Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto IM579 del fabbricante Lincoln Electric
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OPERA TOR’S MANUAL IM579 April, 1999 For use with machines having Code Numbers: 10391 10392 10405 10406 INVER TEC PO WER W A VE 450 TM Safety Depends on Y ou Lincoln arc welding and cutting equipment is designed and built with safety in mind. However , your overall safety can be increased by pr oper installation .
SAFETY i i PO WER W A VE 450 W ARNING PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS FROM POSSIBLE SERIOUS INJUR Y OR DEA TH. KEEP CHILDREN AW A Y . P ACEMAKER WEARERS SHOULD CONSUL T WITH THEIR DOCTOR BEFORE OPERA TING. Read and understand the following safety highlights.
SAFETY ii ii PO WER W A VE 450 WELDING SP ARKS can cause fire or explosion. 4.a. Remove fire hazar ds from the weld- ing area. If this is not possible, cover them to prevent the welding sparks from starting a fir e. Remember that welding sparks and hot materials from welding can easily go thr ough small cracks and openings to adjacent areas.
SAFETY iii iii PO WER W A VE 450 FOR ENGINE powered equipment. 7.a. T ur n the engine off befor e troubleshooting and maintenance work unless the maintenance work requir es it to be running. 7.b. Operate engines in open, well-ventilated areas or vent the engine exhaust fumes outdoors.
SAFETY iv iv PO WER W A VE 450 PRÉCA UTIONS DE SÛRETÉ Pour votre pr opr e pr otection lire et observer toutes les instructions et les précautions de sûreté specifiques qui parraissent dans ce manuel aussi bien que les précautions de sûreté générales suiv- antes: Sûreté Pour Soudage A L ’Arc 1.
PO WER W A VE 450 Thank You f or selecting a QU ALITY product by Lincoln Electric. W e want you to take pride in operating this Lincoln Electric Company product ••• as much pride as we ha ve in bringing this product to y ou! Read this Operators Man ual completely bef ore attempting to use this equipment.
T ABLE OF CONTENTS vi vi PO WER W A VE 450 Page Safety .................................................................................................................................................i-iv Installation .................................
TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS - POWER W A VE 450 Input V olta g es: 230 460 Input Currents @ 500A/40 VDC 76 38 @ 450A/38 VDC 65 32 Duty Cyc le Amps V olts at Rated Amperes 230/400/460 - 60% Duty Cycle 450.
Read this entire installation section before y ou start installation. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill. • Only qualified personnel should perform this installation. • T urn the input power OFF at the disconnect switch or fuse box before working on this equipment.
Failure to follow these instructions can cause immedi- ate failure of components within the welder . GROUND CONNECTIONS The frame of the welder must be grounded. A ground terminal marked with the symbol is located inside the reconnect/input access door for this purpose.
INST ALLA TION A-4 A-4 PO WER W A VE 450 2 3 1 FIGURE A.3 – FRONTP ANEL/BACK P ANEL 1 WORK TERMINAL 2 ELECTRODE TERMINAL 3 REMOTE CONTROL AMPHENOL RECEPT ACLE 4 WA TER COOLING FITTINGS (ON BACK P ANEL) 5 WIRE FEEDER CONNECTIONS (ON BACK P ANEL) 6 ELECTRODE TERMINAL T o operate at 208-230 V AC: 1.
OPERA TION B-1 B-1 PO WER W A VE 450 OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS Read and understand this entire section of operating instructions before operating the machine. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill. • Do not touch electrically live parts or electrodes with your skin or wet cloth- ing.
QUICK ST AR T REFERENCE FOR USING THE PROCESS SELECTION OVERLA Y Read and understand the “Controls and Settings” and “Operating Overlays” sections of this manual before using the following Quick Start Reference pr ocedure to operate the Power W ave.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION The INVERTEC Power W ave power source is a high performance, digitally controlled inverter welding power source capable of complex, high-speed wave- form control. It uses thr ee-phase input power only . The Power W ave is designed to be used as a synergic welding system in conjunction with a wire feeder .
CONTROLS AND SETTINGS All operator controls and adjustments ar e located on the case front of the Power W ave. Refer to Figure B.1 and corresponding explanations. FIGURE B.1 – CASE FRONT CONTROLS CASE FRONT CONTR OLS Refer to Figure B.1 for the location of the following controls: 1.
OPERA TING OVERLA YS O VER VIEW The Power W ave is controlled by a panel of keys (key- pad) located on the front of the machine. The opera- tor can access controls by placing an overlay over the keys. An OVERLA Y is a special plastic sheet with a number of keys and symbols printed on one side and a bar code printed on the other .
