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TROUBLESHOOTING

 

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Observe all Safety Guidelines detailed throughout this manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROBLEMS

 

 

POSSIBLE AREAS OF

 

 

(SYMPTOMS)

 

 

MISADJUSTMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUTPUT PROBLEMS

 

 

Major Physical or Electrical

 

 

1.

Contact your Local Lincoln

 

 

Damage is Evident

 

 

 

Authorized Field Service Facility.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is no wire feed or open cir-

 

 

1

The gun trigger or cable may be

 

 

cuit voltage when the gun trigger is

 

 

 

faulty. Check or replace gun

 

 

pulled. Input power is applied to

 

 

 

assembly.

 

 

POWER MIG 200.

 

 

2.

The thermal protection circuit

 

 

 

 

 

 

may be activated. If this is the

 

 

 

 

 

 

case allowing the machine to

 

 

 

 

 

 

cool will clear the error condition.

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Make sure input voltage is cor-

 

 

 

 

 

 

rect and matches nameplate rat-

 

 

 

 

 

 

ing and reconnect panel configu-

 

 

 

 

 

 

ration.

 

 

 

 

 

4.

If spool gun option kit is in

 

 

 

 

 

 

stalled, check to see that it is set

 

 

 

 

 

 

to “Normal” if pulling the gun trig-

 

 

 

 

 

 

ger associated with built in feed-

 

 

 

 

 

 

er, and “Spool Gun” if pulling

 

 

 

 

 

 

spool gun trigger.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output voltage and wire feed is pre-

 

 

1.

Remove gun assembly from

 

 

sent when gun trigger is not pulled

 

 

 

machine. If problem is solved

 

 

(not activated).

 

 

 

gun assembly is faulty. Repair or

 

 

 

 

 

 

replace.

 

 

 

 

 

2.

If problem persists when gun

 

 

 

 

 

 

assembly is removed from

 

 

 

 

 

 

machine then the problem is

 

 

 

 

 

 

within the POWER MIG 200.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machine output is low. Welds are

 

 

1.

Check input voltage. Make sure

 

 

“cold”, weld bead is rounded or

 

 

 

input voltage matches name-

 

 

bumped up demonstrating poor

 

 

 

plate rating and reconnect panel

 

 

wetting into plate.

 

 

 

configuration.

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Make sure settings for wire feed

 

 

 

 

 

 

speed and voltage are correct

 

 

 

 

 

 

for process being used.

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Make sure output polarity is cor-

 

 

 

 

 

 

rect for process being used.

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Check welding cables and gun

 

 

 

 

 

 

assembly for loose or faulty con-

 

 

 

 

 

 

nections.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECOMMENDED COURSE OF ACTION

If all recommended possible areas of misadjustment have been checked and the problem persists,

Contact your local Lincoln Authorized Field Service Facility.

CAUTION

If for any reason you do not understand the test procedures or are unable to perform the tests/repairs safely, contact your

LOCAL AUTHORIZED LINCOLN ELECTRIC FIELD SERVICE FACILITY for assistance before you proceed.

POWER MIG 200

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Lincoln Electric IM693 manual Output Problems

IM693 specifications

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