Table Of Contents - Lincoln Electric POWER WAVE IM808-A Operator's Manual

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Installation .......................................................................................................Section A
Technical Specifications - POWER WAVE 455M/STT .........................................A-1
Safety Precautions ................................................................................................A-2
Select Suitable Location ........................................................................................A-2
Lifting...............................................................................................................A-2
Stacking ..........................................................................................................A-2
Machine Grounding ...............................................................................................A-2
High Frequency Protection ....................................................................................A-2
Input Connection ...................................................................................................A-2
Input Fuse and Supply Wire Considerations.........................................................A-3
Electrode and Work Cable Connections ...............................................................A-3
Cable Inductance, and its Effects on Pulse Welding ...........................................A-4
Negative Electrode Polarity ...................................................................................A-4
Voltage Sensing ................................................................................................... A-4
Power Wave to Semi-automatic Power Feed Wire Feeder Interconnections .......A-5
System Description................................................................................................A-5
Configuring the System...................................................................................................A-6
Alternate Hard Automatic Application ....................................................................A-7
Combinaation Hard Automtion Application ............................................................A-7
Dual Head Boom Feeder.......................................................................................A-7
Welding with Multiple Power Waves......................................................................A-8
Control Cable Specifications .................................................................................A-8
Multiple Arc Unsynchronized .................................................................................A-9
I / O Receptacle Specifications ...........................................................................A-10
Dip Switch Settings and Locations ..............................................................A-10
Control Board Dip Switch..............................................................................A-10
Water Flow Sensor........................................................................................A-10
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Operation .........................................................................................................Section B
Safety Precautions ................................................................................................B-1
Graphic Symbols that appear on this machine or in this manual..........................B-2
Definition of Welding Terms...................................................................................B-3
General Description...............................................................................................B-4
Recommended Processes and Equipment ...........................................................B-4
Required Equipment..............................................................................................B-4
Limitations..............................................................................................................B-4
Duty Cycle and Time Period..................................................................................B-4
Case Front Controls........................................................................................B-5
Nominal Procedures........................................................................................B-6
Fringe Procedures...........................................................................................B-6
Making a Weld ................................................................................................B-6
Welding Adjustment ........................................................................................B-6
Constant Voltage Welding...............................................................................B-7
Pulse Welding .................................................................................................B-8
STT Welding ...................................................................................................B-9
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Accessories .....................................................................................................Section C
Optional Equipment...............................................................................................C-1
Factory Installed..............................................................................................C-1
Field Installed..................................................................................................C-1
Compatible Lincoln Equipment .......................................................................C-1
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Maintenance ....................................................................................................Section D
Safety Precautions ................................................................................................D-1
Routine Maintenance ............................................................................................D-1
Periodic Maintenance............................................................................................D-1
Calibration Specification........................................................................................D-1
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