Table Of Contents - Lincoln Electric POWER FEED IM916 Operator's Manual

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Installation .......................................................................................................Section A
Technical Specifications .......................................................................................................A-1
Safety Precautions ...............................................................................................................A-2
Electrode Routing..........................................................................................................A-2
Control Cable .......................................................................................................................A-2
Control Cable Connections ...........................................................................................A-2
Control Cable Specifications, Availiable Cable Assemblies ..........................................A-2
Output Cable, Connections and Limitations ..................................................................A-3
Negative Electrode Polarity ...........................................................................................A-3
Electrode Sense Polarity, To Set The Electrode Sense Polarity Switch .......................A-3
Voltage Sensing ............................................................................................................A-4
Wire Drive Gear Ratio (High or Low Speed) ........................................................................A-5
Selecting the Proper Gear Ratio ...................................................................................A-5
Changing the Wire Drive Ratio......................................................................................A-6
Ratio Change Procedure...............................................................................................A-6
Gear Ratio Recognition .................................................................................................A-6
Wire Feed Drive Roll Kits .....................................................................................................A-7
Procedure to Install Drive Rolls and Wire Guides ................................................................A-7
Gun and Cable Assemblies with Standard Connection........................................................A-7
Gun and Cable Assemblies with Fast-Mate Connection ......................................................A-7
General Gun Connection Guidelines....................................................................................A-8
GMAW Shielding Gas ..........................................................................................................A-8
Wire Spindle Placement .......................................................................................................A-9
Water Connections (For Water Cooled Guns) .....................................................................A-9
Wire Feed Shut Down Circuit (Optional) ............................................................................. A-9
Examples of Connecting an Arclink Power Wave System .................................................A-10
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Operation ............................................................................................................Section b
Safety Precautions ..............................................................................................................B-1
Definition of Welding Modes.................................................................................................B-1
Common Welding Abbreviations ..........................................................................................B-1
Product Description ..............................................................................................................B-2
Recommended Processes and Equipment ...................................................................B-2,B-3
Operation Features and Controls (Items 1 thru 5)................................................................B-3
1 Wire Feed Speed (WFS)/Amp Meter .........................................................................B-3
2 Volt / Trim Meter.........................................................................................................B-3
3 Output Controls ..........................................................................................................B-4
4 Dual Procedure / Dual Head Select W/Memory Panel...............................................B-4
5 Mode Select Panel 4 (MSP4) .....................................................................................B-4
Layout Controls thru Accessing Machine Set-up Menu .......................................................B-6
Set-Up Feature Menu ...........................................................................................B-7 thru B-14
Dual Head/Dual Procedure with Memory .................................................................B-15, B-16
2 Step / 4 Step Operation .........................................................................................B-17, B-18
Cold Feed/Gas Purge Switch .............................................................................................B-18
Hot Inch ..............................................................................................................................B-19
Foot Amptrol .......................................................................................................................B-19
Wire Drive PC board adjustments ......................................................................................B-19
Wire Reel Loading ....................................................................................................B-19, B-20
Feeding Electrode and Brake Adjustment ..........................................................................B-21
Drive Roll Pressure Setting ................................................................................................B-21
Procedure for Setting Angle of Feedplate ..........................................................................B-21
Gas Guard Regulator Setting .............................................................................................B-21
Making a Weld....................................................................................................................B-22
Wire Reel Changing ...........................................................................................................B-22
Wire Feed Overload Protection ..........................................................................................B-22
Component Status Lights ...................................................................................................B-23
Status Light States ............................................................................................B-23, B-24
Limit Settings...............................................................................................................B-25
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Accessories .....................................................................................................Section C
Drive Roll and Guide Tube Kits ............................................................................................C-1
Other Accessories ..................................................................................................C-2 thru C-5
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