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Page 1: Weld Control
Weld Control Selector Guide Product: Weld Control Selector Guide Manual: 091-0458 Revision: Oct 2003 Rev E The Most Comprehensive Guide to Connecting Prince XL Spool Guns & ® Cobramatic Wire Feed Systems ® to Welding Power Supplies... - Page 2 SafEty COnSidERatiOnS ELECtRiC aRC WELdinG EQUiPMEnt CaUtiOn : REad BEfORE attEMPtinG inStaLLatiOn, OPERatiOn OR MaintEnanCE Of tHiS EQUiPMEnt 1-1 intROdUCtiOn Ear plugs should be worn when working on BE AWARE THAT flying sparks or falling overhead or in a confined space. A hard hat...
- Page 3 SafEty COnSidERatiOnS - Continued - A container with unknown contents should Prohibited use. Never use a cylinder or its cylinder outlet match. NEVER Connect a be cleaned (see paragraph above). Do contents for other than its intended use, regulator designed for a particular gas or NOT depend on sense of smell or sight to NEVER as a support or roller.
- Page 4 SafEty COnSidERatiOnS - Continued - very bright and hot. Sparks fly, fumes rise, Viewing the weld. Provide face shields for Before welding, check ground for continuity. ultraviolet and infrared energy radiates, all persons who will be looking directly at Be sure conductors are touching bare metal weldments are hot, and compressed gases the weld.
- Page 5 aBOUt tHiS GUidE This Weld Control Selector Guide is designed to aid in selection and installation of various weld controls and Cobramatic feeders. The most popular power supplies from various manufacturers are covered, however, many others are not. The power supplies not covered in this guide can also be hooked up to Cobramatic feeders by modifying the connections.
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
table of Contents Power Supply Listing Airco Esab Hobart Lincoln Miller Powcon Panasonic Thermal Dynamics Appendix Warranty Weld Control Selector Guide - Page v... - Page 7 This page intentionally blank. Weld Control Selector Guide - Page vi...
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Page 8: Weld Control Selector Guide
Weld Control Selector Guide Power Supply Control Required Optional Notes* Section Miller Electric Millermatic 35, Spoolmate 200 Millermatic 200, Regency 250, 300, 350 1, 6, 7 M-1, 3, 5 Millermatic 250, Vintage Millermatic 250-X, 251 M-5, 6 CP-200, 250TS, 300, 302, MC-300VS 1,6, 7 M-1, 2, 3 Shopmaster 300... - Page 9 Weld Control Selector Guide Power Supply Control Required Optional Notes* Section Lincoln Electric SP-150, 200 SP-250 Wirematic 250, 255 PowerMig 255, 455 DC-250, 400, 600, Pulse Power 500 R3S-250, 325, 400 L-4, 5 CV-200, 250, 300, 400 I, L Invertec V300-PRO, V350-PRO (Fac. & Adv.) 7, 8 Invertec V350-PRO (Contractor) J (Rec.)
- Page 10 Weld Control Selector Guide Power Supply Control Required Optional Notes* Section Hobart (includes thermalarc) BetaMig 200 BetaMig 250, 251 BetaMig 2510, IronMan 250 Mega Mig RC/RBS, Fabstar HT-1,2 Hobart Excel Arc CV, CV/CC HT-1,2 Fabricator 210, 300LF Fabricator 250 Mega Flex RCC/RVS HT-1 CyberTig, CyberWave Porta-Tig/Stick...
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Page 11: Airco
Weld Control Selector Guide Power Supply Control Required Optional Notes* Section Powcon 200SM 300SM 300T, 300SS 400SS 400SM, 400SMT, 630SMP 1, 6 500SM, 500SM AC/DC 500MP Plasma +, 225SMC (Single Phase) Plasma +, 225SMC (Three Phase) Panasonic Gunslinger 260 PA-1 airco Dip-Pak 200, 225, 250 Dip-Cor 300... -
Page 12: Esab
Weld Control Selector Guide notes: 1. Miller power supply must have 14 pin Amphenol or the WC-1 must be used. See WC-1 hookup, section M-2. 2. Constant current (CC) power supplies can only be used in spray transfer mode with ALUMINUM and CORED wire only. - Page 13 This page intentionally blank. Weld Control Selector Guide - Page 6...
- Page 14 airco The PA-G1 Control (P/N 005-0264) is connected to the Dip-Pak 200 as follows: 1. Connect the red and green contactor leads extending from the Control to the spade connectors located next to the wire feed motor; red to wire to the left spade and green wire to the right spade.
- Page 15 airco The WC-1 Weld Control or the Cobramatic Cabinet can be connected to the Dip-Cor 300 as follows: 1. Connect the black and white contactor leads extending from the WC-1 or Cobramatic to the spade connectors located on the center panel below the wire feed motor. Place the contactor in the CLOSING CONTACTS position (see Appendix for contactor information).
