Summary of Contents for Lincoln Electric POWER WAVE IM956-A
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IM956-A RETURN TO MAIN MENU ® March, 2010 POWER WAVE C300 Safety Depends on You Lincoln arc welding and cutting equipment is designed and built with safety in mind. However, your overall safety can be increased by proper installation ... and thoughtful operation on your part.
INPUT FUSE AND SUPPLY WIRE CONSIDERATIONS INPUT VOLTAGE SELECTION POWER CORD REPLACEMENT FIGURE .1 GROUNDING LUG HINGED COVER TOP VIEW DETAIL OF INPUT CONNECTION...
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INTERNAL GAS CONNECTION FOR GMAW PROCESS...
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THUMB SCREW GUN RECEIVER BUSHING OUTER WIRE GUIDE CONNECTOR BLOCK SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW LOOSEN TIGHTEN...
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ALUMINUM FLUX CORE Cored wires ARC WELDING GAS METAL ARC WELDING Aluminum wires Steel, Stainless wires...
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SPOOL GUN / PUSH PULL RECEPTACLE REMOTE CONTROL RECEPTACLE POSITIVE STUD (+) GAS SUPPLY CONNECTION NEGATIVE STUD (-) TO POSITIVE STUD (+) WORK CLAMP WORK PIECE TO NEGATIVE STUD (-) POWER CABLE GAS HOSE TIG TORCH FOOT AMPTROL (OPTIONAL) TO GAS SUPPLY CONNECTION TO REMOTE CONTROL RECEPTACLE...
WIRE FEED SPEED (WFS) AMPS LESS AMPS WELD MODE UltimArc™ Control OUTPUT MORE OUTPUT AMPS START OPTIONS END OPTIONS VOLTS TRIM SETUP IR PORT...
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AMPS LESS AMPS CC STICK MODES PROCESS MODE Stick Soft(7018) Stick Crisp(6010) WELD MODE UltimArc™ Control UltimArc™ Control EFFECT / RANGE DESCRIPTION Arc Force adjusts the short cir- ARC FORCE cuit current for a soft arc, or for (Soft)-10.0 to a forceful, driving arc.
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MODES 5 AND 6 25.3 AMPS MORE LESS LESS VOLTS WELD MODE PROCESS WELD MODE GMAW, STANDARD CV GMAW, POWER MODE FCAW, STANDARD CV WELD MODE UltimArc™ Control UltimArc™ Control EFFECT / RANGE DESCRIPTION PINCH Pinch controls the arc characte- (Soft)-10.0 to -ristics when short-arc welding.
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AMPS More Less Deposition Deposition WELD MODE WIRE SIZE ELECTRODE AND GAS 0.030 0.035 0.045 0.052 Steel Steel Ar(Mix) Stainless Ar(Mix) Stainless Ar/He/CO Aluminum 4043 Aluminum 5356 STEEL WELD MODE UltimArc™ Control UltimArc™ Control EFFECT / RANGE DESCRIPTION Pinch controls the arc characte- PINCH EFFECT -ristics when short-arc welding.
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Trim 1.50 Trim 1.00 Trim .50 Arc L ength Long Arc Length Medium Arc Length Short UltimArc™ Control +10.0 UltimArc™ Control UltimArc™ Control -10.0 Hi gh Frequency , Fo cu sed Low Frequency, Wi de Med ium Fr equency and Wi dth...
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AMPS Less Deposition WELD MODE ELECTRODE AND 0.030 0.035 0.045 0.052 Steel(Crisp) Ar(Mix) Steel(Soft) Ar(Mix) Stainless Stainless Stainless Ar/He/CO WELD MODE UltimArc™ Control UltimArc™ Control EFFECT / RANGE DESCRIPTION Arc Focus adjusts the arc from ARC FOCUS a wide, soft arc good for out of -10.0 (SOFT to position work to a narrow, stiff 10.0 (STIFF)
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Trim 1.50 Trim 1.00 Trim .50 Arc L ength Long Arc Length Medium Arc Length Short...
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AMPS Less Deposition WELD MODES ELECTRODE AND GAS 0.035 3/64 1/16 ALUMINUM 4043 ALUMINUM 4043 ALUMINUM 5356 ALUMINUM 5356 101 102 103 WELD MODE UltimArc™ Control UltimArc™ Control EFFECT / RANGE DESCRIPTION PULSE For Pulse modes, Arc Control FREQUENCY: changes the pulsing frequency. (Low)-10.0 to When the frequency changes, (High)+10.0...
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Maximum Amperage AMPS WELD MODE MODE TOUCH START TOUCH START TIG WELD MODE UltimArc™ Control UltimArc™ Control No UltimArc™ Control are active for Touch Start TIG. VOLTS TRIM OUTPUT OUTPUT START OPTIONS No Arc starting Options are active for Touch Start TIG SETUP IR PORT START OPTIONS...
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GUN B Memory 2 Set Limits WELD MODE UltimArc™ Control SETUP IR PORT START OPTIONS END OPTIONS...
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HI = 200 LO = 180 WELD WFS WELD MODE UltimArc™ Control HI = 200 LO = 180 WELD WFS WELD MODE UltimArc™ Control SETUP IR PORT START OPTIONS END OPTIONS GUN B MEMORY 2 LIMITS ENABLE / DISABLE SETUP IR PORT WELD MODE UltimArc™...
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Idle Preflow Run-In Shielding O ff Wel d Power Source 1.5 sec max. Output O ff Wel d Run- in O ff 2 Step Tri gger Start = OFF Crater = OFF Burnback = OFF Weld Pos tflow Idle...
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Idle Preflow Shielding Weld Power 1.5 sec max. Source Start Output Weld Run-in 2 Step Trigger Start = ON Crater = OFF Burnback = ON Run-In Upslope Weld Start tim e Burnback Postflow Idle Burnback Time...
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Idle Preflow Stri ke Shielding We ld Po wer 1.5 sec max . So urce Start Output C rater We ld Crate r Run -in 2 St ep Trig ger St art = ON C rater = ON B urnback = ON U pslo pe Weld Do wn slop e...
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Id le Preflo w Stri ke Shielding We ld Po wer 1. 5 s ec max. So urce Start Output Crater We ld Cra te r Ru n-in 4 St ep Trigge r St art = OFF C rater = OFF B urnback = OF F Wel d Burnb ack...
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Idl e Preflow Strike Shielding Wel d Power 1.5 sec max . Source Start Output Crater Wel d Start Crater Stri ke 4 Step Trigger Start = ON Crater = ON Burnback = ON Start Upsl ope Weld Down slope Crater Burnba ck Postflo w...