Lincoln Electric POWER FEED IM915 User Manual
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Installation.......................................................................................................................Section A
Technical Specifications................................................................................................A-1
Safety Precautions ...............................................................................................................A-2
Location.........................................................................................................................A-2
Mounting .......................................................................................................................A-2
Safety Precautions ...............................................................................................................A-2
Weld Cable Sizing .........................................................................................................A-2
Weld Cable Connection ................................................................................................A-2
Coaxial Weld Cables .....................................................................................................A-3
Weld Cable Sizes ..........................................................................................................A-3
Changing Electrode Polarity .................................................................................................A-4
Negative Electrode Polarity ...........................................................................................A-4
Cables .................................................................................................................................A-5
Digital Control Cable ....................................................................................................A-5
Welding gun/Wire Feeder Trigger Connector ...............................................................A-5
Wire Drive Systems ..............................................................................................................A-6
Changing Drive Rolls and Wire Guides.........................................................................A-6
Drive Roll Pressure Setting ...........................................................................................A-7
Changing The Gun Receiver Bushing...........................................................................A-7
Welding Gun Torch and Accessories ............................................................................A-8
Wire Feed Shut Down Circuit ........................................................................................A-9
Changing the Gear Ratio ..............................................................................................A-9
Wire Reel Loading .......................................................................................A-10 thru A-12
Shielding Gas Connection ..................................................................................................A-13
Examples of Connecting an Arclink Power Wave System .................................................A-14
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Operation.........................................................................................................................Section b
Safety Precautions ...............................................................................................................B-1
Graphic Symbols .................................................................................................................B-1
Definitions of Welding Modes ...............................................................................................B-1
Product Description. .............................................................................................................B-2
Bench Model Features ..................................................................................................B-3
Basic Power Feed™ 10M Single Wire Feeder Welding System Configuration ............B-3
Front Panel Controls and Connections ................................................................................B-4
1. Status LED ................................................................................................................B-5
2. Digital Meters and Output Encoder Knobs ................................................................B-5
A. Wire Feed Speed/Ammeter display and output Knob...........................................B-5
B. Volts/Trim display and Output Knob .....................................................................B-6
Synergic CV Voltage Display ....................................................................................B-6
Overview: ..................................................................................................................B-7
3. Mode Select Panel 4 (MSP4) ....................................................................................B-7
Layout-Controls .........................................................................................................B-7
Layout-Digital Displays..............................................................................................B-7
Power-up Sequence..................................................................................................B-8
Changing Weld Modes ..............................................................................................B-8
Changing Arc Wave Control......................................................................................B-8
Changing Weld Sequence Behavior .........................................................................B-8
Infrared (IR) Control ..................................................................................................B-8
Lockout/security ........................................................................................................B-8
Limit Setting ..............................................................................................................B-9
Machine Setup/user preferences ..............................................................................B-9
Accessing the Machine Setup Menu .........................................................................B-9
Setup Features Menu ..............................................................................B-10 thru B-17
4. Cold Feed / Gas Purge Switch ................................................................................B-18
5. 2-Step/4- 4 Step Trigger Switch Operations...........................................B-18, thru B-20
Process Set-Up and Operation ...............................................................................B-21
Steel and Stainless Synergic GMAW-P (Pulsed MIG) Welding ..............................B-22
Arc Control ..............................................................................................................B-22