Lincoln Electric SPEEDTEC 320CP, Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ...IM3075 10 2018 REV00 SPEEDTEC 320CP OPERATOR S MANUAL ENGLISH Lincoln Electric Bester Sp z o o ul Jana III Sobieskiego 19A 58 263 Bielawa Poland www lincolnelectric eu ...

Page 2: ...ipment identification information Model Name Code Serial Number can be found on the machine rating plate Model Name Code Serial number Date Where Purchased INDEX Technical Specifications K14168 1 1 Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC 2 Safety 3 Installation and Operator Instructions 5 Instructions for use 7 Maintenance 11 Output Connections 11 Presentation of welding processes 13 Advanced welding cy...

Page 3: ...74 V Welding range MIG 10V 50V Welding range MMA 15A 320A Duty cycle at 100 10 min cycle at 40 C 220A Duty cycle at 60 6 min cycle at 40 C 280A MIG 270A MMA Duty cycle at maximum current at 40 C 320A 40 Wire feeder Rollers plate 4 rollers Wire feeding speed 0 5 25 0 m mn Wire diameter usable 0 6 to 1 2 mm Weight type size of wire spool 300 mm 20Kg maximum Maximum pressure of gas 5 bar Miscelleanou...

Page 4: ...nt to the work area and the machine Radio and or television transmitters and receivers Computers or computer controlled equipment Safety and control equipment for industrial processes Equipment for calibration and measurement Personal medical devices like pacemakers and hearing aids Check the electromagnetic immunity for equipment operating in or near the work area The operator must be sure that a...

Page 5: ...MAGNETIC FIELDS MAY BE DANGEROUS Electric current flowing through any conductor creates electric and magnetic fields EMF EMF fields may interfere with some pacemakers and welders having a pacemaker shall consult their physician before operating this equipment CE COMPLIANCE This equipment complies with the European Community Directives ARTIFICIAL OPTICAL RADIATION According with the requirements in...

Page 6: ...process including sparks and heat sources HF CAUTION The high frequency used for contact free ignition with TIG GTAW welding can interfere with the operation of insufficiently shielded computer equipment EDP centers and industrial robots even causing complete system breakdown TIG GTAW welding may interfere with electronic telephone networks and with radio and TV reception EQUIPMENT WEIGHT OVER 30k...

Page 7: ... a minimum This machine has a protection rating of IP23 Keep it dry when possible and do not place it on wet ground or in puddles Locate the machine away from radio controlled machinery Normal operation may adversely affect the operation of nearby radio controlled machinery which may result in injury or equipment damage Read the section on electromagnetic compatibility in this manual Do not operat...

Page 8: ...wire feeds over 1s at minimum speed and the speed increases gradually until the set wire speed is reached but is limited to 12 m min The settings may be change at any time the power source displays the speed To feed the wire through the torch Maintain the wire feeding button 8 Wire speed can be adjusted with the button on front panel To full the gas line or adjust the gas flow Push the gas bleed b...

Page 9: ...ment indicator of displayed values pre welding welding and 5 post welding data Led indicator for program mode 6 Encoder voltage setup and navigation 7 Encoder for current wirespeed metal sheet thickness setup and 8 navigation Display mode indicator current wirespeed metal sheet thickness 9 Selector button for pre display and program management 10 Selector switch for type of gas wire diameter and t...

Page 10: ...es Flashing Measurements during welding Selection of wire diameter gas welding process Select the type of wire the wire diameter the used welding gas and welding process by turning the appropriate switch Selection of the material will determine the available values for diameter gas and processes If synergy does nt exist power source displays nOt SYn GAS SYn DdIA SYn oR Pro SYn Selection of welding...

Page 11: ...ch potentiometer CAL OFF on OFF Calibration of torch ground harness L 0 50 1 uH 14 Cable choke setting display r 0 50 1 8 Cable resistor setting display SoF no yES no Software update mode FAC no yES no Factory settings reset Pressing YeS will cause a reset of the parameters to factory defaults when exit List of accessible parameters in CYCLE menu Left display Right display Step Default Description...

Page 12: ...g push 3 Screen displays message as following Program call with trigger This function allows to chain from 2 to 10 programs This function is available in 4S welding mode only and program management mode has to be activated Program chaining The function program call works with programs from P50 to P99 by ten P50 P59 P60 P69 P70 P79 P80 P89 P90 P99 Select first program with which you want to begin y...

Page 13: ...ong use Nevertheless the passage of wire causes them to wear off widening the bore more than the permissible tolerances for good contact between the tube and the wire The need to replace them becomes clear when the metal transfer process becomes unstable all the settings of the work parameters remaining otherwise normal Rollers and wire guide UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE THESE ACCESSORIES HAVE A...

