Maintenance, Warning safety precautions – Lincoln Electric IM761 POWER FEED 15M User Manual
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MAINTENANCE
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POWER FEED 15M
ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill.
• Do not operate with covers
removed.
• Turn off power source before
installing or servicing.
• Do not touch electrically hot
parts.
• Turn the input power to the welding power
source off at the fuse box before working in the
terminal strip.
• Only qualified personnel should install, use or
service this equipment.
WARNING
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
•
Check weld cables, control cables and gas hoses
for cuts.
•
Clean and tighten all weld terminals.
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
•
Clean drive rolls and inner wire guide and replace if
worn.
•
Blow out or vacuum the inside of the feeder.
CALIBRATION SPECIFICATION
All calibrations are factory set on the Power Feed 15M.
To verify the wire feed speed:
•
Assemble a .045 (1.2mm) drive roll kit into the
Power Feed 15M.
•
Load a spool of .045 (1.2mm) electrode and thread
the electrode through the wire drive.
•
Adjust the wire feed speed to 300 in/min
(7.62m/min).
•
Press the COLD INCH switch and measure the
actual wire feed speed with a calibrated wire feed
speed tachometer.
•
The measured wire feed speed should be within 2%
of the set value.
To verify the voltage display:
•
Set the welding power source and Power Feed 15M
to a CV procedure that gives steady "spray" transfer
in the arc.
•
While a weld is being made, measure the voltage
from the feedplate to work with a calibrated volt
meter.
•
The displayed voltage on the Power Feed 15M
should be within 2% of the measured value.