Lincoln Electric IM10083 POWER WAVE R350 - Manual (Page 20)

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
PRODUCT SUMMARY
The POWER WAVE
® R350 is a portable multi-process
power source with high-end functionality capable of
DC TIG, MIG, Pulsed MIG and Flux-Cored welding. It
is ideal for a wide variety of materials including alu-
minum, stainless, and nickel — where arc perfor-
mance is critical. The Power Wave
® R350 includes an
integrated wire drive module and 14-pin MS-Style
connection to support the Power Feed 10R, and Auto
Drive 4R100/4R220.
The POWER WAVE ® R350 is designed to be a flexible
welding system. Like existing Power Waveʼs, the soft-
ware based architecture allows for future upgrades.
ArcLink
® communication is supported through the
standard 5 pin MS-style interface. The new
ArcLink
® XT communication protocol is supported
through an RJ-45 type Ethernet connection, which
also provides access for the Power Wave Utilities soft-
ware tools. The Ethernet communication also gives
the POWER WAVE
® R350 the ability to run
Production Monitoring™ 2. Also Available is a
Devicenet option to allow the Power Wave
® R350 to
be used in a wide range of configurations. The
POWER WAVE
® R350 is being designed to be com-
patible with advanced welding modules like STT.
Access to remote voltage sensing is available through
the 4 pin sense lead connector (work and electrode),
at the feeder via the 14 pin MS-style connector (elec-
trode only), or at the 5 pin MS-style ArcLink
® connec-
tor (electrode only).
RECOMMENDED PROCESSES AND
EQUIPMENT
The POWER WAVE ® R350 is recommended for robotic
and semiautomatic welding. The POWER WAVE ® R350
can be set up in a number of configurations, some requiring
optional equipment or welding programs.
RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT
The POWER WAVE ® R350 is designed to be compat-
ible with the current range of Power Feed™ and Auto
Drive systems including future versions of ArcLink
®
feeders.
RECOMMENDED PROCESSES
The POWER WAVE ® R350 is a high speed, multi-
process power source capable of regulating the cur-
rent, voltage, or power of the welding arc. With an out-
put range of 5 to 350 amperes, it supports a number
of standard processes including synergic GMAW,
GMAW-P, FCAW, FCAW-SS, GTAW and GTAW-P
on various materials especially steel, aluminum and
stainless.
PROCESS LIMITATIONS
The software based weld tables of the POWER
WAVE
® R350 limit the process capability within the
output range and the safe limits of the machine. In
general the processes will be limited to .030-.052 solid
steel wire, .030-.045 stainless wire, .035-1/16 cored
wire, and .035 and 1/16 Aluminum wire.
EQUIPMENT LIMITATIONS
Only ArcLink compatible robotic wire feeders, semiau-
tomatic wire feeders and users interfaces may be
used. If other Lincoln wire feeders or non-Lincoln wire
feeders are used there will be limited process capabili-
ty and performance and features will be limited.
POWER WAVE ® R350