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Page 16: Esab
ESaB (includes L-tec & Linde) The older L-Tec 225 is connected as follows: 1. Install 1/4 (.250) wide female spade connectors to the Black and White contactor wires extending from the WC-1 Weld Control or the Cobramatic Cabinet to the male spade connectors located on the inside wall of the welder by the wire feeder. - Page 17 ESaB (includes L-tec & Linde) The older Linde CV machines are connected as follows: 1. Connect the black and white contactor leads extending from the WC-1 Weld Control or the Cobramatic Cabinet to the 6-Pin metal Pyle-National plug; black to pin 3 and white to pin 5. Place WC-1 or Cobramatic in the 115VAC CONTACTOR position (See Appendix for changing contactor).
- Page 18 ESaB (includes L-tec & Linde) The Prince XL Spool-gun may be hooked up to the ESAB 251cv Power Supply using the welders built- in speed control module. This is accomplished by using a MK adapter pigtail (P/N 003-1341) which will plug directly into the ESAB power supply's 8-Pin amphenol on the front of the machine.
- Page 19 Hobart (includes thermalarc) The Prince XL Spool-gun may be hooked up to the BetaMig 200 or the BetaMig LF by using the PA-G1 Control (P/N 005-0264) as follows: 1. Open the left side of BetaMig. 2. Splice the red and green contactor leads extending from the Control to the spade connectors below the wire feed motor on the deck (trigger connection).
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Page 20: Hobart
Hobart (includes thermalarc) The WC-1 Weld Control or the Cobramatic Cabinet can be connected to Hobart CC power supplies as follows (The contactor is always found on pins "A" and "B" regardless of the type of amphenol): All TIG machines use CLOSING CONTACTS! 5-Pin amphenol 1. - Page 21 Lincoln Electric The SP-150 & 200 are interfaced using the WC-1 Weld Control or the Cobramatic Cabinet as follows: 1. Connect the black and white contactor leads extending from the WC-1 or Cobramatic to the 4-Pin plug located below the wire feed motor. Place the contactor in the CLOSING CONTACTS position (see Appendix for contactor information).
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Page 22: Lincoln
Lincoln Electric The Wirematic 250 and Wirematic 255 are interfaced using the WC-1 Weld Control or the Cobramatic Cabinet as follows: 1. Connect the black and white contactor leads from the WC-1 or Cobramatic to the two solid pins on the 4-Pin Amp plug (trigger plug). Place the contactor in the CLOSING CONTACTS position (see Appendix for contactor information). - Page 23 Lincoln Electric For all Lincoln CV power supplies except the R3S-325 the following applies. See section L-5 for the R3S-325. 1. Connect the black and white contactor leads from the WC-1 or Cobramatic to the terminal strip on the Lincoln power supply; black to 2 &...
- Page 24 Lincoln Electric A Cobramatic Cabinet and Torch can be used in conjunction with the Lincoln PowerMig 255: If a user already has a Prince Spool-gun with a WC-1 Control, The WC-1 would be hooked up the same. 1. Since there's no 115VAC easily available on the PowerMig 255, Plug the 115VAC plug from the WC-1 or Cobramatic into a standard wall plug.
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Page 25: Miller
Miller Electric The PA-M1 Control (P/N 005-0261) comes equipped with a 14-Pin amphenol and simply plugs into the Miller power supply. If the unit is a CV/CC power supply operate in the "CV" mode; have the remote voltage selector on "panel" and the contactor selector on "14- Pin". note - On the XMT series machines, a Dinse style connector (MK P/N 153-0755) would have to replace the lug on the power cable of the spool-gun. - Page 26 Miller Electric The WC-1 Control Box or a Cobramatic system can also be connected to Miller CC power supplies with 14-Pin amphenols as follows: 1. Connect the black and white contactor leads from the WC-1 or Cobramatic to pins A & B of the 14-Pin amphenol; black to "a" and white to "B".
- Page 27 Miller Electric The Vintage/Millermatic 250/Hobart Beta-Mig 2510 kit P/N 005-0205 includes everything needed to attach to these power supplies. 1. The blank panel on the front of the unit is removed and the Spool Gun Control is put in its place. Both the push gun and the spool gun may be hooked-up at the same time.
- Page 28 Powcon The WC-1 Weld Control or the Cobramatic Cabinet is connected to Powcon power supplies as follows: 1. Connect the black and white contactor leads extending from the WC-1 or Cobramatic to pins 8 & 9 of the 14-Pin AMP plug; black to 8 and white to 9. Place the contactor in the CLOSING CONTACTS position (see Appendix for contactor information).
