Hi everyone! As some of you may know, I have a Lincoln SAE-600 welder driven by a Caterpillar engine. I just got the engine running a little while ago and now I have to figure out the welder. It has what I believe is a voltage control and an amperage control, and the voltage control changes the output amperage. Color coding is used on the amperage control to indicate amperage according to how the voltage control is set. Unfortunately the color on the dials is faded and all the pictures I can find are in black and white.Does anyone have a color picture I could reference?
Reply:There's probably a color pic on "wrenchguy's" thread which is probably identical to yours.Ol' Stonebreaker "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes"Hobart G-213 portableMiller 175 migMiller thunderbolt ac/dc stick Victor O/A setupMakita chop saw
Reply:K take a picture of your controls and I will try to help you been a few years since I used one but will try to help
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A little confused because the generator tag says sae 600, the pointer says 400, and the dial goes up to 800 amps
Reply:First your polarity selector needs to go to electrode positive
Reply:Secondly you would have to be a Lincoln engineer to understand the numbers on the dials
Reply:Assuming most of your welding is going to be 3/32 and or 1/8 inch turn your dial on the left all the way to the line between overhead and vertical and special applications the turn the dial on the right continuous current all the way to the right down to 120 to 150 the black pointer
Reply:Then try welding with it
Reply:Adjust the continuous control to get the puddle control you are looking for it takes a lot of learning to use that setup
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Originally Posted by Leogl
Assuming most of your welding is going to be 3/32 and or 1/8 inch turn your dial on the left all the way to the line between overhead and vertical and special applications the turn the dial on the right continuous current all the way to the right down to 120 to 150 the black pointer
Reply:Use the middle one
Reply:Now remember on a machine with those dials and that kinda amps those dials dont have to move much to change things especially from like 6010 to 7018
Reply:Have you got it to strike an arc yet
Reply:Not yet
Reply:Might have to pull armature cover off { thin band of tin usually with two stove bolts } and check to see if brushes are stuck or if it is full of mouse nests make sure brushes move in brush holders
Reply:Well I should clarify: I hadn't tried to strike an arc with it. I just did and it welds beautifully
Reply:Okay now to change heat and puddle control turn the knob on the left to the left to increase heat use the knob on the right to adjust voltage which controls puddle for welding it takes time to learn those controls 12v71 probably will add to this he has probably ran these once you learn to run those you can do about anything just takes timeGoes back to the old story about figuring heat on a 200 one knob is amps and one is ocv and if there is anyone other than a Lincoln engineer that can explain it Have fun with it
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Originally Posted by Leogl
Okay now to change heat and puddle control turn the knob on the left to the left to increase heat use the knob on the right to adjust voltage which controls puddle for welding it takes time to learn those controls 12v71 probably will add to this he has probably ran these once you learn to run those you can do about anything just takes timeGoes back to the old story about figuring heat on a 200 one knob is amps and one is ocv and if there is anyone other than a Lincoln engineer that can explain it Have fun with it
Reply:Correct but you have two black areas in the job selector normal welding and special applicationsThose machines are designed to run big rod all day the only way the average guy can get them turned down enough is to get it into the special applications. That machine would probably burn 3/16 7010 all day if you could hang onto the stinger gotta have big leads and no whip on the end and as short as possible cause they are gonna get HOT
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Originally Posted by Leogl
Okay now to change heat and puddle control turn the knob on the left to the left to increase heat use the knob on the right to adjust voltage which controls puddle for welding it takes time to learn those controls 12v71 probably will add to this he has probably ran these once you learn to run those you can do about anything just takes timeGoes back to the old story about figuring heat on a 200 one knob is amps and one is ocv and if there is anyone other than a Lincoln engineer that can explain it Have fun with it
发表于 2021-11-14 15:51:46
