Lincoln Electric PRINCE IM818 manual

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    Prince ® XL/Spool Gun IM818 MK 091-0531 April 2003 Rev A OPERA T OR'S MANUAL GMA W Push-Pull Gun Safety Depends on Y ou Lincoln arc welding equipment is designed and built with safety in mind. However , your overall safety can be increased by proper installation...and thoughful opera- tion on your part. DO NOT INST ALL, OPERA TE OR REP AIR TH[...]

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    Prince ® XL - Owner's Manual - Page vi Thank You For selecting a quality product. We want you to take pride in operating this product...as much pride as we have in bringing the product to you! When this equipment is shipped, title passes to the purchaser upon receipt by the carrier . Consequently , claims for material damaged in shipment must[...]

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    T able of Contents S AFETY C ONSIDER ATIONS .................................................... I - VI I NSTALLATION ........................................................ S ECTION A T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS ............................................................... 3 S UPPORT E QUIPMENT R EQUIRED .........................................[...]

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    Prince XL ® - Owner's Manual - Page 3 S ECTION A I NSTALLATION T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS P RINCE ® XL T ORCH - 25’- P/N K2296-2 Wire Capacity • .023”-.045” (0.6 - 1.2mm) solid and hard wire • .030” - 1/16” (0.8 - 1.6mm) aluminum and cored wire Wire Speed • 750 ipm (19.0 mpm) max. Duty Cycle - 100% All ratings are at 25V usin[...]

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    Prince XL ® - Owner's Manual - Page 4 place. A small spool liner (MK P/N 003-0198) is used on the spool gun and held in place by the same set screw . G AS H OSE The gas hose is secured over the barbed gas fi tting with a tie wrap. The cabinet end of the gas hose uses our standard gas fi tting (1/8” - 27 nps), whereas the spool gun uses a [...]

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    Prince ® XL - Owner's Manual - Page 5 ELECTRICAL CABLE WIRE CONDUIT POWER CABLE PRINCE ® XL T ORCH TO COBRAMA TIC ® I CABINET (150-005,150-006, 150-205, 150-206, K1853-1 & K2259-1) PRINCE ® XL SPOOL GUN TO WC-1 WELD CONTROL BOX GAS HOSE WA TER HOSE - OPTIONAL I NTERCONNECTIONS GAS HOSE ELECTRICAL CABLE 1 15V AC PLUG POWER CABLE CONT AC[...]

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    Prince XL ® - Owner's Manual - Page 6 the slave motor in the cabinet, combined with the pull of the torch motor , causes the wire to literally fl oat friction-free through the wire conduit. The 24VDC torch motor is controlled by a 3-3/4 turn potentiometer in the torch handle. B ARRELS A IR /W ATER C OOLED The Prince® XL air cooled systems c[...]

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    Prince XL ® - Owner's Manual - Page 7 D RIVE A ND I DLER R OLLS G ENERAL The Prince ® XL torch comes standard with knurled drive rolls which will handle wire diameters from .023 - 1/16 inch. Optional grooved drive rolls are also available for feeding aluminum wire if desired (see Optional kits). Drive roll tension is accomplished by means of[...]

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    Prince XL ® - Owner's Manual - Page 8 3. T ighten. 4. Using a 5/32” hex wrench, turn the Idler Roll tension screw into the gear- box housing and reference the Gearbox Assembly drawing to adjust the pressure against the drive roll. NOTE: Lock washer must be under idler r oll or it will not turn fr eely . S ECTION C A CCESSORIES C ONTACT T IP[...]

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    Prince XL ® - Owner's Manual - Page 9 B ARREL A SSEMBLIES O PTIONAL 12” AND 18” W ATER C OOLED S TRAIGHT AND C URVED B ARREL A SSEMBLIES 12” Straight Air/W ater Cooled Barrel Assembly . . . . . . . . . . 003-2156 12” Curved Air/W ater Cooled Barrel Assembly . . . . . . . . . . 003-2158 18” Straight Air/W ater Cooled Barrel Assembly [...]

