B-5

 

OPERATION

 

B-5

 

 

 

 

 

CASE FRONT CONTROLS

 

FIGURE B.1

 

All operator controls and adjustments are located on the case front of the Power Wave. (See Figure B.1)

1.POWER SWITCH: Controls input power to the Power Wave.

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1

2. STATUS LIGHT: A two color light that indicates

 

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system errors. Normal operation is a steady green

8

 

light. Error conditions are indicated, per table 3.

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NOTE: The Power Wave 455M status light will flash

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green, and sometimes red and green, for up to one

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minute when the machine is first turned on. This is a

 

 

 

normal situation as the machine goes through a self

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test at power up.

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TABLE 3

 

 

 

Light

Meaning

9

4

11

5

Condition

 

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Steady Green

System OK. Power source communicating normal-

 

 

 

 

 

ly with wire feeder and its components.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking

Occurs during a reset, and indicates the

 

CASE FRONT LAYOUT

Green

Power Wave 455M is mapping (identifying)

POWER WAVE 455M (NORTH AMERICAN)

 

each component in the system. Normal for

 

first 1-10 seconds after power is turned on,

 

 

 

 

 

or if the system configuration is changed

5. 15* AMP AUXILIARY POWER CIRCUIT BREAKER:

 

during operation

Protects 115 volt AC case front receptacle

 

 

auxiliary supply.

 

 

A l t e r n a t i n g

Non-recoverable system fault. If the PS

 

 

(* Earlier models used 10 amps circuit breaker).

Green and

Status light is flashing any combination of

 

 

 

 

Red

red and green, errors are present in the

6. LEAD CONNECTOR S2 (SENSE LEAD)

 

Power Wave 455M. Read the error code

 

 

 

 

 

before the machine is turned off.

7. DIAGNOSTIC CONNECTOR (RS-232)

 

Error Code interpretation through the Status

8. WIRE FEEDER RECEPTACLE (S1 5-PIN)

 

light is detailed in the Service Manual.

 

 

 

 

 

Individual code digits are flashed in red with

9. NEGATIVE STUD

 

 

 

a long pause between digits. If more than

 

 

 

 

 

one code is present, the codes will be sepa-

10. POSITIVE STUD

 

 

 

rated by a green light.

 

 

 

 

 

To clear the error, turn power source off,

11. AUXILIARY OUTPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and back on to reset. See Troubleshooting

12. 5-PIN DEVICENET CONNECTOR (OPTIONAL)

 

Section.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13. ROBOTIC WIRE FEEDER RECEPTACLE

Steady Red

Non recoverable hardware fault. Generally

(OPTIONAL)

 

 

 

indicates nothing is connected to the Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wave 455M wire feeder receptacle. See

14. I/O CONNECTOR (OPTIONAL)

 

Trouble Shooting Section.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15. ETHERNET CONNECTOR (OPTIONAL)

Blinking Red

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT (thermal overload): A yellow light that comes on when an over temper- ature situation occurs. Output is disabled and the fan continues to run, until the machine cools down. When cool, the light goes out and output is enabled.

4.10 AMP WIRE FEEDER CIRCUIT BREAKER: Protects 40 volt DC wire feeder power supply.

POWER WAVE 455M

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