WIA Weldmatic 180s CP17 User manual

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MELDPIAT I C 180 S.
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REFERENCE WHEN REQUIRED.

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I NSTALLAT I ON
CONTROLS
WELDINGSET-UP
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
TROUBLE SHClOTING
CONTROL PRINTEDCIRCUIT
BOARDS
SFAREPARTS LISTS
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L SPEC1 F1 CAT1 ONS
1.1 TECHNI CkL
- WeldingOutput
48 - 1 88 ~ITI~ C.
- Output us1 tagE.
21 - 38 VDC
- Duty Cycle.
1 E;@ ArrIF'E., 58%
188 Amps, 35X
- Over 1 clad Prcttec t i or1 Recti
f i er Therrrlcts.tats (Thermal j
- WireSpeedRange G1 - 16 metrew'mi n
- I n5.u 1 at i or1
C:~~E.C. 'H'' - 148 C; rise at 48 C amtlient
- Encl osure
Dr i p-proo-f
- 1.2 STANDARD PACKAGE
- AM132-8/'? Nine Metre Accec.c.ory Lead Kit
- AM132-0/15 Fifteen Metre Accessory Lead Ki t
- 2. RECEIVING
In genera.1 it is a goodpractice to mc~ue theequipmerlt to thesite
ofinstallation
before unpackinq Use care inorder to avoid damage
t cl the i t ems en c 1 osed.
If any damage haE. clccurredin transitirrlrrlediatelrnutif).
We1 ding Industries
cl+
Austral ia or
theirauthoriE.edagent.

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3. I NSTALLAT I ON
3.1 MACHINELOCATION
Where poc,c.ittle, in chctclsirrg a siteforanywelding pOWer-50UrCe,
considerationshould be given tu the fclllowingpoints:-
- Availahility of electricalandc.hielding gas c.upp1iec..
- Accessibilityfor the replacement of consumables,i.e.welding
wireand
gas bottles,and for any futurerrlainterlarlcerequirements.
- The power-source must be posi ticsned so that the free f 1 ow of
cclcll inqairthrough the machineis not impeded.
- Prcltectionfromwindanddriven rain - Breezes bluwingthrough an
opendoorwaycanrec.ul t in degradationof the weldc.hie1dinq gas
coverage,which ca.n causeweldporosity. If such a site is
unauoidat~le,considerationshould tle given tcl the use ofportat~le
weldir~gscreensof
a suitablematerial. The nut+low of cooling air
from the we1 dingpower-~.c~urcecan a1 5.0 causesimi lar prcatl1 ems., and
the machineshould tle pc1s.i tionedwith this in mind.
- Airhornedustparticles1~1i1l always accumulateinuented
equipment, particularly that withforcedaircoolingandexcessive
tluildupcanoften
tle the cause of premature machinefailure. Ai:
a1 1 timesendeavour to position the machinetominimise the inta.ke
cl+ contaminated air, particularly that contairrirlq metal 1 ic
particlessuch
as from grindingoperations. i see a1 5.0
MA1NTENANC:E SECT I ON of t h i c. Manual , plage }
- 3.2 SUITABLE MAINS VOLTAGES
The WELDtIATIC: 1861s. isdesigned for connectic~ntu a s.ingle phase! 58
hertz electricalmainc. power suppl>’.
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3.3 CONNECTION TA ELECTRICAL MAINS POWER SUPPLY
The recommendedSupplyFuseRating is 28 Amps.
When making corrnec tion to the t4achineSupplyterminal s, ensure that
localcodes are adhered to, and that the EARTH connection is
seCurE.1 y made.
The bins. PowerSupply Cab1 e c-.hould only be replaced W1 th an
equivalent size cattle as that fitted.
Tighten
the two s.crews of the internalcableclamp1es.ving
sufficient'5.1ack'in
the Supply Flexible Cat11e C.UC~ that the
terminated wirec. are not intension.
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F1 GURE 1. CONNECT1 ON SUPPLY FLEX1 BLE CABLE

