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B-3

 

THEORY OF OPERATION

 

B-3

CONTROLS AND OPERATIONAL

 

If the Yellow LED illuminates, and the Red and Green

FEATURES

 

 

 

LEDʼs blink on and off alternately, the unit is unable to

 

Potentiometer used to

cool itself adequately. Check to make sure the fan is

1. Output Current Knob: A

not obstructed and the fan is operating properly. Prior

set the output current used during welding, from 5A

to resuming normal operation, the unit must be turned

to 155A.

 

 

 

off and turned back on to reset this error condition.

2. Welding Mode Switch: With three positions, con-

 

 

 

 

WARNING

 

trols the welding mode of the machine: two for Stick

 

 

 

 

 

 

welding (Soft and Crisp) and one for Lift TIG weld-

If blinking, the Thermal LED indicates that the input

ing.

 

 

 

• Soft Stick:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For a welding with a low spatter

voltage is out of ranges.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Crisp Stick:

presence.

 

 

4. Power On/Off & OUTPUT LEDs: These LEDs (one

For an aggressive welding arc,

green and one red) operates as described in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with an increased Arc stability.

 

table below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Lift TIG:

 

 

 

When the mode switch is in the Lift

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LED status

 

 

FUNCTION

TIG position, the stick welding functions are disabled

 

 

and the machine is ready for Lift TIG welding. Lift

Green

Red

 

V

 

 

TIG is a method of starting a TIG weld by first press-

ON

OFF

 

 

 

 

The machine is turned ON.

ing the TIG torch electrode on the work piece in

 

 

 

 

ON condition: The machine is at

order to create a low current short circuit. Then, the

 

 

 

 

electrode is lifted from the work piece to start the TIG

 

 

 

idle (no-welding time) and OCV

arc.

This indicator will turn on when

 

 

 

is present.

 

3. Thermal LED:

OFF

ON

 

AThe machine is turned ON.

the machine is overheated and the output has been

 

disabled. This normally occurs when the duty cycle

 

 

 

 

On condition: Presence of weld-

of the machine has been

exceeded. Leave

the

 

 

 

ing current at the output leads.

machine on to allow the internal components to cool.

 

 

 

This permanent

LED condition,

When the indicator turns off, normal operation is

 

 

 

again possible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

showed at idle (no-welding time), indi-

 

 

 

 

 

FIGURE B.1

 

 

OFF

OFF

 

cates machine damage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The machine is turned OFF and/or the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

input cord could be disconnected from

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

the mains.

With the Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ERROR condition:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switch turned ON and the input cord

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

properly connected to a "live" main

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

supply, this LED condition indicates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON

ON

 

machine damage.

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ERROR condition: This LED condition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

1. Output Current Knob

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Welding Mode Switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

3. Thermal LED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Power On/Off and Output LEDʼs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Positive Quick Disconnect

 

6. Negative Quick Disconnect INVERTEC® V155-S

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