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    Prince XL ® - Owner's Manual - Page 10 Snake Skin ® zipper cover Leather Snake Skin ® protective covers are now standard on all torches. Replacement covers may ordered to protect the lead assembly of the torch when the original factory cover becomes damaged or worn. The V elcro ® closure makes it easy to replace in the fi eld. 13' co[...]

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    Prince XL ® - Owner's Manual - Page 1 1 PA-G1 S POOL G UN C ONTROL - G ENERIC P/N 005-0264 This Generic T orpedo is designed to hook-up to CV power supplies that supply an auxiliary 26 V AC @ 1.7 amps and uses a closing contact signal. The unit is supplied with bare wires that must be connected to the power supply . Some examples of power sup[...]

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    Prince XL ® - Owner's Manual - Page 12 S ECTION D M AINTENANCE P ERIODIC M AINTENANCE Maintenance of the torch will normally consist of a general cleaning of the wire guide system, including tubes, drive rolls, and conduits at regular inter- vals. Remove spatter build-up from inside of nozzles with a hardwood stick. The only parts on the Prin[...]

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    Prince ® XL - Owner's Manual - Page 13 Idler Roll (MKP/N) 51 1-0001 (LE P/N) KP2220-1 Drive Roll (MKP/N) 51 1-0101 (LE P/N) KP2219-1 Micro Switch 161-0002 Recommended Spare Parts List Part Number Description Part Number Description 615-0007 Conduit 15’ 325-0206 Idler Roll Screw 615-0008 Conduit 25’ 333-0082 Idler Roll W asher 005-0661 Pot[...]

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    Prince XL ® - Owner's Manual - Page 14 S ECTION E T ROUBLESHOOTING Regardless of which torch or feeder used, all MK Products push-pull guns operate on the same principle. The 1 15 V AC or 42V AC slave motor in the feeder runs at a fast, constant speed, but has very low torque. It is always trying to feed more wire than the torch motor wants, [...]

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    Prince ® XL - Owner's Manual - Page 15 T roubleshooting Guide T rouble Cause Remedy No wire feed at torch, feeder no operating, i.e. no slave motor or brake solenoid. 1 15/42V AC control fuse in feeder . Replace fuse. Micro-switch defective/not being activated. Replace switch. Check switch for operation. Broken electrical cable. Check micro-s[...]

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    Prince XL ® - Owner's Manual - Page 16 T ESTING T HE T ORCH M OTOR C HECK Remove the torch connector from the cabinet. Using the torch Amphenol, check the resistance across pins “A” and “B” (motor leads). The resistance across the motor should be between 5-10 ohms. If an open circuit or short exist, check the motor leads and motor ind[...]

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    Prince XL ® - Owner's Manual - Page 17 S ECTION F A PPENDICES D IAGRAMS /P ARTS L ISTS K2296-2 (LE) / 313-725 (MK) P RINCE ® XL E XPLODED V IEW ....... 18 003-1972 (MK) Head Body ....................................... 19 K2297-2 (LE) / 316-725 (MK) Spool Gun (25ft) ................ 20 KP2298-1 (LE) / 003-2151 (MK) 7” Air/W ater Cooled Str[...]

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    Prince ® XL - Owner's Manual - Page 18 P RINCE ® XL E XPLODED V IEW MK P/N 313-725 LE P/N K2296-2 Prince ® XL, Air Cooled dwg 001-1346c No. Qty . Part No. Description 1 1 001-1 144 Lead 25ft Air Cool 7W 2 1 003-0567 Assy Potentiometer PXL 3 1 003-0585 Assy Trigger PXL 4 1 003-1972 Assy Body PXL 5 1 003-1974 Clamp Leads PXL 61 LE KP2298-1 MK[...]

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    Prince ® XL - Owner's Manual - Page 19 H EAD B ODY , E XPLODED V IEW MK P/N 003-1972 C Note 2: If Cobramatic Wire Feeder is equipped with a gas solenoid kit, a modifi ed gas value stem (p/n 431-1080) must be installed in torch to allow gas fl ow from cabinet value. Head Body 003-1972c No. Qty . Part No. Description 1 1 431-2013 Wire Guide 2[...]

