Lincoln Electric IM762-C manual

POWER WAVE 455 M

™

OPERATOR’S MANUAL

IM762-C

October,2006

Safety Depends on You

Lincoln arc welding and cutting

equipment is designed and built

with safetyin mind. However, your

overall safety can be increased by

proper installation ... and thought-

ful operation on your part. DO

NOT INSTALL, OPERATE OR

REPAIR THIS EQUIPMENT

WITHOUT READING THIS

MANUAL AND THE SAFETY

PRECAUTIONS CONTAINED

THROUGHOUT. And, most

importantly, think before you act

and be careful.

Foruse withmachines havingCode Numbers: 10942, 11057, 11152,11311

IEC 60974-1

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Contents

Main POWER WAVE 455 M OPERATORS MANUAL IM762-C Safety Depends on You IEC 60974-1 FOR ENGINE powered equipment. i Mar 95 ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS may be dangerous ii ARC RAYS can burn. ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill. FUMES AND GASES can be dangerous. FOR ELECTRICALLY powered equipment. CYLINDER may explode if damaged. iii Mar 95 WELDING SPARKS can cause fire or explosion. PRCAUTIONS DE SRET PRCAUTIONS DE SRET POUR LES MACHINES SOUDER TRANSFORMATEUR ET REDRESSEUR vv Thank You Please Examine Carton and Equipment For Damage Immediately On-Line Product Registration vi vi TABLE OF CONTENTS vii vii TABLE OF CONTENTS A-1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - POWER WAVE 455M (K2202-1, K2202-3) OUTPUT RECOMMENDED INPUT WIRE AND FUSE SIZES FOR MAXIMUM RATED OUTPUT PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS TEMPERATURE RANGES INPUT AT RATED OUTPUT - THREE PHASE ONLY MACHINE GROUNDING HIGH FREQUENCY PROTECTION INPUT CONNECTION SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Read SELECT SUITABLE LOCATION ELECTRODE AND WORK CABLE CONNECTIONS A-4 A-4 CABLE INDUCTANCE, AND ITS EFFECTS ON PULSE WELDING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE POLARITY VOLTAGE SENSING A-5 POWER WAVE TO SEMI-AUTOMAT- IC POWER FEED WIRE FEEDER INTERCONNECTIONS SYSTEM DESCRIPTION A-6 A-6 CONFIGURING THE SYSTEM PF-10R SINGLE HEAD FEEDER DUAL HEAD FEEDER SINGLE HEAD BOOM FEEDER FH 1 UP TO 4 FEEDERS ALLOWED UP TO 4 FEED HEADS ALLOWED Page A-8 WELDING WITH MULTIPLE POWER WAVES FIGURE A.2 TWO POWER WAVES CONTROL CABLE SPECIFICATIONS Page A-10 FIGURE A.6 switch 8 switch 7 I / O RECEPTACLE SPECIFICATIONS CONTROL BOARD (DIP Switch Location) DIP SWITCH SETTINGS AND LOCATIONS CONTROL BOARD DIP SWITCH: WATER FLOW SENSOR SAFETY PRECAUTIONS GRAPHIC SYMBOLS THAT APPEAR ON THIS MACHINE OR IN THIS MANUAL U0 U1 U2 I1 I2 B-3 DEFINITION OF WELDING TERMS RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT REQUIRED EQUIPMENT LIMITATIONS DUTY CYCLE AND TIME PERIOD B-4 GENERAL DESCRIPTION Page B-6 B-6 NOMINAL PROCEDURES FRINGE PROCEDURES MAKING A WELD WELDING ADJUSTMENTS Current Time CURRENT WAVE FORM (CV) B-7 FIGURE A.5 B-7 B-8 B-8 PULSE WELDING CURRENT WAVE FORM (PULSE) Time FIGURE A.6 ACCESSORIES OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT D-1 MAINTENANCE D-1 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HOW TO USE TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE E-2 USING THE STATUS LED TO TROUBLESHOOT SYSTEM PROBLEMS E-3 ERROR CODES FOR THE POWERWAVE E-4 POSSIBLE E-5 POSSIBLE . E-6 POSSIBLE F-1 F-2 Page F-4 DIMENSION PRINT - POWER WAVE 455M F-4 11-14-97 M18241 Page AVISO DE PRECAUCION ATTENTION WARNUNG ATENO AVISO DE PRECAUCION ATTENTION WARNUNG ATENO