Page 14: ...han five minutes the fan will turn OFF D Water Cooler Connection SPEEDTEC 320CP work with the water cooler COOLARC 46 see Accessories chapter WARNING Read and understand the cooler manual before connecting it to the power source Before connecting cooler refer to the manual of wire feeder The COOLARC 46 is supplied by welding power source using 9 PIN socket Input voltages is 400V 50 60Hz Make sure ...

Page 15: ...g in all positions An increase in wire feed speed enables entering spray arc mode without preventing transition into globular mode Waveform of short arc welding process Note The soft short arc is slightly more energetic than the speed short arc Consequently the speed short arc may be preferable to the soft short arc for welding very thin sheets 1 mm or for welding penetration passes Dynamic short ...

Page 16: ...ts The advantages of pulsed Mig are Reduced distortions at high welding currents in the customary globular welding and spray arc ranges Enables all welding positions Excellent fusion of stainless steel and aluminium wires Almost complete elimination of spatter and hence of finishing work good bead appearance Reduced smoke emissions compared with customary methods and even speed short arc up to 50 ...

Page 17: ... trigger starts the welding If HOT START is not active welding will start immediately after pre gas In such a case releasing the trigger 2nd step will have no effect and the welding cycle will continue Pressing the trigger in the welding phase 3rd step enables control of the duration of the down slope and anti crater functions according to the pre programmed time delay If there is no down slope re...

Page 18: ... this parameter to a value between 0 and 9 9 s TSE DURATION OF THE 2 STEPS IF Off ISE 2nd level current as of the 1st level AVAILABLE ONLY IN SYNERGIC MODE 2T CYCLE OR 4T CYCLE Fine setting parameter adjustable in the rFP cycle setup menu In pulsed welding the fine setting function enables optimising the place of droplet detachment according to the variation in the compositions of utilized wires a...

Page 19: ...ormation of a ball at the end of the wire This wire operation produces almost perfect restriking The selected solution consists in injecting a current peak at end of cycle which causes the wire end to become pointed Note This current peak at end of cycle is not always desirable For instance when welding thin sheet metal such this mechanism can cause a crater List of synergies SHORT ARC 0 6 mm 0 8 ...

Page 20: ...ontact our agency GAZ TABLE WIRE S PART Description on power source Gas name Description on power source Designation CO2 C1 Steel Steel Solid wire Ar 82 CO2 18 M21 F CAW Cored wire for Zn coated steel Ar 92 CO2 8 M20 CrNi Stainless steel solid wire Ar CO2 O2 M14 AlSi Ar CO2 H2 M11 Al Ar 98 CO2 2 M12 AIMg3 Aluminium solid wire Ar He CO2 M12 AINI4 5Mn Ar I1 AIMg5 CuproSi Copper Silicium solid wire C...

Page 21: ...KE SURE THAT THE INVERTER FAN WORKS DISPLAY OF THE MESSAGE E33 MEM LIM This message indicates that the memory is no longer operational Malfunctioning during saving of memory CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE DISPLAY OF THE MESSAGE E43 brd Electronic board in default CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE DISPLAY OF THE MESSAGE E50 H2o Cooler unit in default MAKE SURE THAT COOLER UNIT IS WELL PLUGGED CHECK COOLER UNIT TRANSFOR...

Page 22: ...G TERMINALS AT THE FRONT OF THE GENERATOR IF NO VOLTAGE CALL CUSTOMER SUPPORT WELDING QUALITY Wrong calibration Check the fine setting parameter RFP 0 Change of torch and or ground strip or workpiece Perform re calibration Verify proper electrical contact at the welding circuit Unstable or fluctuating welding Make sure that the sequencer is not activated Check the Hot Start and the down slope Unst...

Page 23: ...er is not listed Contact the Lincoln Electric Service Department for any code number not listed Use the illustration of assembly page and the table below to determine where the part is located for your particular code machine Use only the parts marked X in the column under the heading number called for in the assembly page indicate a change in this printing First read the Part List reading instruc...

Page 24: ... 4M LGS2 250 G 4 0M MIG GUN AIR COOLED W10429 25 5M LGS2 250 G 5 0M MIG GUN AIR COOLED W10429 36 3M LGS2 360 G 3 0M MIG GUN AIR COOLED W10429 36 4M LGS2 360 G 4 0M MIG GUN AIR COOLED W10429 36 5M LGS2 360 G 5 0M MIG GUN AIR COOLED ROLL KIT FOR SOLID WIRES KP14017 0 8 DRIVE ROLLS V0 6 0 8 DIA37 KP14017 1 0 DRIVE ROLLS V0 8 1 0 DIA37 KP14017 1 2 DRIVE ROLLS V1 0 1 2 DIA37 ROLL KIT FOR ALUMINIUM WIRE...