O VERLA Y TYPES Four types of overlays can be used with the Power Wa v e . 1. Process Overlays. These overlays are used to create, save and r ecall specific welding proce- dures by selecting and adjusting the various weld- ing settings that have been programmed into the Power W ave at the factory .
1. LCD DISPLA Y WINDOW : Power up the machine with this overlay in place. When the Power W ave is turned on, the following message appears on the display for a few seconds: LINCOLN ELECTRIC VERSION X.
3. ELECTRODE CLASS UP/DOWN: Use the ELEC- TRODE CLASS UP or DOWN keys to select from the material types available for the selected process. Pr ess the ELECTRODE CLASS UP or DOWN key until the desired material type is dis- played.
10. RECALL FROM MEMOR Y KEY : This key is used to recall an existing pr ocedure from memory . Y ou can recall and use any of the pr eviously created welding procedur es that are stored in one of the eight memory locations. Simply press the RECALL FROM MEMOR Y key and then the appropriate MEMOR Y LOCA TION NUMBER key .
1. LCD DISPLA Y WINDOW: Power up the machine with this overlay in place. When the Power W ave is turned on, the following message appears in the display window for a few seconds: LINCOLN ELECTRIC V ersion X.X This display is followed by: OVERLA Y ID NUMBER = 2 This message is then replaced by the following message: SELECT A MEMOR Y LOCA TION 2.
1. LCD DISPLA Y WINDOW: Power up the machine with this overlay in place. When the Power W ave is turned on, the following message appears in the display window for a few seconds: LINCOLN ELECTRIC V ersion X.X This display is followed by: OVERLA Y ID NUMBER = 3 This message is then replaced by the following message: SELECT A MEMOR Y LOCA TION 2.
When a pair of welding procedur es are recalled from memory , the display window will show the procedur e description, wire feed speed, and the preset voltage or ar c length trim of the LAST pro- cedure welded with. With this overlay in place, the wire feed speed and the preset voltage or ar c length trim can be changed from the wir e feeder .
1. LCD DISPLA Y WINDOW: Power up the machine with this overlay in place. When the Power W ave is turned on, the following message appears in the display window for a few seconds: LINCOLN ELECTRIC VERSION X.X This display is followed by: OVERLA Y ID NUMBER = 9 2.
1. LCD DISPLA Y WINDOW: Power up the machine with this overlay in place. When the Power W ave is turned on, the following message appears in the display window for a few seconds: LINCOLN ELECTRIC V ersion X.X This display is followed by: OVERLA Y ID NUMBER = 4 This message is then replaced by the following message: SELECT A MEMOR Y LOCA TION 2.
Use the LIMIT UP and LIMIT DOWN keys to change the maximum wire feed speed to the desired value. Press the SET LIMIT key again. The new maximum and old minimum wire feed speeds will be dis- played. Use the LIMIT UP and LIMIT DOWN keys to change the minimum wire feed speed to the desired value.
1. LCD DISPLA Y WINDOW: Power up the machine with this overlay in place. When the Power W ave is turned on, the following message appears in the display window for a few seconds: LINCOLN ELECTRIC V ersion X.X This display is followed by: OVERLA Y ID NUMBER = 0 This message is then replaced by the following message: POWER WA VE SETUP 2.
When the “WA TER COOLER PRESSURE” light turns on, release the key . If this key has been pressed for 30 seconds and the ‘W A TER COOLER PRESSURE’ light still did not turn on, check the water cooler for adequate fluid level. 5. WIRE FEEDER 1 +/- POLARITY KEY : Press this key to change the present voltage sensing polari- ty of wire feeder 1.
OPERA TION B-18 B-18 PO WER W A VE 450 Use the ELECTRODE SENSE LEAD KEY to select either the - output terminal or the electrode sense (67) lead for the positive voltage refer ence.
OVERVIEW OF WELDING PROCEDURES FLUX CORED ARC WELDING (FCA W) AND GMA W PROCEDURES For each wire feed speed, a corr esponding voltage has been prepr ogrammed into the machine by welding experts. This prepr ogrammed voltage is the best average voltage for the procedur e at the given wire feed speed.
OPERA TION B-20 B-20 PO WER W A VE 450 T rigger Position 1 GMAW GMAW STICK 1 GMA W GMAW Pulse FCAW Pulse FCAW WFS DISPLA Y : WFS DISPLA Y : Wire Feed Speed Wire Feed Speed WFS and WFS and Preset VOL T.
In Pulse processes: The wave control adjustment allows the fr equency set- ting to vary . Increasing the wave control allows the fr e- quency setting to increase, and decr easing the wave control allows the fr equency setting to decrease.
