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FIGURE E.4 – CV-400 TRIGGER AND THERMAL LIGHT CIRCUIT

 

 

 

 

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CIRCUIT

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CONTROL BOARD

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PROTECTIVE DEVICES AND

 

 

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Two thermostats protect the CV-400 from excessive

The power source is also protected against overloads

 

 

 

 

operating temperatures and overload conditions.

on the SCR bridge assembly through the solid state

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Excess operating temperatures may be caused by

fault protection circuit. This circuit senses an overload

insufficient cooling air or by operating the machine

on the power source and limits the output to approxi-

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beyond the duty cycle and output rating. The primary

Protection is also provided to protect the circuitry from

 

 

mately 550 amps by phasing back the SCRs.

 

 

thermostat is located on the nose of the center bottom

 

 

 

 

primary coil. The secondary thermostat is attached to

accidental grounds.

If the customer accidentally

 

 

the lead connecting the secondaries. Both thermostats

 

 

"grounds" 75, 76, or 77 to the positive output lead, the

 

 

are connected in series with the trigger circuits. If the

 

 

CV-400 output will be reduced to a very low value, thus

 

 

machine is over-heated, the thermostats will open and

 

 

preventing any damage to the machine. If the ground

 

 

output will be zero. The thermal protection light will

 

 

occurs between 75, 76, and 77 and the negative output

 

 

glow and the fan will continue to run. See Figure E.4,

 

 

lead, one of the PC board electronic "self-restoring"

 

 

CV-400 Trigger And Thermal Light Circuit. Under nor-

 

 

fuses will blow, preventing any machine damage. After

 

 

mal conditions the Thermal Light is "shorted out" by

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the ground is cleared,

the fuses automatically reset

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the circuit breaker and thermostat circuit. If the ther-

within a few seconds.

 

mostats or the circuit breaker opens, more current will

 

 

 

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flow through the Thermal Light circuit, and the light will

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

glow.

 

 

 

 

IDEALARC CV-400

 

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Lincoln Electric SVM136-A service manual Protective Devices Circuits, Figure E.4 CV-400 Trigger and Thermal Light Circuit