E-5

 

TROUBLESHOOTING

E-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Observe all Safety Guidelines detailed throughout this manual

 

 

 

 

 

PROBLEMS

POSSIBLE AREAS OF

RECOMMENDED

 

(SYMPTOMS)

MISADJUSTMENT(S)

COURSE OF ACTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUTPUT PROBLEMS

 

 

Thermal LED is lit.

1. Fan

thermostat

has opened.

 

 

 

 

Check for proper fan operation.

 

 

 

 

(Fan should run whenever output

 

 

 

 

power is on.) Check for material

 

 

 

 

blocking intake or exhaust lou-

 

 

 

 

vers, or for excessive dirt clog-

 

 

 

 

ging

cooling

channels in

 

 

 

 

machine.

 

 

 

2.Secondary rectifier or Choke thermostat has opened. After machine has cooled, reduce load, duty cycle, or both. Check for material blocking intake or exhaust louvers.

3.DC Bus PC board thermostat has opened check for excessive load on 40VDC supply.

Machine won’t weld, can’t get any

1. Input

voltage

is

too

low or too

If all recommended possible areas

output. (CR1 will not pull in.)

high. Make certain that input volt-

 

age is proper, according to the

of misadjustments have been

 

Rating Plate located on the rear

checked and the problem persists,

 

of the machine.

 

 

 

contact your local Lincoln

 

2. If the Thermal LED is also lit, see

Authorized Field Service Facility.

 

“Yellow Thermal LED is Lit” sec-

 

 

tion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Primary current limit has been

 

 

exceeded. Possible short in out-

 

 

put circuit. Turn machine off.

 

 

Remove all loads from the output

 

 

of the machine. Turn back on. If

 

 

condition persists, turn power off,

 

 

and

contact

an

authorized

 

 

Lincoln Electric

Field

Service

 

 

facility.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. This problem will normally be

 

 

accompanied by an error code.

 

 

Error codes are displayed as a

 

 

series of red and green flashes by

 

 

the

status

 

light.

See

 

 

"Troubleshooting the Power Wave

 

/Power Feed System Using the Status LED" section of this text.

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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