E-4

 

 

TROUBLESHOOTING

 

E-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Observe all Safety Guidelines detailed throughout this manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROBLEMS

 

POSSIBLE AREAS OF

 

 

 

RECOMMENDED

 

 

(SYMPTOMS)

 

MISADJUSTMENT(S)

 

 

 

COURSE OF ACTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUTPUT PROBLEMS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Major physical or electrical dam-

1. Contact your local authorized

 

 

 

 

 

 

age is evident when the sheet

 

 

Lincoln Electric Field Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

metal covers are removed.

 

 

facility for technical assis-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input fuses keep blowing, or input

 

 

1. Make

certain

that

fuses

or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

breaker keeps tripping.

 

 

breakers

are properly sized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Installation section of this

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

manual for recommended fuse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and breaker sizes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Welding procedure is drawing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

too much output current, or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

duty cycle is too high. Reduce

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

output

current,

duty

cycle, or

 

 

If all recommended possible areas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

both.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of misadjustments have been

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. There

is

internal damage to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

checked and the problem persists,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the power source. Contact an

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

contact your local Lincoln

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

authorized Lincoln

Electric

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authorized Field Service Facility.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service facility.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machine will not power up (no

 

 

1. Make certain that the Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lights, no fan, etc.)

 

 

Switch (SW1) is in the “ON”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Circuit breaker CB4 (in recon-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

nect area) may have opened.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reset. Also, check input volt-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

age selection, below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Input voltage selection made

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

improperly.

Power down,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

check input voltage reconnect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

according

to

diagram

on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

reconnect cover.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAUTION

If for any reason you do not understand the test procedures or are unable to perform the tests/repairs safely, con- tact your local authorized Lincoln Electric Field Service Facility for technical assistance.

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