E-2

 

TROUBLESHOOTING

E-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Observe all Safety Guidelines detailed throughout this manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROBLEMS

POSSIBLE AREAS OF

RECOMMENDED

 

 

(SYMPTOMS)

MISADJUSTMENTS

COURSE OF ACTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUTPUT PROBLEMS

Thermal light comes on

1.

Thermal shut down. Dirt and dust

 

 

 

 

may have clogged the cooling

 

 

 

 

channels inside machine; air

 

 

 

 

intake and exhaust louvers may

 

 

 

 

be blocked.; welding application

 

 

 

 

may exceed recommended duty

 

 

 

 

cycle. Wait until machine cool

 

 

 

 

down and thermal light goes out.

 

 

 

 

Blow out machine with clean, dry

 

 

 

 

low pressure air; check air intake

 

 

 

 

and louvers; stay within recom-

 

 

 

 

mended duty cycle.

 

 

 

2.

Bad thermostat or its connections

 

 

 

 

 

Meter doesn’t light up

1.

Losing AC supply to Control PC

 

 

 

 

board

 

 

 

2.

Loosing input to machine

 

 

 

3.

Faulty Control PC board

 

 

 

 

 

Has output in

No gas & no hi-freq

1.

Faulty trigger or hand/foot Amptrol

Stick mode

 

 

or connections.

but no output

 

 

 

in Tig mode

 

2.

Faulty Protection PC board or

 

 

 

 

bad connection to Control PC

 

 

 

 

board

 

 

 

3.

Losing trigger supply to Control

 

 

 

 

PC board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gas & hi-freq are o.k.

1.

Faulty Control PC board

 

 

 

 

No output in both Stick and Tig

1.

Bad connection at P4 of Control

modes

 

PC board

 

 

 

2.

Faulty Control PC board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If all recommended possible areas of misadjustment have been checked and the problem persists, Contact your local Lincoln Authorized Field Service Facility.

CAUTION

If for any reason you do not understand the test procedures or are unable to perform the tests/repairs safely, contact your Local Lincoln Authorized Field Service Facility for technical troubleshooting assistance before you proceed.

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