F-5

 

 

F-5

 

 

 

TROUBLESHOOTING

 

 

 

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

 

 

Observe Safety Guidelines

 

 

 

 

detailed in the beginning of this manual.

 

 

PROBLEMS

POSSIBLE AREAS OF

 

RECOMMENDED

 

 

(SYMPTOMS)

MISADJUSTMENT(S)

 

COURSE OF ACTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUTPUT PROBLEMS

 

 

 

 

 

The voltage and/or wire feed

1. Certain limits may have been

 

 

 

 

 

speed will not adjust to user satis-

imposed on the welding parame-

 

 

 

 

 

faction.

ters. Refer to the Limits Overlay

 

 

 

 

 

 

section in the Operations section

 

 

 

 

 

 

of this manual to change the set

 

 

 

 

 

 

limits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The voltage and/or wire feed

1. When the Limits Overlay or the

 

 

 

 

 

speed can be adjusted on the wire

Setup Overlay is placed on the

 

 

 

 

 

feeder but the changes are not

machine, the Power Wave’s and

 

 

 

 

 

shown on the Power Wave.

feeder’s displays do not match.

 

 

 

 

 

 

These overlays can not be used

 

 

 

 

 

 

for welding.

 

 

 

2.If two wire feeders are connect- ed to the Power Wave, only one of

the feeder’s settings can be dis-

If all recommended possible areas

played on the Power Wave at one

of misadjustments have been

time. Pull the trig-ger of the wire

checked and the problem per-

feeder whose settings you want

sists, contact your local Lincoln

displayed on the Power Wave.

Authorized Field Service Facility.

The Dual Procedure overlay is

1. Check for proper installation of

installed. The user cannot change

the Dual Procedure overlay.

from procedure “A” to procedure

 

“B,” or vice versa.

2. Check the Dual Procedure Gun

 

Trigger or separate Dual

 

Procedure switch.

 

 

The display can not be seen clear-

1. Adjust the viewing angle of the

ly or can not be seen at all.

display. Follow the instructions pro-

 

 

vided in the Operation Section of

 

this manual. (Look under the “LCD

 

DISPLAY ADJUSTMENT” in the

 

“CONTROLS AND SETTINGS”

 

sub-section of the Operation sec-

 

tion.)

CAUTION

If for any reason you do not understand the test procedures or are unable to perform the tests/repairs safely, con- tact your local authorized Lincoln Electric Field Service Facility for technical assistance.

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