Lincoln Electric IM10019 manual

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BIG RED 600

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OPERATOR’S MANUAL

IM10019

August,2009

Safety Depends on You

Lincoln arc welding and cutting

equipment is designed and built

with safety in mind. However,

your overall safety can be

increased by proper installation

... and thoughtful operation on

your part. DO NOT INSTALL,

OPERATE OR REPAIR THIS

EQUIPMENT WITHOUT READ-

ING THIS MANUAL AND THE

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CON-

TAINED THROUGHOUT. And,

most importantly, think before

you actand be careful.

For use with machines having Code Numbers: 11599

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Contents

Main BIG RED 600 OPERATORS MANUAL IM10019 Safety Depends on You FOR ENGINE powered equipment. i Mar 95 i ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS may be dangerous ARC RAYS can burn. ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill. Jan 09 ii FUMES AND GASES can be dangerous. 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. iii PRCAUTIONS DE SRET PRCAUTIONS DE SRET POUR LES MACHINES SOUDER TRANSFORMATEURET REDRESSEUR vv Thank Y ou Please Examine Carton and Equipment For Damage Immediately On-Line Product Registration vi vi TABLE OF CONTENTS viivii TABLE OF CONTENTS A-1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS- BIG RED 600 RECEPTACLESAND CIRCUIT BREAKERS PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS A-1 (K2811-1) SAFETY PRECAUTION LOCATIONAND VENTILATION STORING STACKING See additional warning information at front of this operators manual. DIESEL FUEL ONLY OIL FUEL A-4 A-4 ENGINE BREAK-IN ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM BATTERYCONNECTION A-5 A-5 MUFFLER OUTLET PIPE SPARKARRESTOR WELDING OUTPUT CABLES MACHINE GROUNDING A-6 A-6 AUXILIARY POWER RECEPTACLES RESIDUAL CURRENT DEVICE READY STANDBYPOWER CONNECTIONS A-7 A-7 CONNECTION OF LINCOLN ELECTRIC WIRE FEEDERS B-1 B-1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION RECOMMENDED APPLICATIONS GENERATOR SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Page B-3 ENGINE CONTROLS (Items 6 Through to 13) AUXILIARY POWER (14-22) B-4 ENGINE OPERATION B-5 B-5 WELDER OPERATION B-6 B-6 TIG TYPICAL CURRENT RANGES (1) FOR TUNGSTEN ELECTRODES(2) B-7 B-7 CONSTANT CURRENT OPERATION WITH A LINCOLN ELECTRICWIRE FEEDER B-8 AUXILIARY POWER: C-1 ACCESSORIES C-1 OPTIONAL FEATURES D-1 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ROUTINE AND PERIODIC MAINTENANCE ENGINE MAINTENANCE D-2 FUEL BLEEDING THE FUEL SYSTEM OIL FILTERCHANGE D-3 D-3 FUEL FILTERS FUEL PRE-FILTER/WATERSEPARATOR ASSEMBLY WATERSEPARATOR ELEMENT D-4 SECONDARY FUEL FILTER COOLING SYSTEM COOLING BLOWER BELT BATTERYHANDLING SERVICING OPTIONAL SPARK ARRESTOR NAMEPLATES/ WARNING DECALS MAINTE- NANCE D-6 WELDER / GENERATOR MAINTENANCE STORAGE CLEANING BRUSH REMOVALAND REPLACEMENT GFCI MODULE TESTING AND RESETTING PROCEDURE HOWTO USETROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE E-2 PROBLEMS (SYMPTOMS) POSSIBLE CAUSE RECOMMENDED COURSE OF ACTION E-3 PROBLEMS (SYMPTOMS) POSSIBLE CAUSE RECOMMENDED COURSE OF ACTION F-1 FIGURE 1 F-1 . M22253 WARNING M22253 F-2 FIGURE 3 THE U NIT I S NOW RE ADY F OR OPER ATION FIGURE 2 Page F-4 M22223 F-4 BIG RED 600 Page AVISO DE PRECAUCION ATTENTION WARNUNG ATENO AVISO DE PRECAUCION ATTENTION WARNUNG ATENO