Lincoln Electric Torchmate 4 00 Series User manual

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Intro: Over me, the ming belts on the 4400 and 4800 machines that join the
motor and pinion gear pulleys will wear out and require replacements. The
instrucons below explain the procedure for replacing the belts.
Tools:  1/8 Allen Wrench
 3/16 Allen Wrench
 9/64 Allen Wrench
 5/64 Allen Wrench
 1/4 Allen Wrench
 (1) Zip Tie
Warning: BEFORE BEGINNING, PLEASE POWER OFF ALL EQUIPMENT INCLUDING THE
ACCUMOVE CONTROLLER!*
*Irreparable damage will occur to the controller and will not be covered
under warranty if the equipment is not turned o.
Part 1: Removing the plasma torch shown in Fig. 1.
Fig. 1: Plasma torch.

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Step 1: Being careful to avoid the pinch point at the magnet, gently hold and pull
the torch in the direcon shown in Fig. 2 to dismount the torch holder puck
from the magnec breakaway base. Slide the braided metal cable o of the
catch tab to move the torch away from Z-axis lier.
Fig. 2: Gently pull in the direcon shown to dismount the plasma torch.

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Part 2: Removing the Z-axis lier shown in Fig. 3.
Step 1: Remove the 4-pin molex on the right side of the Z-axis lier as shown in Fig.
4 by pressing down on the switch release and pulling the two ends apart.
Fig. 4: Removing the 4-pin molex.

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Step 2: Unscrew and remove the cable clip on the le side of the Z-axis lier as
shown in Fig. 5.
Fig. 5: Removing the cable clip.
Step 3: Disconnect the Z-axis motor cable as shown in Fig. 6a & b. Try to avoid
pulling from the cable so none of the wires pull out of the cable plug.
Fig. 6: Disconnecng the power supply from the motor.

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Step 4: Disconnect the breakaway cable (3 pin DIN) cable on the le side of the Z-
axis lier as shown in Fig. 7a & b.
Fig. 7: Disconnecng the breakaway cable (3 pin DIN) on the le side of the
Z-axis lier.
Step 5: Cut the zip e as shown in Fig. 8a and disconnect the motor cable by
pressing down on the release switch and pulling apart as shown in Fig. 8b.
Fig. 8: (a) Cung the zip e & (b) disconnecng the motor cable.

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Step 6: Remove the four screws from the torch mount as shown in Fig. 9a with a
1/4 Allen Wrench and dismount the torch mount as shown in Fig. 9b.
Fig. 9: Remove the screws on each inside corner of the plasma torch mount.

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Part 3: Removing the tool plate and gantry motor as shown in Fig. 10.
Step 1: Remove each of the three screws on the le and right sides of the tool plate
holding the bellows as shown in Fig. 11a-c.
Fig. 11: Removing each of the three screws on the le and right sides of
the tool plate holding the bellows.
Fig. 10: Tool plate.

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Step 2: Pull back the bellows to expose the inside of the gantry as shown in Fig. 12.
Fig. 12: Exposed gantry.
Step 3: Disconnect the sensor connecon as shown in Fig. 13a & b and remove it
from the gantry by pulling it out from the right side of the tool plate.
Fig. 13: Disconnecng the sensor connecon.

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Step 4: Unscrew each of the four screws on the tool plate as shown in Fig. 14a and
remove it by pulling it up and o to the side as shown in Fig. 14b.
Fig. 14: (a) Four screws to be removed and (b) Removing the tool plate.
Step 5: Remove each of the two screws from the tool plate stando as shown in
Fig. 15a and remove the tool plate stando as shown in Fig. 15b.
Fig. 15. Removing each of the two screws from the tool plate stando.

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Step 6: Remove the two shoulder bolts as shown in Fig. 16a & b to remove the mo-
tor. Please note that only the boom shoulder bolt has a spring.
Fig. 16: Removing the gantry motor from the gantry.