General This machine may be repaired only by authorized repair shops and persons! The visual check must be done first, to find possible damages; loose wires, breaks and signs of overheating. Troubleshooting diagram DISTURBANCE POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY Power source doesn´t start; OCV Cooling fan M001 Disconnect the fan connector X20 ~ 0 V;...
Block diagram Z001 A001 Power stage Controller (PWM) EMI-filter Gate buffer DC-link charging Set value circuit Aux. voltages Voltage watch Voltage reserve circuit MMA ignition OCV controller MMA dynamics Overvoltage protection Temperature control Supply voltage watch Auxiliary voltage watch TIG-locking TIG-scaling Z002 Relaycard...
Operational tests / measurings Measuring point A. Main transformer T001 primary voltage Measuring point B. Main transformer T001 secondary voltage Measuring point C. Voltage after seconday rectifier Measuring point D. Aux. coil voltage Measuring point E. Fan M001 voltage Measuring point F. Pole voltage...
Page 11
Measuring points on main circuit card Z001 (Minarc 150) Main transformer T001 primary Main transformer T001 secondary After the rectifier Main transformer auxiliary coil Fan M001...
Measuring point A. Main transformer T001 primary voltage Main transformer T001 primary voltage, min. (MMA) Main transformer T001 primary voltage, max. (MMA)
Measuring point B. Main transformer T001 secondary voltage Main transformer T001 secondary voltage, min. (MMA) Main transformer T001 secondary voltage, max. (MMA)
Measuring point E. Fan voltage Idling Min. load Max. load Measuring point F. Pole voltage on idling Power adj. Potentiometer, min. Power adj. Potentiometer, max.
Measuring point on the flat cable X1/1 X1/2 Current info from primary X1/3 X1/4 Gate control, upper IGBTs X1/5 Gate control, lower IGBTs X1/6 X1/7 Supply voltage watch X1/8 Temperature watch (PTC:t) X1/9 X1/10 Auxiliary voltage (+20…30 V) X1/11 Signal lamp H2 control / VRD X1/12 Auxiliary voltage from DC-link X1/13...
Control card A001 layout N1 Voltage regulator (+ 20 V) N2 PWM-circuit MMA/TIG N3 Max. current adjustment Comparator Min. current adjustment Current adjustment ON / VRD ON N4 Overheat Comparator protection...
IGBT-transistor testing Discrete-IGBTs (50 A, 600 V) can be tested with an IGBT tester. When changing damaged IGBTs, the whole series must be changed, plus the gate resistors (10 Ω Discrete-IGBT´s tightening torque to the heatsink is 0,6…1,2 Nm! 1 / 6 2...
Need help?
Do you have a question about the Minarc 150 and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers