Operating Instructions; Duty Cycle - Lincoln Electric REDI-MIG Plus 215C Operator's Manual

Section 2 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
• D o not touch electrically live
parts or electrode with skin or
wet clothing.
• I nsulate yourself from work
and ground.
ELECTRIC
• A lways wear dry insulating
SHOCK
gloves.
can kill
• K eep your head out of fumes.
• U se ventilation or exhaust to
remove fumes from breathing
FUMES AND zone.
GASES can be
dangerous
• K eep flammable material
away.
• D o not weld upon
containers which have
WELDING SPARKS
held combustibles.
can cause fire or
explosion
• W ear eye, ear and body
protection.
ARC RAYS
can burn
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE: In 2T mode {refer point 10
below}, this DC Constant Voltage wire welder provides
"COLD" electrode when the gun trigger is not operated.
Conversely, the output terminals are "LIVE" when the
gun trigger is "activated" when pressed in 2T mode, or
triggered on in 4T mode.
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WARNING
REDI-MIG
Welding voltage values for REDI-MIG
REDI-MIG
Plus 215C
Position
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1. POWER SWITCH –
indicator light.
2. OVER TEMPERATURE LIGHT –
duty cycle i.e. based on 10 minute time period for 60% duty
cycle, if actual welding time exceeds 6 minutes the light will
come on. The input power remains on keeping the cooling fan
operative.
3. WIRE FEED SPEED CONTROL (WFS) –
adjust the speed at which the wire feeds when welding. This
is in effect a current control as the power source will deliver
the current necessary to melt the wire. The higher the speed,
the more current will be required. Wire feed speed range is
approximately 1 to 20 m/min.
Operation of the gun trigger switches the wire feed motor on
and off. The wire feed motor is dynamically braked to minimise
wire over run after welding has ceased.
4. TORCH CONNECTION –
5. ARC VOLTAGE CONTROL –
by rotary switch. This is located on the separate wire feeder of
the REDI-MIG 255S.
The approximate weld voltages for the rotary switch postions for
the 215C, 255C and 255S are above.
6. AMPERAGE AND VOLTAGE METER -
welding voltage. Supplied as standard on REDI-MIG
255S. Available as a field fit option for other REDI-MIG
models.
Plus 215C, 255C, 255S
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Plus 215C, 255C, 255S
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REDI-MIG
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Plus 255C
Volts Volts
15.5V 16V
16V 16.5V
17.1V 17.5V
18.1V 18.6V
19.1V 19.6V
20.1V 21.6V
21.1V 22.2V
22.3V 23.2V
23.2V 24.7V
25V 26.8V
25.5V 27.8V
26.1V 29V
Turns power on and off with built-in
Indicates when exceeding
Use this control to
Euro torch connection
The output voltage is controlled
Digital meter displays
REDI-MIG
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Plus 255S
Volts
16V
16.5V
17.5V
18.6V
19.6V
21.6V
22.2V
23.2V
24.7V
26.8V
27.8V
29V
Plus
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Plus
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