Rear Control Panel; Controls And Settings - Lincoln Electric INVERTEC V160-S Operator's Manual

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REAR CONTROL PANEL

1. Power Switch: Controls the input power to the
machine. Make sure the machine is properly con-
nected to the input supply before turning the
machine on.(See Figure B.1)
2. Fan: The cooling fan will turn ON when the
machine is turned ON and it will continue to run
whenever the output of the machine is ON. If the
output of the machine is OFF for more than five min-
utes, the fan will turn OFF. This reduces the amount
of dirt that is deposited inside the machine and
reduces power consumption.(See Figure B.1)
Refer to the Output LED section below for more
information about conditions when the output of the
machine is ON. (See Figure B.1)
CONTROLS AND SETTINGS (See Figure B.2)
3. Mode Switch: This switch changes the welding
modes of the machine. The V160-S has two weld-
ing modes: Stick (SMAW) and Lift TIG (GTAW).
When the mode switch is in the Lift TIG position, the
stick welding functions are disabled and the machine
is ready for Lift TIG welding. Lift TIG is a method of
starting a TIG weld by first pressing the TIG torch
electrode on the work piece in order to create a low
current short circuit. Then, the electrode is lifted from
the work piece to start the TIG arc.
OPERATION
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V160-S
4. Arc Control: The Arc Control simultaneously adjust
the level at Hot Start and Arc Force. Increasing the Arc
Control setting increases both Hot Start and Arc Force.
• Hot Start: This is a temporary increase in the output
current during the start of the stick welding process.
This helps ignite the arc quickly and reliably.
• Arc Force: This is a temporary increase in the out-
put current during normal stick welding. This tempo-
rary increase in output current is used to clear inter-
mittent shorts between the electrode and the weld
puddle that occur during normal stick welding.
5. Power LED: This indicator will blink on and off
when the machine is first turned on. After approxi-
mately 2 seconds it will stop blinking and remain on
to signal that the machine is ready. The indicator
will also blink during over current conditions when
operating on 115V input.
6. Thermal LED: This indicator will turn on when the
machine is overheated and the output has been dis-
abled. This normally occurs when the duty cycle of the
machine has been exceeded. Leave the machine on
to allow the internal components to cool. When the
indicator turns off, normal operation is again possible.
1. Power Switch
2. Fan
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