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This manual applies to
Part No.
Code
K32051-1
70174
Safety Depends on You
Lincoln Electric welders are designed and built with
safety in mind. However, your overall safety can be
increased by proper installation and thoughtful operation
on your part. Read and observe the general safety
precautions on page 2 and follow specific installation
and operating instructions included in this manual.
Most importantly, think before you act and be careful.
IM6020
IM6020
October 2008
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REDI-MIG
4S
42
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REDI-MIG
REDI-MIG
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- Page 1 *Competition terms and conditions can be viewed at: Safety Depends on You www.mylincolnwarranty.com.au Lincoln Electric welders are designed and built with safety in mind. However, your overall safety can be increased by proper installation and thoughtful operation on your part. Read and observe the general safety precautions on page 2 and follow specific installation and operating instructions included in this manual.
- Page 2 INDEX ARC WELDING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WELDING, EMF & PACEMAKERS INSTRUCTIONS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY Section 1 INSTALLATION Connection to Mains Supply Shielding Gas Supply (for the Gas Metal Arc Welding Process) Gun and Cable Installation Section 2 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Control Panel Section 3 SETTING UP FOR WELDING Section 4...
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Page 3: Arc Welding Safety Precautions
PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS FROM POSSIBLE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. READ AND UNDERSTAND BOTH THE SPECIFIC INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE OPERATING MANUAL FOR THE WELDER AND/OR OTHER EQUIPMENT TO BE USED AS WELL AS THE FOLLOWING GENERAL INFORMATION. ARC WELDING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ARC RAYS can burn ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill 1. - Page 4 3. Should the primary cord be damaged, a special cord is required, and is available from Lincoln Electric. 4. Parts should be ordered from Lincoln, its offices or the nearest Authorised Field Service Shop. (The “Lincoln Service Directory”...
- Page 5 WELDING, EMF & PACEMAKERS All welders should follow safe practices that minimise their Welders with pacemakers exposure to electric and magnetic fields (EMF). There is no question that the fields in arc welding can interfere For welders wearing implanted pacemakers, safe welding with a pacemakers function.
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Page 6: Methods Of Reducing Emissions
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY purchaser/user shall ensure that other equipment being used in the environment is compatible. This may require WARNING additional protection measures; The time of the day that welding or other activities are to be This welding machine must be used by trained operators carried out. - Page 7 QUALITY product by Lincoln Electric. We want you to take Thank You pride in operating this Lincoln Electric Company product - as much pride as we have in bringing this product to you! Please record your equipment identification information below for future reference. This information can be found on your machine nameplate.
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Page 8: Product Description
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION The REDI-MIG 4s Wire Feeder has a drive plate with four drive rolls (all driven). It has been designed for use with continuous electrodes with or without an externally applied shielding gas. The welding gun must have a standard “Euro” connector at the machine end. - Page 9 1.2 Shielding Gas Supply (For the Gas Metal 1.3 Gun and Cable Installation Arc Welding Process) WARNING Obtain cylinder of appropriate type shielding gas for the process being used. Turn the welder power switch off before installing gun and cable. WARNING LINC Gun 240G / 360G MIG gun (as supplied)
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Page 10: Section 2 - Operating Instructions
Section 2 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 4. 2 STEP/4 STEP TRIGGER OPERATION – A two position WARNING toggle switch located on the REDI-MIG 4s provides two modes ® of operation of the gun trigger. In 2 step mode, the gun trigger is • D o not touch electrically live pressed to start welding and released to stop. -
Page 11: Section 3 - Setting Up For Welding
Section 3 - SETTING UP FOR WELDING The following items are required: Fit a spool of appropriate wire onto the spool so that it turns clockwise as the wire is fed. 1. REDI-MIG Remote or other suitable constant voltage power ®... -
Page 13: Section 4 - Welding
Cored Wire the gun over the weld pool to stop the arc. AS4449-13 0.9 - 1.2 Cored Wire REDI-MIG 4s – 4T Step trigger mode should only be used AS4449-4 1.2 - 1.6 Cored Wire for long welds by experienced operators. - Page 14 When comparing the GMAW and FCAW processes, you 5.2 The Self-Shielded (Gasless) can see that the principal difference between the two lies in FCAW Welding Arc (DC-) the type of shielding used. GMAW uses gas for shielding, thus we have Gas Metal Arc Welding. FCAW uses the Figure 1 illustrates the action taking place in the self melting or burning of the core ingredients for shielding, and shielded gasless FCAW welding arc.