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    Prince ® XL - Owner's Manual - Page 20 P RINCE ® XL S POOL G UN E XPLODED V IEW MK P/N 316-725 LE P/N K2297-2 Spool Gun dwg. 001-1375c No. Qty . Part No. Description 1 1 001-1317 Lead 25ft Spool Gun 7W 1 1 001-1318 Lead 50ft Spool Gun 7W 2 1 003-0567 Assy potentiometer 3 1 003-0585 Assy Trigger 4 1 003-1972 Assy Body 5 1 003-1974 Clamp Leads[...]

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    Prince ® XL - Owner's Manual - Page 21 S TRAIGHT , A IR /W ATER C OOLED B ARREL A SSY . 7”, E XPLODED V IEW LE P/N KP2298-1, MK P/N 003-2151 200 AMP, 100% D UTY C YCLE Straight Air/W ater Cooled Barrel Assy . 003-2151 No. Qty . Part No. Description 1 1 002-0642 Brazed Barrel Str AW 2 1 003-2213 Assy T aper Lock 3 4 303-0010 O-Ring 0.489 ID [...]

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    Prince ® XL - Owner's Manual - Page 22 45° C URVED , A IR /W ATER C OOLED B ARREL A SSY . 7”, E XPLODED V IEW LE P/N KP2298-2, MK P/N 003-2152 200 AMP, 100% D UTY C YCLE 45° Curved Air/Water Cooled Barrel Assy 003-2152 No. Qty . Part No. Description 1 1 002-0670 Assy Bend Barrel 45° A W 2 1 003-2213 Assy T aper Lock 3 4 303-0010 O-Ring 0[...]

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    Prince ® XL - Owner's Manual - Page 23 A IR C OOLED L EAD A SSEMBLY Prince ® XL Air Cooled Cable Assemblies Length LE P/N Conduit (MK P/N) #2 Pwr Cable* Electrical Cable* Gas Hose* Snake Skin* 15’/4.5m KP2072-30 (615-0007) 001-2527 005-0268 001-0537 931-01 10 25’/7.6m KP2072-28 (615-0008) 001-2528 005-0269 001-0538 931-0122 50’/15.2m K[...]

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    Prince ® XL - Owner's Manual - Page 24 S POOL G UN L EAD A SSEMBLY Spool Gun Lead Assemblies Length #2 Power Cable* Electrical Cable* Gas Hose* Snake Skin* 25’/7.6m 843-0484 005-0269 552-0202 931-0122 50’/15.2m 843-0485 005-0272 552-0203 931-0123 75’/22.9m 843-0562 843-0561** 552-0206 931-0122 & 931-0123 *MK part numbers **Call tech[...]

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    Prince ® XL - Owner's Manual - Page 25 E LECTRICAL C ONTROL C ABLE Control Cable “W” T orches 001-3784, 001-3785, 001-3787, 001-3788, 001-3789, 001-3790, 001-3800 No. Qty . Part No. Description 1 1 153-0322 Connector , 7 Pin, “W” 2 1 301-0004 Boot 3 1 41 1-0025 Clamp 4 table 844-0070 Cable, & Cond, 22 Ga. 5 0.30ft 739-0004 Tubing,[...]

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    Prince ® XL - Owner's Manual - Page 26 P RINCE ® XL E LECTRICAL[...]

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    MK W arr anty Repair Stations for MK P roducts as of April 24, 2003 Please visit our website for up-to-date listing at www .mkproducts.com ALABAMA AIRGAS - SOUTH, INC. Birmingham, AL 205/251-6835 DIXIE WELDING SUPPL Y Attalla, AL 256/538-6157 INDUSTRIAL WELDING SER VICES Quinton, AL 205/674-3258 KIBRO, INC. Theodore, AL 251/653-4672 WELDING ENGINEE[...]

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