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E-5 E-5
POWER WAVE 450
The voltage and/or wire feed
speed will not adjust to user satis-
faction.
The voltage and/or wire feed
speed can be adjusted on the wire
feeder but the changes are not
shown on the Power Wave.
The Dual Procedure overlay is
installed. The user cannot change
from procedure “A” to procedure
“B,” or vice versa.
The display can not be seen clear-
ly or can not be seen at all.
1. Certain limits may have been
imposed on the welding parame-
ters. Refer to the Limits Overlay
section in the Operations section
of this manual to change the set
limits.
1. When the Limits Overlay or the
Setup Overlay is placed on the
machine, the Power Wave’s and
feeder’s displays do not match.
These overlays can not be used
for welding.
2. If two wire feeders are connect-
ed to the Power Wave, only one of
the feeder’s settings can be dis-
played on the Power Wave at one
time. Pull the trig-ger of the wire
feeder whose settings you want
displayed on the Power Wave.
1. Check for proper installation of
the Dual Procedure overlay.
2. Check the Dual Procedure Gun
Trigger or separate Dual
Procedure switch.
1. Adjust the viewing angle of the
display. Follow the instructions pro-
vided in the Operation Section of
this manual. (Look under the “LCD
DISPLAY ADJUSTMENT” in the
“CONTROLS AND SETTINGS”
sub-section of the Operation sec-
tion.)
If all recommended possible areas
of misadjustments have been
checked and the problem per-
sists, contact your local Lincoln
Authorized Field Service Facility.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Observe Safety Guidelines
detailed in the beginning of this manual.
CAUTION
If for any reason you do not understand the test procedures or are unable to perform the tests/repairs safely, con-
tact your local authorized Lincoln Electric Field Service Facility for technical assistance.
PROBLEMS
(SYMPTOMS)
POSSIBLE AREAS OF
MISADJUSTMENT(S)
RECOMMENDED
COURSE OF ACTION
OUTPUT PROBLEMS