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INSTALLATION

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DIP SWITCH SETUP

SETTING DIP SWITCHES IN THE CONTROL BOX

There are two DIP switch banks on the mother board of the Control Box. They are labeled S1 and S2 and are located and oriented as shown in Figure A.3.

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S1

 

 

1

2

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8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

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5

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8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIGURE A.3

S1 DIP Switch Bank on Control Box Motherboard (For software version S24456)

 

Switch

Off

 

On

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Standard speed gearbox limits adjustable

High speed gearbox limits adjustable

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

WFS Display = inches/minute

WFS Display = meters/minute

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Left Display is always preset WFS

Left Display is preset WFS when weld current is not flowing

 

 

 

 

 

Left Display is actual weld current when weld current is flowing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CC modes override this switch regardless of position. Left Display is always preset weld cur-

 

 

 

rent when weld current is not flowing and actual weld current when weld current is flowing

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Run-in = Minimum Speed Available

Run-in = weld WFS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If any option containing a Run-in setting is connected to the motherboard, it automatically

 

 

 

overrides this switch regardless of position.

 

5

Memory change with trigger disabled

Memory change with trigger enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

Acceleration, MSB

(Sets acceleration rate for wire drive) see below

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

Acceleration

(Sets acceleration rate for wire drive) see below

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

Acceleration, LSB

(Sets acceleration rate for wire drive) see below

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: the factory shipped settings for the S1 switches are as follows:

PF-10

(and Dual) Domestic - All switches “OFF”

PF-10

(and Dual) European - switches 1 & 3-8 “OFF”, 2 “ON”

PF-11

Domestic - switches 2-8 “OFF”, 1 “ON”

PF-11

European - switches 3-8 “OFF”, 1,2 “ON”

POWER FEED 10 DUAL

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Lincoln Electric IM658-A manual DIP Switch Setup, Setting DIP Switches in the Control BOX

IM658-A specifications

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