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”” 3.4 CABLE AND HOSE CONNECTIONS
AI 1 weldingcurrent I controlandshielding ac. connectionc. are c.hown
in figure 3. The complete set ofnecessarycablez.and hoses are
containedin the r.tar1dar.d accec-.sory kit AP1132.
-SHIELDING GAS HOSES.
The accessory ki t CctntainC-.two gas. hoses. T h E 4-1 or t er 1 en y t h i E.
used to join the ouput of the shielding gas regulatclr. - flowmeter to
the gas nipple on the rear panel cl+ the Power-~.c~urce. The c.ec und
hose is. used to make the gas connection from the ~CIOJ~~ sourcefront
panel to the rear of the L521 wirefeeder.
-CONTROL CABLE,
Engage the ’Wirefeeder”contrcll catllepluginto
the marked socket
on
the powersourcefront panel The con trcll cab1 e connectiuns for
the wirefeeder are c.huwn
the adjacentdiagram,
-I.IELD I NG CURRENT CABLES.
G.t.1.k. we1 ding is conductedwith the el ectrclde polari ty pc1c.i tive,
and the workp i ece neqat i ve. The posi tive ou tpu t of the power
sc~urce is. connectedto the welding gun via an adaptctrmounted with
the mire drive rnechanic,m. Ensure that the positive eldin ding cat11 e iz,
E.ecure1 y bo1 ted ta thi 5 adaptor.
The negatiueoutput of the power sourceisconnected to the welding
catlleincclrporating the work clamp. Bckth leads. c.ecured a.t the
puwer source by inserting the plugintoit5appropriatesocket.

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WELDMATIC 180s
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CONTROL CONNECTIONS
W21-2WlRE FEEDER
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BADWN bR RfD
CONTROL
F1 GURE 2. CABLE AND HOSE CONNECT1 ONS
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-INCH/PURGE SWITCH:
This is. a dual+unctionswitch.
Movingtheinch/puryeswitch
up initiateE.thewire feed mcltor,
feedingthewireintotheguncable5ystem.
The wirefeed speed
duringinch is determined tly thesettiny cl+ the’IJire-c,peed”
contra1
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-L‘OtTACiE ,SW ITCH :
Output v01 tage wil 1 increasewithincreasingposition numbers.
-W I HE SPEED C:CNTHOL :
-SPOT TI ME CONTROL :
-I NTERVAL CONTROL :

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- 5. MELDING SET-UP
5.1 ELECTRODE W1 RE/SHIELDING
- Se1 ec t the desiredconsumabl e el ectrode wireand f i t to the
wirefeeder. Ensure that the wirefeederic.fittedwith the cctrrect
drive
rollers - 5ee page 23.
- Conrrect to the gac. regulator/flowmeter, a supply of c.hielding yas
appropriate to the weldingconsumable.
MI L6, STEEL
STAINLESSSTEEL
SI L1 CON BRONZE
TYFICALSHIELDING GAS
ARGON or
ARGON /' HEL I UP1 P1 I XTURES
- Setthegasfloo~rate to suit the weldingprocedure, usually in
the range of 18 to 15 1 itres./min.
NOTE:-Excessive gasflow is coc.tlyand may adverselyaffect
the
we1 ding resul t.
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WELDING CURRENT(Arnps)
30440~ 50,604 70,85,100,120#140#t60,iB
WIRESPEED
DIAL SETTING
1-4 2.0 2.8 3.6 4.0 7.0
6mm VOLTS 135558
DIALSETTING
WIRE SPEED
1 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.2 3.3 4.8 6.8
8mm VOLTS l23346810
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WIRE SPEED
DIALSETTING
.7 .8 11.2 1.8 2.2 3 3.8 6
9mm VOLTS
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WlRESPEED
DIALSETTING 1 1.2
1.5 1.8 2.5
1.2mm VOLTS
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SETTINGSGIVEN
FOR C02SHIELDING GAS.-FLOW RATE 8-1OLITRES/MINlJTE.
USETHIS CHART AS A PRELIMINARY SETTING GUIDE. TO'TUNE'EACH WELD
SETTING, ADJUST WIRE SPEED ONLY
F1 GURE 4. WELD SETTING CHART