OVERLOAD PROTECTION THERMAL PRO TECTION The Power W ave has thermostatic protection from excessive duty cycles, overloads, loss of cooling, and high ambient temperatures. When the power sour ce is subjected to any of these conditions or any of the con- ditions mentioned above, a thermostat will open.
OPTIONS/ACCESSORIES • Syner gic 7 wir e feeder (K632-1) standar d speed,or (K632-2) high speed • MAGNUM 400 gun (K471-2) or 550 gun (K598) • Remote control (stick welding) K941-1 • Limits Over.
W A TER COOLER USA GE The Power W ave is equipped with an optional inter nal water cooler . W e recommend using the water cooler when welding above 300 amps with ar gon blends on a regular basis.
MAINTENANCE D-1 D-1 PO WER W A VE 450 W ARNING W ARNING CAUTION SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill. • Only Qualified personnel should perform this maintenance. • T ur n the input power OFF at the disconnect switch or fuse box before working on this equipment.
MAINTENANCE D-2 D-2 PO WER W A VE 450 FIGURE D.1 – RESISTOR LOCA TIONS W ARNING 5. Locate two sets of two resistors on the left side of the machine and three sets of two r esistors on the right side of the machine. See Figure D.1. Do not touch the resistors or any other internal machine component.
6. Locate the #9 and #12 terminals, identified by the “Dischar ge” labels, on each of the four Switch Boards. See Figur e D.2. 7. Using insulated, needle nose-type jumper leads and insulated gloves, connect one jumper lead to one end of the resistor obtained in step 4.
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE Perform the following preventive maintenance pr oce- dures at least once every six months. It is good prac- tice to keep a preventive maintenance r ecor d; a r ecord tag attached to the machine works best. 1. Remove the hex head screws fr om the sides and top of the machine.
MAINTENANCE D-5 D-5 PO WER W A VE 450 FIGURE D.4 – GENERAL COMPONENT LOCA TIONS 1 DISPLA Y BOARD (BACK OF P ANEL) 2 POWER SWITCH 3 MAIN TRANSFORMER 4 AUXILIAR Y TRANSFORMER 5 INPUT RECTIFIER 6 HEA T.
TROUBLESHOOTING E-1 E-1 PO WER W A VE 450 HOW TO USE TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE This T roubleshooting Guide is designed to be used by the machine Owner/Oper ator . Unauthorized repairs per-f ormed on this equipment may result in danger to the technician and machine operator and will inv alidate your f actor y warranty .
TROUBLESHOOTING E-2 E-2 PO WER W A VE 450 Major physical or electrical dam- age is evident when the sheet metal cover(s) are r emoved. Machine is dead – no output – no fans – no displays. Machine has no output – fans are running – display is on – a “click- ing” sound is heard coming fr om the machine.
TROUBLESHOOTING E-3 E-3 PO WER W A VE 450 Machine has no output – no f ans – no displa y . Main input fuses are open, indicating e xcessiv e input current dra w . Machine has no output – no dis- pla y – f ans run. Machine has no output – no dis- pla y – f ans run – circuit breaker (5-amp) repeatedly trips.
TROUBLESHOOTING E-4 E-4 PO WER W A VE 450 Machine has no output – fans run – display is on. Machine regularly overheats – yel- low light (LED) on the front panel glows, indicating a thermal over- load. The fans run and the display is on. 1. Make sure that the machine was powered up with a pr operly installed overlay .
TROUBLESHOOTING E-5 E-5 PO WER W A VE 450 The v oltage and/or wire f eed speed will not adjust to user satis- f action. The v oltage and/or wire f eed speed can be adjusted on the wire f eeder but the changes are not shown on the P ow er Wa ve . The Dual Procedure ov er lay is installed.
TROUBLESHOOTING E-6 E-6 PO WER W A VE 450 Machine does not respond to ke ys being pressed, or the machine has improper displa ys. Machine displa y reads “Error Inv alid Overla y , ” or it displa ys an incorrect ov er lay ID n umber on pow er-up . Machine displa ys “ERROR: S.
TROUBLESHOOTING E-7 E-7 PO WER W A VE 450 The Beeper (Piezoelectric Buzzer) cannot be heard – machine operating normally . The welding parameters that w ere sav ed in memor y are different when recalled. The water cooler does not turn on. The machine beeps without the ke ys being pressed.
TROUBLESHOOTING E-8 E-8 PO WER W A VE 450 Machine loses output while weld- ing. F ans and displa y are function- ing properly . F or no apparent reason the weld characteristics hav e changed. Machine often “noodle welds” with a par ticular procedure.
WIRING DIAGRAMS F-1 F-1 POWER W A VE 450 NOTE: This diagram is for reference only . It may not be accurate for all machines co v ered by this manual. The specific diag r am for a particular code is pasted inside the machine on one of the enclosure panels.
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