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  • Page 1 Inverter Welding Machine MIG200 User Manual www.arccaptain.com...

  • Page 2: Dear Valued Customer

    Dear Valued Customer, Thank you very much for being our valued customer. ARCCAPTAIN welder was built by high quality components, every single unit machine was passed multiple industry leading laboratory tests to provide a great welding experience and performance. For your safety, please read and understand this manual carefully before using this product.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS 1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ............................1 1.1 Working Environment ..........................3 1.2 Safety Tips ..............................3 1.3 Symbol Explanation ..........................4 2. PRODUCT OVERVIEW ............................4 3. FUNCTION OVERVIEW ............................4 4. PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS ......................5 5. SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS ..........................6 6. ORDERING INFORMATION AND PACKING ....................7 7.

  • Page 4: Safety Precautions

    1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Welding may result in injury to you and others, so please implement protection during welding. See more details in Safety Protection Guidebook for Operator which meets the requirements to manufacturers on accident prevention. Operate this equipment by trained professional only! ·Use welding labor protection supplies with approval of safety supervisory authority.
  • Page 5 Hot workpiece can cause severe scald. ·Do not touch hot workpiece with bare hands. ·Cool the welding torch for a while after continuously working. Excessive noise does great harm to people’s hearing. ·Wear ear covers or other hearing protectors when welding. ·Give warning to onlooker that noise may be potentially hazardous to hearing.

  • Page 6: Working Environment

    1.1 Working Environment 1) The installation should be performed in place which can withstand the weight of the welding machine. 2) Installation should not be performed in place where water splash may happen such as water pipe. 3) Welding should be carried out in dry environment with humidity of 90% or less. 4) The temperature of the working environment should be between -10℃...

  • Page 7: Symbol Explanation

    1.3 Symbol Explanation Matters to be noticed in operation It is prohibited to dispose the Objects to be specially electrical waste together with described and pointed out other common wastes. Please protect the environment. 2. PRODUCT OVERVIEW Unique electric structure and air passage design in this series of machines can speed up the heat rejection of the power device as well as improving the duty cycles of the machines.

  • Page 8: Performance Characteristics

    Adaptive Crater: No need manual adjustment.  Burn Back Adjustment: softwire could automatically set burn-back time and voltage at MIG.  Suitable for complex working environment: LED light in the feed wire house, could easily check wire  or roller. 4.

  • Page 9: System Characteristics

    5. SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS 1) Duty cycle Rated duty cycle is the percentage of the ratio of operating time at rated Max output current to a 10-minute period. ①：MMA load curve 220V ②：TIG load curve ③：MIG load curve 110V ④：MMA /TIG/MIG load curve Graph of duty cycle 2) Output characteristics External characteristic...

  • Page 10: Ordering Information And Packing

    6. ORDERING INFORMATION AND PACKING Function Configuration Package List Model 1* ARCCAPTAIN MIG Welder Welding Mode: Gas MIG/Gasless MIG/MMA 1* MIG Welding Torch /TIG/Spot welding/Spool Gun. 1* Welding Ground Clamp MIG Functions: Spot Welding, 2T/4T, 1* Welding Electronic Holder Inductance Adjustment and Spool Gun 1* Welding Gas Hose Interface.

  • Page 11: Electrical Schematic Diagram

    8. ELECTRICAL SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM AC110/220V 9. OPERATION CONTROL AND DESCRIPTION 1. Digital screen display area 2. Parameter setting and display area for spot welding time, parameter group storage, voltage and so on 3. Welding process selection area 4. MIG diameter selection area 5.
  • Page 12 16. Power switch 17. Input power cable 18. Gas inlet 19. Cooling Fan 20. Spool holder 21. Handle 22. Wire feeding unit 23. LED light 14. Socket for Spool gun Hole 1: Spool gun power source ”+” Hole 2: Spool gun power source ”-” Hole 3~4: Null...

