Lincoln Electric IM956-A

B-5

OPERATION

B-5

POWER WAVE® C300

CASE BACK CONTROLS

(Code 11479)

1. ETHERNET CONNECTOR

2. POWER CORD

3. GAS CONNECTION

FIGURE B.2

Contents

Main POWER WAVE C300 OPERATORS MANUAL IM956-A Safety Depends on You IEC 60974-1 FOR ENGINE powered equipment. i Mar 95 i ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS may be dangerous ARC RAYS can burn. ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill. Jan 09 ii FUMES AND GASES can be dangerous. FOR ELECTRICALLY powered equipment. CYLINDER may explode if damaged. Refer to http://www.lincolnelectric.com/safety for additional safety information. WELDING a nd CUTTING SPARKS can cause fire or explosion. iii PRCAUTIONS DE SRET iv PRCAUTIONS DE SRET POUR LES MACHINES SOUDER TRANSFORMATEUR ET REDRESSEUR Mar. 93 iv THIS SAMPLE DOCUMENT IS USED FOR CE MACHINES ONLY! Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) THIS SAMPLE DOCUMENT IS USED FOR CE MACHINES ONLY! Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) viivii TThhaannkk YYoouufor selecting a QUALITYproduct by Lincoln Electric. We want you Please Examine Carton and Equipment For Damage Immediately On-Line Product Registration viiiviii TABLE OF CONTENTS C-2 ________________________________________________________________________ ixix TABLE OF CONTENTS A-1 RATEDOUTPUT TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - POWER WAVE C300 RECOMMENDED INPUT WIRE AND FUSE SIZES POWER SOURCE-INPUT VOLTAGE AND CURRENT A-2 WELDING PROCESS GEARING - WIRE FEED SPEED RANGE-WIRE SIZE * A-3 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Read SELECT SUITABLE LOCATION LIFTING STACKING TILTING INPUT CONNECTION INPUT FUSE AND SUPPLY WIRE CONSIDERATIONS INPUT VOLTAGE SELECTION POWER CORD REPLACEMENT A-5 RECOMMENDED WORK CABLE SIZES FOR ARC WELDING REMOTE SENSE LEAD SPECIFICA- TIONS SEMI-AUTOMATIC WELDING POLARITY A-6 CABLE CONNECTIONS B A C POWER WAVE WORK CABLE INDUCTANCE AND ITS EFFECTS ON WELDING SHIELDING GAS CONNECTION INTERNAL GAS CONNECTION FOR GMAW PROCESS A-8 LOADING SPOOLS OF WIRE A-9 WIRE DRIVE CONFIGURATION PROCEDURE TO INSTALL DRIVE ROLLS AND WIRE GUIDES A-10 GUN USED FEEDING ELECTRODE AND BRAKE ADJUSTMENT DRIVE ROLL PRESSURE SETTING PRESSURE ARM ADJUSTMENT A-11 TIG WELDING SMAW WELDING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS B-2 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION RECOMMENDED PROCESSES AND EQUIPMENT RECOMMENDED PROCESSES PROCESS LIMITATIONS EQUIPMENT LIMITATIONS DESIGN FEATURES B-4 CASE FRONT CONTROLS Page B-6 INTERNAL CONTROLS B-7 MAKING A WELD WITH WAVEFORM TECHNOLOGY POWER SOURCES DEFINITION OF WELDING MODES BASIC WELDING CONTROLS B-8 ++ CASE FRONT CONTROLS USED DUAL PROCEDURE/ MEMORY PANEL OPERA- TION B-9 194 0 B-10 NON-SYNERGIC GMAW AND FCAW WELDING 300 25.3 250 54 5 B-11 GMAW (MIG) SYNERGIC WELDING 220 26.4 10 B-12 STEEL AND STAINLESS SYNERGIC GMAW-P (PULSED MIG) WELDING B-13 STEEL AND STAINLE SS G MAW-P (PULSED MIG) WELDING 220 1.06 12 B-14 ALUMINUM SYNERGIC GMAW-P (PULSED MIG)AND GMAW-PP (PULSE ON PULSE) WELDING ALUMINUM GMAW-P AND GMAW-PP B-15 ALUMINUM GMAW-P (PULSED MIG) AND GMAW-PP (PULSE ON PULSE) WELDING 220 1.06 72 B-16 GTAW (TIG) WELDING The Power Wave C300 is excellent for Touch Start TIG welding. 220 OFF 3 B-17 DUAL PROCEDURE/MEMORY PANEL OPERATION USER MEMORIES B-18 LIMITS B-19 B-20 2-STEP 4-STEP- TRIGGER OPERATION B-21 B-22 B-23 B-24 B-25 B-26 COLD FEED/GAS PURGE SWITCH B-27 SET-UP FEATURES MENU SETUP MENU FEATURES PARAMETER DEFINITION Page B-29 P.5 Procedure Change Method P.6 Stall Factor Adjustment B-30 P.7 Gun Offset Adjustment P.8 TIG Gas Control P.9 Crater Delay P.14 Reset Consumable Weight Page Page B-33 P.503 Memory Button Disable P.504 Mode Select Panel Lock P.505 Setup Menu Lock P.506 Set User Interface Passcode Page ACCESSORIES OPTIONS / ACCESSORIES ACCESSORIES WIRE FEEDER OPTIONS D-1 MAINTENANCE D-1 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERIODIC MAINTENANCE HOW TO USE TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE E-2 USING THE STATUS LED TO TROUBLESHOOT SYSTEM PROBLEMS E-3 ERROR CODES FOR THE POWER WAVE MAIN CONTROL BOARD ( STATUS LIGHT) WIRE DRIVE MODULE E-4 INPUT CONTROL BOARD E-5 POSSIBLE E-6 POSSIBLE E-7 POSSIBLE E-8 POSSIBLE Page Page Page AVISO DE PRECAUCION ATTENTION WARNUNG ATENO AVISO DE PRECAUCION ATTENTION WARNUNG ATENO