Lincoln Electric IM972 manual Auxiliary Power Operation, General Information

B-7 OPERATION B-7

120V Receptacle Operation:

•Set the Output Control on the Pro-Cut 25 no higher than the 15 amp position.( Higher settings may cause circuit breaker on the OUTBACK™ 185 to trip.)

•Maximum material thickness that can be cut is 1/4".

240V Receptacle Operation:

•The Pro-Cut 25 may be used for its full range of con- trol.

•Maximum material thickness that can be cut is 3/8".

AUXILIARY POWER OPERATION

WARNING

Be sure that any electrical equipment plugged into the generator AC power receptacles can withstand a ±10% voltage and a ±5% frequency variation. Some electronic devices cannot be powered by the OUT- BACK 185 Refer to Table A.2, ELECTRICAL DEVICE USE WITH THE OUTBACK™ 185, in the INSTALLA- TION section of this manual.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Electrical loads in watts are calculated by multiplying the voltage rating of the load by the number of amps it draws. (This information is given on the load device nameplate.) For example, a device rated 120 volts, 2 amps will need 240 watts of power (120 x 2 = 240).

You can use Table B.3, AUXILIARY POWER APPLI- CATIONS, to determine the wattage requirements of the most common types of loads you can power with the OUTBACK™ 185 Be sure to read the notes at the bottom of the table.

TO USE THE OUTBACK 185 AS AN AUXILIARY POWER SUPPLY:

1.Start the gasoline engine. See ENGINE OPERA- TION in this section of the manual.

2.Set the current control dial on the output control panel to “MAX.” See Figure B.1.

3.Plug the load(s) into the appropriate 120 volt or 240 volt power receptacle.

NOTE: During welding, the maximum generator output for auxiliary loads is 100 watts.

NOTE: You can supply multiple loads as long as the total load does not exceed 5700 Peak watts or 5200 continuous watts. Be sure to start the largest loads first.

The OUTBACK™ 185 is rated at 5700 Peak watts or 5200 continuous watts. It provides both 120 volt and 240 volt power. You can draw up to 20 amps from either side of the 120 volt duplex receptacle, but not more than 35.4 amps from both sides at once. Up to

17.7amps can be drawn from the single 240 volt receptacle.

TABLE B.2

ELECTRODE SELECTION GUIDE

			CURRENT RANGE (AMPS)
AWS		ELECTRODE
CLASSIFICATION	ELECTRODE TYPE	POLARITY
			3/32 SIZE	1/8 SIZE	5/32 SIZE
E6010	FLEETWELD® 5P	DC+	50-75	75-135	90-175
E6011	FLEETWELD® 35	DC+	50-75	70-110	80-145
E6011	FLEETWELD® 180	DC+	50-80	55-110	105-135
E6013	FLEETWELD® 37	DC±	70-95	100-135	145-180
E7018	EXCALIBUR® 7018	DC+	70-100	90-125	125-185
E7018	JETWELD® LH-73	DC+	65-85	90-125	130-185
E708-17 & E308L-17	BLUE MAX® 308/308L AC-DC	DC+	50-80	75-110	95-150
ENi-CI	SOFTWELD® 99Ni	DC+	50-80	80-110	100-140
-	WEARSHIELD® ABR	DC+	-	50-150	50-185
			1/8 AND
	SHEET THICKNESS		THINNER	1/8 AND THICKER

OUTBACK™ 185

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