  • Page 13: Multi-Function Digital Operation Panel

    9.1 Large Digital LED Operation Panel Detailed description for operation panel functions： VRD LED VRD, input voltage 110V LED 220V LED Parameter switch button Parameter setting and Spot welding time LED display area for spot welding time, Parameter group storage LED parameter group storage, voltage and Voltage parameter LED...
  • Page 14 Switch button for “synergic” and “separated” Synergic selection button MIG “synergic” LED The LED is on when the machine is in “synergic” Welding process selection button DC MMA LED Welding process Simple TIG LED selection area MIG LED MIG spool gun LED MIG operation mode selection button 2T LED MIG operation...

  • Page 15: Detailed Function Description

    Steel(carbon steel) + Ar80% CO +ER50S-6/ER70S-6 FCAW+gasless+E71T-GS CrNi(stainless steel) + Ar98% CO 2% + ER308 AlMg(Aluminum-magnesium alloy) + Ar100% + ER5356 Subtle adjustment on welding voltage in MIG “synergic”mode Voltage and spot Welding voltage adjustment in MIG welding time “separated”mode In MIG “spot welding”mode, press switch adjustment knob button...
  • Page 16 button for storage and no manual operation for parameter storage and usage.It is easy to use parameter group. Press the parameter switch button , turn on the parameter group “ ” LED, and switch parameter groups by encoder “ ” . Select the parameter group and work with the related parameters, and the group will automatically save the adjusted parameters.
  • Page 17 9.2.3 Operation mode MIG operation mode diagram Mode Diagram Torch trigger Pre-flow Gas flow Wire feed Slow wire feed No-load voltage Burn-back time Post-flow time Output port voltage Welding current During welding Torch trigger Pre-flow Gas flow Wire feed Slow wire feed No-load voltage Burn-back time Post-flow time...

  • Page 18: Setting Of System Parameters

    Torch trigger Spot welding time Welding current Output current Spot welding Torch trigger Preset spot welding time Welding current Output current Real spot welding time 9.2.4 Inching In MIG mode, not during welding, press torch trigger for at least 3S, the welder will go in fast inching status, closing output port voltage and gas valve.
  • Page 19 2) Select system parameters of MIG, TIG or MMA by pressing Welding Mode button. 3) Select the parameter to be revised by rotating Welding Voltage knob. Revise the parameter value by rotating Welding Current knob. After revision, press synergic button to save. 4) After revising parameters, press operation selection button again to exit the setting of system parameters to be in normal standby.

  • Page 20: Installation, Debugging And Operation

    Setting Function parameters Default Unit Description range Background parameters Restore factory default initialization (Select “1” to restore factory default) P2 Welding time calculation 0.0～999 Calculate welding time Current value when tungsten and P3 Lift TIG current 35～65 workpiece are shorted at Lift TIG P4 Post-flow time at TIG* 1.0-10.0 Post-flow time at TIG...

  • Page 21: Welding Parameters Table (For Reference Only)

    DCEP. DCNP: welding holder connected to “-“and work piece to “+”; DCEP: workpiece to “-“and welding holder to “+”. Please choose the proper connection method according to different workpiece and processing methods. Unstable arc, spatter, and electrode sticking could happen if improper polarity is selected.

  • Page 22: Installation And Operation For Gasless Self-Shielded Arc Welding

    Sketch map of MIG Welding Operation 1) After being installed according to the above method, and the power switch being switched on, the machine is started with digital display on and the fan working. Open the cylinder valve, and adjust the flow regulator to get the proper gas flow.

  • Page 23: Installation And Operation For Tig Welding

    groove size of wire feed roll matches the contact tip size of the welding torch and the wire diameter being used. Release the pressure arm of the wire feeder to thread the wire through the liner, into the roll groove and then into the liner of central connector. Adjust the pressure arm to ensure no sliding of the wire.

  • Page 24: Installation And Operation For 2Lb(1Kg) /11Lb(5Kg) Roller

    Operation 1) After being installed according to the above method, and the power switch on the rear panel being switched on, the machine is started with digital display on and the fan working. 2) Select “TIG” as the welding mode. 3) According to workpiece thickness, select welding current by adjusting “current adjusting knob”...

  • Page 25: Basic Knowledge Of Welding

    Installation of 2lb(1kg) Roller 1) Unscrew the top cover and unscrew the inner knob with pliers. 2) Take off the outer large roller and the 1kg roller show out. And take out inside spare parts for next steps. 3) Install 2lb(1kg) wire on the roller. 4) Put spare parts removed in step 2 back on the roller.

