Rectifying faults
Error messages
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Wire feed problems
Unsuitable or worn welding torch equipment
Adjust contact tip (cold wire/hot wire) to wire diameter, blow through and replace if necessary
Adjust wire guide to material in use, blow through and replace if necessary
Contact tip blocked
Clean, spray with anti-spatter spray and replace if necessary
Setting the spool brake
> see 5.1.11.4 chapter
Check settings and correct if necessary
Setting pressure units
> see 5.1.11.3 chapter
Check settings and correct if necessary
Worn wire rolls
Check and replace if necessary
Wire feed motor without supply voltage (automatic cutout triggered by overloading)
Reset triggered fuse (rear of the power source) by pressing the key button
Kinked hose packages
Extend and lay out the torch hose package
Incompatible parameter settings
Check settings and correct if necessary
Arc between gas nozzle and workpiece (metal vapour on the gas nozzle)
Replace gas nozzle
Pore formation
Inadequate or missing gas shielding
Check shielding gas setting and replace shielding gas cylinder if necessary
Shield welding site with protective screens (draughts affect the welding result)
Use gas lens for aluminium applications and high-alloy steels
Unsuitable or worn welding torch equipment
Check size of gas nozzle and replace if necessary
Condensation (hydrogen) in the gas tube
Replace hose package
7.2
Error messages
A welding machine error is indicated by the collective fault signal lamp (A1) lighting up and an
error code (see table) being displayed in the machine control display. In the event of a machine
error, the power unit shuts down.
The display of possible error numbers depends on the machine version (interfaces/functions).
• Document machine errors and inform service staff as necessary.
Error message
Possible cause
Remedy
Err 3
Speedometer error
Check wire guide/hose package
Err 10
PE error
Switch the machine off and on again.
If the error persists, notify the service de-
partment.
Err 34
Hot wire inverter
Switch the machine off and on again.
If the error persists, notify the service de-
partment.