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F-25

TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR

F-25

ABNORMAL OUTPUT VOLTAGE WAVEFORM - MACHINE

LOADED (MAX TAP “G”)

ONE OUTPUT DIODE NOT FUNCTIONING

0 Volts

20.0 V

5 ms

MACHINE LOADED TO 180 AMPS AT 16 VDC

SCOPE SETTINGS

This is NOT a typical DC output voltage

 

 

waveform. One output diode is not func-

Volts/Div

20V/Div

tioning. Note the increased ripple con-

 

 

tent. One diode was disconnected to

Horizontal Sweep

5 ms/Div

simulate an open or non-functioning out-

 

 

put diode. Each vertical division repre-

Coupling

DC

sents 20 volts and each horizontal divi-

 

 

sion represents 5 milliseconds in time.

Trigger

Internal

The machine was loaded with a resis-

 

 

tance grid bank.

 

 

 

NOTE: Scope probes

connected at

 

 

machine output

terminals: (+)

 

 

probe to electrode, (-) probe to

 

 

work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER MIG 200

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Lincoln Electric SVM157-A service manual Machine Loaded to 180 Amps AT 16 VDC Scope Settings