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Installation.......................................................................................................Section A
Technical Specifications - POWER WAVE 455 ....................................................A-1
Safety Precautions.................................................................................................A-2
Select Suitable Location........................................................................................A-2
Lifting...............................................................................................................A-2
Stacking ..........................................................................................................A-2
Machine Grounding...............................................................................................A-2
High Frequency Protection....................................................................................A-2
Input Connection....................................................................................................A-2
Input Fuse and Supply Wire Considerations.........................................................A-3
Input Voltage Change Over Procedure..................................................................A-3
Elctrode and Work Cable Connection....................................................................A-3
Cable Inductance, and its Effects on Pulse Welding.............................................A-4
Negative Electrode Polarity...................................................................................A-4
Voltage Sensing ......................................................................................A-4 thru A-5
Power Wave to Semi-automatic Power Feed Wire Feeder Interconnections........A-5
System Description................................................................................................A-6
System Set-Up.........................................................................................A-7 thru A-9
Welding with Multiple Power Waves....................................................................A-10
Control Cable Specifications................................................................................A-10
Multiple Arc Sense Lead and Work Lead Placement Guidelines........................A-11
I / O Receptacle Specifications............................................................................A-12
Dip Switch Settings and Locations...............................................................A-12
Control Board Dip Switch..............................................................................A-12
Power Wave Watercooler (Field Installed)..........................................................A-12
Water Flow Sensor..............................................................................................A-12
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Operation.........................................................................................................Section B
Safety Precautions.................................................................................................B-1
Graphic Symbols that appear on this machine or in this manual...........................B-2
General Description...............................................................................................B-3
Recommended Processes and Equipment...........................................................B-3
Required Equipment..............................................................................................B-3
Limitations..............................................................................................................B-3
Duty Cycle and Time Period..................................................................................B-3
Case Front Controls........................................................................................B-4
Constant Voltage Welding...............................................................................B-5
Nominal Procedures........................................................................................B-5
Fringe Procedures...........................................................................................B-5
Making a Weld ................................................................................................B-5
Welding Adjustment........................................................................................B-5
Welding Mode.................................................................................................B-6
Arc Control......................................................................................................B-6
Constant Voltage Welding...............................................................................B-7
Pulse Welding.................................................................................................B-8
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Accessories.....................................................................................................Section C
Optional Equipment...............................................................................................C-1
Factory Installed..............................................................................................C-1
Field Installed..................................................................................................C-1
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Maintenance ....................................................................................................Section D
Safety Precautions................................................................................................D-1
Routine Maintenance.............................................................................................D-1
Periodic Maintenance............................................................................................D-1
Calibration Specification........................................................................................D-1
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