  • Page 26: Tools For Mma

    11.3 Tools for MMA Common tools for MMA include electrode holder, welding mask, slag hammer, wire brush (see below), welding cable and labor protection equipment. a) electrode holder b) welding helmet c) slag hammer d) wire brush Tools for MMA 1) Electrode holder: a tool for clamping electrode and conducting current, mainly including 300A type and 500A type.
  • Page 27 stretch out freely. a) flat welding b) vertical welding Posture in welding c. Arc igniting Arc igniting is the process for producing stable arc between electrode and workpiece in order to heat them to implement welding. Common arc ignition mode includes scraping mode and striking mode (See below).
  • Page 28 2) Arc length: the proper arc length is equal to the diameter of electrode in general. 3) Welding speed: proper welding speed should make the crater width of the weld bead about twice the diameter of the electrode, and the surface of the weld bead should be flat with fine ripples. If the welding speed is too high, and the weld bead is narrow and high, the ripples are rough, and the fusion is not well implemented.

  • Page 29: Gmaw

    11.5 GMAW Gas shielded arc welding is a kind of arc welding mode which adopts gas as arc media and for protecting arc and welding zone. Gas shielded welding is a kind of open arc welding, and it does not adopt flux-cored wire generally.
  • Page 30 11.5.2 Welding equipment for GMAW ) Welding source: GMAW adopts DC welding source generally, and the power of welding source depends on the desired current range in different applications. 2) Wire feed system: Generally, the wire feed system consists of wire feeder (including motor, reducer, aligning wheels and wire feed wheel), wire feed hose, wire spool and other components.
  • Page 31 11.5.3 Basic Operation of GMAW a. Preweld cleaning, equipment check and labor protection Preweld cleaning: Chemical cleaning methods vary with the materials. 2. Mechanical cleaning: Mechanical cleaning includes sanding, scraping and sand blasting, and it is used to clean oxidation film on the metal surface.
  • Page 32 The effect on the weld bead shaping caused by the position of welding wire is shown in the above figure. When welding wire changes to backward position from vertical position, other things equal, the penetration will increase, the weld bead will narrow, the weld reinforcement will increase, and arc will be stable with little spatter.

  • Page 33: Welding Operation In Different Position

    bead connection and weld bead ending) of MIG welding, please refer to the relevant contents. e. Arc extinguishing Do not extinguish arc immediately when ending welding. Otherwise, crater will be left and defects such as cracks and air holes are easy to be produced. Keep the torch staying a little while at the crater when extinguishing arc, and raise the torch slowly after the crater is filled, so that the molten pool can be well protected before it is solidified.

  • Page 34: Maintenance

    thickness and the fillet weld size during welding operation. For horizontal fillet welding of T-shaped joints formed by plates of different thickness, incline the arc toward to the thicker plate, in order that the two plates can be heated equally. 11.6.3 Vertical position welding There are two modes for the vertical position welding of GMAW, namely upward welding in the vertical position and downward welding in the vertical position.

  • Page 35: Failure And Troubleshooting

    dilapidation, rewrap it or replace it. 6) Put the machine into the original packing in dry location if it is not to be used for a long time. 13. FAILURE AND TROUBLESHOOTING The following operation requires sufficient professional knowledge on electric aspect and comprehensive safety knowledge.

  • Page 36: Transportation And Storage

    output and error code There are gas ●Wire feeding unit is stuck ● Unblock the wire feeding unit supply and ●Wire feeder fails ● Repair the wire feeder current output ●Control board in the welder fails ● Ask professional personnel for help but no wire feeding after pressing torch...

  • Page 37: Wiring Diagram Of Complete Machine

    15. WIRING DIAGRAM OF COMPLETE MACHINE...

  • Page 38: Explosive View Of Complete Machine

    16. EXPLOSIVE VIEW OF COMPLETE MACHINE...
  • Page 39 Components list from explosive view Name Quantity Name Quantity Bracket for panel Handle Knob DC fan Plastic louver Plastic rear panel Plastic cover Power switch Quick connector Solenoid valve Welding cable Heat sink for inverter Plastic front panel Wind shield Central connector column Wire feeder base...