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Thank you for selecting QUALITY Lincoln Electric products. Please examine the packaging and equipment for damage. Claims for material damaged in shipment must be notified immediately to the authorized dealer from whom you purchased the machine. For future reference, please record your equipment identification information in the table below. Model Name, Code &...
For any maintenance or repair operation it is recommended to contact the nearest technical service center or directly consult machine division of the Shanghai Lincoln Electric. Maintenance or repairs performed by unauthorized service center or personnel will void the manufacturer’s warranty.
INSTALLATION SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Read the entire installation section before starting installation. INPUT POWER AND GROUNDING WARNING CONNECTION WARNING ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill. Only qualified personnel should perform this Only a qualified electrician should connect the installation. input leads to the OPTIMARC®. Connections Turn the input power OFF at should be made in accordance with the connection the main switch or fuse box...
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INSTALLATION PROCESS SELECTIONS AND metal electrical contact. Poor work lead connections can result in poor welding performance. CONNECTIONS WARNING To avoid interference problems with other equipment and to achieve the best possible operation, route all cables directly to the work and wire feeder. Avoid excessive lengths and do not coil excess cable.
OPERATION Turn the OPTIMARC® CV machine’s power switch CAUTION “OFF”. Connect the control cable from the PWF wire feeder For secure electrical connection, the screws connecting the output terminals and cables must to the 6-pin connector. be tightened. Damage may occur to the output stud or welding performance maybe compromised.
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INSTALLATION protection device. When the machine has gone into thermal overload, the output will be turned off and the SAFETY PRECAUTIONS thermal indicator light will be turned “ON“. When the machine has cooled to a safe temperature, the Thermal Read this entire section of operating Indicator Light will go out and the machine may resume instructions before operating the machine.
OPERATION OPERATIONAL FEATURES AND release the trigger. 4-STEP mode – crater function initiates when uses “Clicks” trigger again after CONTROLS releasing it. Please see FIGURE B.3 and B.4 to know ® the more details of time sequence of OPTIMARC FRONT PANEL (SEE FIGURE B.1) CV355P.
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OPERATION REAR PANEL (PLEASE SEE FIGURE B.2). 22. FUSE AND FUSE HOLDER 250V 8A fuse is used to protect the auxiliary power for the wire feeder. 17. INPUT CABLE HOLDING BRACKET This bracket securely holds the three phase power cables in place.
OPERATION DIP SWITCH DESCRIPTIONS crater. For more details, please see FIGURE B.5. ® OPTIMARC machine offers a DIP switch on the 4. SPECIAL FUNCTION TEST It enables a test procedure to test the control knobs control board, which allows user to have additional and the toggle switches, when the DIP switch 4 is ON features.
TROUBLESHOOTING If for any reason you do not understand the test procedures or are unable to perform the tests/repairs safely, contact your local authorized Lincoln Electric CAUTION Field Service Facility for technical assistance. Observe all Safety Guidelines detailed in the beginning and throughout this manual.
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TROUBLESHOOTING If for any reason you do not understand the test procedures or are unable to perform the tests/repairs safely, contact your local authorized Lincoln Electric CAUTION Field Service Facility for technical assistance. Observe all Safety Guidelines detailed in the beginning and throughout this manual.
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Except for special instructions, experiments on welding machines are conducted in accordance with the general standard of IEC60974-1; experiments on welding consumables are conducted in accordance with the general standard of AWS; for speci c applicable standards on welding consumables please refer to the product page. The product performance data of this website and related attachments are from LINCOLN ELECTRIC American application engineering laboratory.