Lincoln Electric POWER FEED IM849 - Manual (Page 16)

B-1 OPERATION B-1
POWER FEED™ 10A CONTROLLER
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Read this entire section of operating instructions
before operating the machine.
ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill.
• Do not touch electrically live parts
or electrodes with your skin or wet
clothing.
• Insulate yourself from the work and
ground.
• Always wear dry insulating gloves.
• Do not use AC welder if your cloth-
ing, gloves or work area is damp or
if working on, under or inside work-
piece.
Use the following equipment:
-DC manual (stick) welder.
-AC welder with reduced voltage
control.
• Do not operate with panels
removed.
• Disconnect input power before ser-
vicing.
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ONLY QUALIFIED PERSONS SHOULD INSTALL,
USE OR SERVICE THIS EQUIPMENT. READ AND
FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURER’S INSTUCTIONS,
EMPLOYER’S SAFTEY PRACTICES AND MATERI-
AL SAFTEY DATA SHEETS (MSDS) FOR CONSUM-
ABLES.
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READ THIS WARNING, PROTECT YOURSELF &
OTHERS.
FUMES AND GASES can be
dangerous.
• Keep your head out of fumes.
• Use ventilation or exhaust at the arc,
or both,to keep fumes and gases from
your breathing zone and general area.
WELDING SPARKS can cause
fire or explosion.
• Do not weld near flammable material.
• Do not weld on containers which have
held flammable material.
ARC RAYS can burn.
• Wear eye, ear, and body protection.
WARNING
DESIGN FEATURES
• Mode Select Panel for easy control of all weld para-
meters.
• Memory Panel for easy storage and recall of weld
schedules.
• Weld parameter limit setting and lockout capabilities.
• Digital communications for accurate and reliable per-
formance.
• Infrared red (IR) port for transferring weld settings.
• PC boards are potted in epoxy for the ultimate in out-
door protection.
• Connectors are filled with environmental protective
grease.
• Designed for the Power Wave series of products for
the best arc in the industry.
• Wire feed speed accuracy calibrated to within 2%.
• Digital display of voltage and wire feed speed.
• Tachometer controlled wire drive motor.
• Flux Fill Switch.
• Bright, high intensity digital read-outs.
• Industrial Push Button Switches
• Switch panel can be removed and remoted into a
pendant.
DEFINITIONS OF WELDING MODES
NON-SYNERGIC WELDING MODES
• A Non-synergic welding mode requires all welding
process variables to be set by the operator.
SYNERGIC WELDING MODES
• A Synergic welding mode offers the simplicity of
single knob control. The machine will select the cor-
rect voltage and amperage based on the wire feed
speed (WFS) set by the operator.
COMMON WELDING ABBREVIATIONS
SAW
• Submerged Arc Welding