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TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR

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USING THE STATUS LED TO

bleshooting charts for both machine and weld perfor-

TROUBLESHOOT SYSTEM PROBLEMS

mance.

 

 

 

power source Status LED, and some basic trou-

 

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The Power Wave / Power Feed are best diagnosed as a system. Each component (power source, user interface, and feed head) has a status light, and when a problem occurs it is important to note the condition of each. In addition, errors displayed on the user interface in most cases indicate only that a problem exists in the power source, not what the problem may be. Therefore, prior to cycling power to the sys- tem, check the power source status light for error sequences as noted below. This is especially important if the user interface displays “Err 006” or “Err 100”.

Included in this section is information about the

The STATUS LIGHT is a two color light that indicates system errors. Normal operation is a steady green light. Error conditions are indicated in the following chart.

NOTE: The POWER WAVE 355M/405M status light will flash green, and sometimes red and green, for up to one minute when the machine is first turned on. This is a normal situation as the machine goes through a self test at power up.

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LIGHT CONDITION

 

INDICATION

Status LED is solid green (no blinking)

1. System OK. Power source communicating nor-

 

 

mally with wire feeder and its components.

 

 

 

Status LED is blinking green

2.

Occurs during a reset, and indicates the

 

 

POWER WAVE 355M/405M is mapping (identi-

 

 

fying) each component in the system. Normal

 

 

for first 1-10 seconds after power is turned on,

 

 

or if the system configuration is changed during

 

 

operation.

 

 

 

Status LED is blinking red and green

3.

Non-recoverable system fault. If the PS Status

 

 

light is flashing any combination of red and

 

 

green, errors are present in the POWER WAVE

 

 

355M/405M. Read the error code before the

 

 

machine is turned off.

 

 

Error Code interpretation through the Status

 

 

light is detailed in the Service Manual.

 

 

Individual code digits are flashed in red with a

 

 

long pause between digits. The codes will be

 

 

separated by a green light. There may be more

 

 

than one error code indicated.

 

 

To clear the error, turn power source off, and

 

 

back on to reset.

 

 

 

Status LED is solid red (no blinking).

 

Non-recoverable hardware fault. Generally indi-

 

 

cates nothing is connected to the POWER

 

 

WAVE 355M/405M wire feeder receptacle. See

 

 

Trouble Shooting Section.

 

 

 

Status LED is blinking red.

 

Not applicable

POWER WAVE 355M/405M

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Lincoln Electric 355M, 405M service manual Using the Status LED to, Troubleshoot System Problems, Light Condition Indication