEE SECTION F) CONNECTION OF THE LN-25 TO THE AIR VANTAGE 500. B-1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION RECOMMENDED APPLICATIONS AIR COMPRESSOR GENERATOR B-2 ENGINE CONTROLS 1. RUN STOP SWITCH 2. START PUSHBUTTON 3. ENGINE STOP SWITCH 4. HOUR METER WELDING CONTROLS (Items 11 through 20) 11. OUTPUT CONTROL: 12. DIGITAL OUTPUT METERS: B-4 B-4 13. WELD MODE SELECTOR SWITCH: 14. ARC CONTROL: 15. WELDING TERMINALS SWITCH: 16. WIRE FEEDER VOLTMETER SWITCH: AIR COMPRESSOR CONTROLS (26 THRU 28) BATTERY JUMP START TERMINAL (29-30) B-6 B-6 WHAT ARE VRD AND ROCV DEVICES? WELDING POWER SOURCES SAFETY VRD OPERATION INDICATOR B-7 STARTING TECHNIQUE BREAK-IN PERIOD TYPICAL FUEL CONSUMPTION AIR VANTAGE 500SETTINGS WHEN USING THE K930-2 TIG MODULE WELDER OPERATION DUTY CYCLE STICK WELDING MODE CC-STICK MODE TOUCH START TIG MODE ARC GOUGING WIRE WELDING-CV B-9 PARALLELING AUXILIARY POWER OPERATION SIMULTANEOUS WELDING AND AUXIL- IARY POWER LOADS B-10 PLUS TIG OPTIONS ACCESSORIES C-1 OPTIONAL FIELD INSTALLED ACCESSORIES D-1 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------ ROUTINE AND PERIODIC MAINTENANCE DAILY WEEKLY COMPRESSOR MAINTENANCE VMAC (VEHICLE MOUNTED AIR COMPRESSORS) Service InstructionsService Instructions D-3 D-3 FUEL FILTERS COOLING SYSTEM BATTERY HANDLING PREVENTING BATTERY DISCHARGE WELDER / GENERATOR MAINTE- NANCE STORAGE CLEANING BRUSH REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT E-1 HOW TO USE TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE E-2 E-3 E-4 Page Page F-3 WARNING TO WORK THE ENGINE WELDER OPERATING MANUAL. } before servicing. Do not touch electrically live parts. } Page F-5 F-6 ENGINE WELDERS / K867 / LN-8 CONNECTION DIAGRAM F-6 Do not operate with panels open. } } WARNING Disconnect NEGATIVE (-) BATTERY LEAD Do not touch electrically live parts. F-7 Page Page F-10 F-11 Page F-13 DIMENSION PRINT M18962-4 F-13 AIR VANTAGE 500 CUMMINS Page AVISO DE PRECAUCION ATTENTION WARNUNG ATENO AVISO DE PRECAUCION ATTENTION WARNUNG ATENO