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Page 15: Arc Rays Can Burn Eyes And Skin
Figure 4 5.7 Welding Techniques For The Self-Shielded (Gasless) FCAW Process Contact Tip Four simple manipulations are of prime importance when welding. With complete mastery of the four, welding will be easy. They are as follows: Wire Electrode 10 - 12 mm 1. - Page 16 Figure 7 Figure 8 5.9 Welding Techniques for the GMAW (MIG) Process Four simple manipulations are of prime importance when welding. With complete mastery of the four, welding will be easy. They are as follows: 1. The Correct Welding Position Figure 8 illustrates the correct welding position for right handed people.
- Page 17 3. The Correct Electrical Stickout (ESO) When you are sure that you can hold the correct electrical stickout, with a smooth “crackling” arc, start moving. Look The electrical stickout (ESO) is the distance from the at the molten puddle constantly, end of the contact tip to the end of the wire.
- Page 18 Figure 13 The important thing is to continue lowering the entire arm as the weld is made so the angle of the gun does not change. Move the electrode wire fast enough that the slag does not catch up with the arc. Vertical-down welding gives thin, shallow welds.
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Page 19: Section 6 - Maintenance
3. Keep gun cable clean by following maintenance instructions. 6.1 Gun and Cable Maintenance 4. Use only clean, rust-free electrode. Lincoln Electric Cable Cleaning electrode has proper surface lubrication. Clean cable liner after using approximately 150kg of 5. -
Page 20: Section 7 - Accessories
Insert a new untrimmed liner into the connector end of the 6.3 Liner Removal, Installation and Trimming cable. ® Instructions for LINC Gun 240 & 360 Torch Fully seat the liner bushing into the Euro connector. Tighten the liner nut cap on the brass cable connector. The Note: The variation in cable lengths prevents the inter- changeability of liners between guns. -
Page 21: Section 9 - Troubleshooting
Section 9 - TROUBLESHOOTING WARNING • H ave an electrician install and service this equipment. • T urn the input power off at the fuse box and unplug the ma- chine before working on equip- ment. ELECTRIC • D o not touch electrically hot SHOCK parts. can kill Problem Possible Cause What To Do Rough wire feeding or Gun cable kinked and/or twisted. - Page 22 TROUBLESHOOTING What To Do Problem Possible Cause No wire feed, although arc volt- Defective wire feed motor or wire drive con- Measure the voltage between the motor leads age is present. trol PC board. (54) and (53) when the Gas Purge/Wire Inch toggle switch is pressed downwards.
- Page 23 REDI-MIG 4S WIRE FEEDER PARTS LIST SUB ASSEMBLY PAGE NAME PARTS LIST CODE NO. MODEL AP228-C AP228-W 70174 RediMig 4s (K32051-1) 12 13 REDI-MIG 4S Wire Feeder IM6020 Page 23 ®...
- Page 24 REDI-MIG 4S WIRE FEEDER PARTS LIST Use only the parts marked “x” in the column # Indicates a change this printing under the heading number called for in the model index page. ITEM DESCRIPTION PART NUMBER NAMEPLATE AM3995 RUBBER GROMET...
- Page 25 WIRING DIAGRAM - REDI-MIG 4S WIRE FEEDER AM4015 12 2 REDI-MIG 4S Wire Feeder IM6020 Page 25 ®...
- Page 26 REDI-MIG 4S Wire Feeder Page 26 IM6020 ®...
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- Page 28 We respond to our customers based on the best information in our Ruggerini Engines and Accessories possession at that time. Lincoln Electric is not in a position to warrant or guarantee (Warranty service can only be carried out by such advice and assumes no liability, with respect to such information or advice.