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Page 29: Powcon
Powcon The WC-1 Weld Control or the Cobramatic Cabinet is connected to Powcon power supplies as follows: 1. Connect the black and white contactor leads extending from the WC-1 or Cobramatic to pins 8 & 9 of the 14-Pin AMP plug; black to 8 and white to 9. Place the contactor in the CLOSING CONTACTS position (see Appendix for contactor information). -
Page 30: Panasonic
Panasonic PA-1 The Gunslinger 260 kit (P/N 005-0617) plugs directly into the amphenol on the front of the unit. The lug on the power cable of the Prince XL Spool-gun will be hooked up to the positive (+) terminal of the welder. -
Page 31: Thermal Dynamics
thermal dynamics (includes thermalarc) The WC-1 or Cobramatic can be connected to the Thermal Viking 210/250-GM power supplies as follows: 1. Connect the black and white contactor leads from the WC-1 or Cobramatic to the spade style terminal inside the door above the wire feed motor of the Viking unit. -
Page 32: Appendix
appendix PosaStart Connections Contactor Output Configuration MK200 Contactor Box Connections WC-1 & Spool Gun Connections Spool Gun Controls Utility Style Welders Cobramatic Connectivity Prince XL Spool Gun Connectivity Weld Control Selector Guide - Page 25... - Page 33 This page intentionally blank. Weld Control Selector Guide - Page 26...
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Page 34: Posastart Connections
POSaStaRt COnnECtiOnS The Cobramatic and Cobra II Wire Feeders each have, a single black 14 ga. wire with an alligator clip, extending from the back connected to the main board. This is the voltage sens- ing lead for the PosaStart circuit. In order for PosaStart to properly work, this lead must be connected to the welding GROUND. -
Page 35: Contactor Output Configuration
COntaCtOR OUtPUt COnfiGURatiOn Contactor Selection There are two types of contactor signals that various power supply manufacturers use. A "Closing Contact or Contactor" and a “115VAC Contactor” signal. Once the power supply contactor is closed, the welding leads become electrically live and are referred to as being “live” or “hot”. For the Closing Contactor type, the weld control simply touches the two contactor leads together (providing a continuity signal to the power supply) like a light switch. -
Page 36: Mk200 Contactor Box Connections
MK200 COntaCtOR BOX COnnECtiOnS 1. Remove the existing black and white contactor cord from WC-1 or Cobramatic. 2. Connect the leads extending from the contactor box to the WC-1/ Cobramatic main board as shown below. 115VAC INPUT WHITE BLACK GREEN COBRaMatiC / WC-1 WC-1 &... -
Page 37: Spool Gun Connections
WC-1 & SPOOLGUn HOOK-UP Weld Control Selector Guide - Page 30... -
Page 38: Spool Gun Controls
SPOOL GUn COntROLS fOR POWER SUPPLiES tHat SUPPLy an aUXiLiaRy 26 VaC The PA-G1 is designed to hook-up to CV power supplies that supply an auxiliary 26 VAC @ 1.7 amps and uses a closing contact signal. The unit is supplied with bare wires that must be connected to the power supply. -
Page 39: Utility Style Welders
UtiLity StyLE WELdERS There are many other welders made by companies like CK Systematics, Century Manufacturing, and some foreign manufactured machines that are capable of welding aluminum, utilizing the Cobramatic system or Prince XL Spool Guns. These units can usually be broken down into two categories. 1. -
Page 40: Cobramatic Connectivity
Cobramatic ® COBRaMatiC COnnECtiVity “Show Us Your Colors” Prince XL ® Pistol Grip CobraMAX™ Python ® Gooseneck Torch Advanced Gooseneck V350PRO SVI 450i 120VAC Output 120VAC Output 14 Pin 19 Pin XMT 304 Ultra Flex™ 350 120VAC Output 120VAC Output 14 Pin 19 &... -
Page 41: Prince Xl Spool Gun Connectivity
Prince XL Spool Gun PRinCE XL SPOOL GUn COnnECtiVity ® PowerMIG 300 MillerMatic 251 Fabricator 250 Gunslinger 260 MultiMaster 260 Direct Connect Interface Cable Interface Cable 005-0629 005-0689 Interface Cable Interface Cable 005-0617 005-0206 PA-L1 Interface Cable 005-0676 005-0206 PA-M-1 PA-M-1 005-0261 005-0261... -
Page 44: Limited Warranty
Products is free from defects in workmanship and material as must be made in writing within 30 days of such failure. of the time and place of delivery by MK Products. No warranty is made by MK Products with respect to trade accessories or A copy of the invoice showing the date of sale must accompany other items manufactured by others. - Page 45 www.mkproducts.com 16882 armstrong ave. irvine, California 92606 tEL (949) 863-1234 faX (949) 474-1428...
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