MAINTENANCE AND PARTS
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powermax
1250
Operator Manual
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Basic troubleshooting (continued)
Problem
Cause
/ Solution
8. The arc sputters and hisses.
8
.1 The gas filter element outside the power
supply is contaminated.
Replace filter element.
8.2 There is water in the air line.
Clean air filter or add additional air filtration to
power supply. See Section 3,
Additional gas
filtration.
8.3 Worn or incorrectly installed
consumables.
Inspect consumables. Replace if necessary.
9. Cut quality is not good.
9.1 Consumables are worn or the torch is
being used incorrectly.
See
Inspect the consumables, in this section.
See Section 4,
Hand torch operation.
10. The
power ON (green) and fault
(red) LEDs
are flashing.
10.1 Self diagnostic failure.
System needs repair.
11. The
power ON (green) and fault
(red) LEDs
are illuminated after
power is turned on.
11.1 Start signal ON when system power is
initiated.
Turn the power OFF and then ON again.
12. The
power ON (green) and fault
(red) LEDs
are illuminated for
10 seconds after trigger switch
is activated.
12.1 Consumables stuck or jammed.
Turn power OFF and check the
consumables.
