Lincoln Electric F355I

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POWER WAVE F355i (CE)

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Main POWER WAVE F355i (CE) OPERATORS MANUAL IM799-A Safety Depends on You POWER WAVE F355i FOR ENGINE powered equipment. i ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS may be dangerous ii ARC RAYS can burn. ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill. FUMES AND GASES can be dangerous. FOR ELECTRICALLY powered equipment. CYLINDER may explode if damaged. iii WELDING SPARKS can cause fire or explosion. iv PRCAUTIONS DE SRET PRCAUTIONS DE SRET POUR LES MACHINES SOUDER TRANSFORMATEUR ET REDRESSEUR v vi viivii Thank You Please Examine Carton and Equipment For Damage Immediately On-Line Product Registration viii viii TABLE OF CONTENTS A-1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - * OUTPUT CABLES, CONNECTIONS AND LIMITATIONS A-1 POWER WAVE F355i INPUT AC VOLTAGE & DC OUTPUT A-2 SELECT SUITABLE LOCATION SAFETY PRECAUTIONS VOLTAGE SENSING A-3 A-3 OUTPUT CABLES, CONNECTIONS AND LIMITATIONS NEGATIVE ELECTRODE POLARITY POWER WAVE / POWER FEED WIRE FEEDER INTERCONNECTIONS CONTROL CABLE SPECIFICATIONS HIGH SPEED GEAR BOX A-4 A-5 DIP Switch Settings and Locations Control Board DIP Switch: Feed Head Board DIP Switch: A-6 WELDING WITH MULTIPLE POWER WAVES I / O RECEPTACLE SPECIFICATIONS FIGURE A.2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION RECOMMENDED PROCESSES AND EQUIPMENT RECOMMENDED PROCESSES REQUIRED EQUIPMENT B-1 LIMITATIONS DUTY CYCLE AND TIME PERIOD 9 6 8 B-3 B-3 NOMINAL PROCEDURES FRINGE PROCEDURES MAKING A WELD CONSTANT VOLTAGE WELDING FIGURE B.2 Time CURRENT WAVE FORM (CV) Time B-5 Recommended Welding Procedures for Power Mode - Table B.1 POWER MODE ACCESSORIES OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT D-1 MAINTENANCE D-1 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAPACITOR DISCHARGE PROCEDURE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HOW TO USE TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE E-2 USING THE STATUS LED TO TROUBLESHOOT SYSTEM PROBLEMS E-3 ERROR CODES FOR THE POWER WAVE E-4 E-5 . E-6 E-7 F-1 _ N.E. N.C. N.D. SHROUD _ N.E. N.C. N.D. SHROUD CONNECTION DIAGRAM F-4 DIMENSION PRINT F-4 M19982 A Page AVISO DE PRECAUCION ATTENTION WARNUNG ATENO AVISO DE PRECAUCION ATTENTION WARNUNG ATENO