Lincoln Electric F355I manual Limitations, Duty Cycle and Time Period, Case Front Layout

B-2 OPERATION B-2

LIMITATIONS

•Only Arc Link compatible Power Feed automatic wire feeders and users interfaces may be used. Other Lincoln wire feeders or non-Lincoln wire feeders can- not be used.

•POWER WAVE F355i (CE) Output Limitations

The POWER WAVE F355i (CE) will support maxi- mum average output current of 350 Amps @ 60% duty cycle.

DUTY CYCLE AND TIME PERIOD

The duty cycle is based upon a ten minute period. A 60% duty cycle represents 6 minutes of welding and 4 minutes of idling in a ten minute period.

CONNECTOR STATUS LIGHTS (Per Fig B.1)

1.STATUS LIGHT: A two color light that indicates system errors. Normal operation is a steady green light. Error conditions are indicated, per Table B.1.

NOTE: The POWER WAVE F355i (CE) 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.

	TABLE B.1
Light	Meaning
Condition
Steady Green	System OK. Power source communicating normal-
	ly with wire feeder and its components.
Blinking	Occurs during a reset, and indicates the
Green	POWER WAVE F355i (CE) is mapping
	(identifying) 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
A l t e r n a t i n g	Non-recoverable system fault. If the PS
Green and	Status light is flashing any combination of
Red	red and green, errors are present in the
	POWER WAVE F355i (CE). 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. If more than
	one code is present, the codes will be sepa-
	rated by a green light.
	To clear the error, turn power source off, and
	back on to reset. See Troubleshooting
	Section.
Steady Red	Non recoverable hardware fault. Generally
	indicates nothing is connected to the
	POWER WAVE F355i (CE) wire feeder
	receptacle. See Trouble Shooting Section.
Blinking Red	Not applicable.

2.HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT (thermal overload): A yellow light that comes on when an over temper- ature situation occurs. Output is disabled and the fan continues to run, until the machine cools down. When cool, the light goes out and output is enabled.

3.CB1 WIRE FEEDER CIRCUIT BREAKER: Protects 40 volt DC wire feeder power supply.

Figure B.1

3

2

5

1 6

4

9

7 8

CASE FRONT LAYOUT

POWER WAVE F355i (CE)

4.LEAD CONNECTOR (SENSE LEAD)

5.DIAGNOSTIC CONNECTOR (RS-232)

6.WIRE FEEDER RECEPTACLE (14-PIN)

7.NEGATIVE TWIST- MATE TERMINAL

8.POSITIVE TWIST- MATE TERMINAL

9.WIRE FEEDER RECEPTACLE (5 PIN) NOT ON CODES 10997 OR BELOW.

POWER WAVE F355i (CE)