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Page 1: ...486 1751 WEB Site www lincolnelectric com OPERATOR S MANUAL Safety Depends on You Lincoln arc welding and cutting equipment is designed and built with safety in mind However your overall safety can be...

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Page 7: ...ngsten Stick Out 10 Torch Height 10 Wire Feeder Angle 11 Verify Drive Rolls 12 Change Upper Drive Roll 12 Change Lower Drive Roll 13 Wire Feed Setup 14 Wire Spool Installation 14 Feeding the Wire 14 A...

Page 8: ...ure 14 LEAD LAG ADJUSTMENT 9 Figure 15 TORCH STICK OUT 10 Figure 16 BACK CAP 10 Figure 17 SLIDE CLAMP BOLTS 10 Figure 18 TORCH HEAD REMOVAL 10 Figure 19 AVC PLATE 11 Figure 20 WIRE GUIDE HEIGHT 11 Fig...

Page 9: ...Helix T55...

Page 10: ...140 to adjust for numerous weld parameters Precision motors allow for travel speeds from 0 5 IPM to 20 IPM The track ring is a low profile heavy duty track ring stabilized at even intervals with cros...

Page 11: ...6 mm Track to Electrode Min Max Minimum 5 03 in 128 mm Maximum 10 64 in 270 4 mm with standard 6 in 152 4 mm OSC plate Optional 12 and 24 plates are available Electrode to Front 1 93 in 49 mm Lead La...

Page 12: ...ber of cross braces per segment is determined by the size of the track ring x 8 track rings have 3 cross braces 6 per track ring x 10 32 track rings have 5 cross braces 10 per track ring x 32 and abov...

Page 13: ...ext bolt on the same shoe Ensure that the track shoe stays even tighten until a minimum of 5 threads are engaged for each bolt Repeat process with every track shoe Shoe Extension In order to accommoda...

Page 14: ...ngs can be bro ken down into four individual seg ments for easy shipping and storage FIGURE 4 ASSEMBLY STEP 1 1 After separating into two segments retract each shoe completely by turning both ad justm...

Page 15: ...track does not move freely verify that all track shoes are backed against the cross brace If the track shoes are all backed against the cross brace and there is not free movement it may be nec essary...

Page 16: ...e to only tighten opposing shoes in order to keep the track centered Repeat until all shoes are se cured firmly to the work surface Figure 8 shows the order to tighten the track shoes Start with the t...

Page 17: ...icular to the track 3 Turn the clamping knob clockwise to close the tractor onto the rails ensure the weld head is secure but still loose enough to move fluidly Over tightening the clamping knob can r...

Page 18: ...grees in FIGURE 11 FILLET WELD ANGLE FIGURE 12 FILLET WELD ANGLE 2 Lead Lag Angle To set the lead lag angle see Figure 13 Torch Lead Lag of the torch loosen the barrel clamp bolts with a 5 32 hex key...

Page 19: ...FIGURE 16 BACK CAP Torch Height You can adjust the torch height by jogging the AVC If the AVC travel range will not allow the torch to reach the desired height you will need to manually change the tor...

Page 20: ...ent knob on the wire manipulator unit see Figure 20 Wire Guide Height The side to side angle of the wire guide can be adjusted by turning the angle adjustment knob on the wire ma nipulator unit The up...

Page 21: ...to change the drive rolls start by loosening the tension knob see Fig ure 21 Tension Knob until the upper roll can pivot away FIGURE 23 TENSION KNOB With the tension knob loose the upper drive roll ca...

Page 22: ...n see Figure 25 Motor Key Slide the lower drive roll off the front of the motor shaft Motor key is secured by lower drive roll Take care not to lose the motor key when removing lower drive roll FIGURE...

Page 23: ...wire hub to increase the rotational friction FIGURE 29 THUMB NUT Install the wire spools so that the wire is fed from the outside of the spool into the wire feeder see Figure 28 Wire 1 Installation a...

Page 24: ...al radial profile you should adjust the wire arms to ride as close to the track as possi ble To adjust the wire arms loosen the wire arm thumb screw enough so that the serrated teeth can slide past ea...

Page 25: ...16 OPERATION 16 OPERATION For operation instructions for the T55 Helix refer to orbital control system manual...

Page 26: ...Maintenance Clean all dirt and debris from ring and geared track Using compressed air blow out all dust from small hard to reach areas on the track Verify all dust and debris is gone from track shoe b...

Page 27: ...18 WIRING DIAGRAM 18 FIGURE 35 WIRING DIAGRAM...

Page 28: ...NOTES...

Page 29: ...rovided as an informative guide only It was accurate at the time of printing These pages are only updated on the Service Navigator DVD and in Lincoln Electric s official Parts Book BK 34 When Ordering...

Page 30: ...21 PARTS LIST 21 08 21 2012 HELIX T55 WELD HEAD ILLUSTRATION OF PARTS...

Page 31: ...listed Use the Illustration of Sub Assemblies page and the table below to determine which sub assembly page and column the desired part is located on for your particular code machine Sub Assembly Item...

Page 32: ...23 PARTS LIST 23 08 21 2012 HELIX T55 WELD HEAD Main Body Assembly...

Page 33: ...Top Plate Rear Kit Top Plate Rear Screw 6 32 S29561 2 1 1 3 x x x 3 3A 3B Top Cover Rear Kit Top Cover Rear Screw 8 32 S29561 3 1 1 5 x x x 4 4A 4B Top Cover Front Kit Top Cover Front Screw 8 32 S295...

Page 34: ...25 PARTS LIST 25 08 21 2012 HELIX T55 WELD HEAD Main Body Assembly Lower...

Page 35: ...RIPTION PART NO QTY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 1A 1B Main Body Assembly M22911 includes Bottom Cover Plate Kit Bottom Cover Plate Screw 10 24 S29561 9 1 1 3 x x x 2 2A 2B 2C Travel Drive Kit Travel Drive Bra...

Page 36: ...27 PARTS LIST 27 08 21 2012 HELIX T55 WELD HEAD Torch Arm Assembly...

Page 37: ...rew 1 4 20 KP52084 6 1 1 4 x x x 2 2A 2B AVC Pivot Kit AVC Pivot Bolt Thrust Bearing S29561 13 1 1 2 x x x 3 AVC Assy M22997 1 x 4 4A 4B AVC Wheel Cover Kit AVC Wheel Cover Screw 8 32 S29561 14 1 1 4...

Page 38: ...29 PARTS LIST 29 08 21 2012 HELIX T55 WELD HEAD Wire Hub Rear...

Page 39: ...ly the parts marked x in the column under the heading number called for in the model index page ITEM DESCRIPTION PART NO QTY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 1A 1B Wire Hub Rear M24029 includes Wire Feed Kit Rear...

Page 40: ...31 PARTS LIST 31 08 21 2012 HELIX T55 WELD HEAD Wire Hub Front...

Page 41: ...y the parts marked x in the column under the heading number called for in the model index page ITEM DESCRIPTION PART NO QTY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 1A 1B Wire Hub Front M24029 includes Wire Feed Kit Front...

Page 42: ...33 PARTS LIST 33 08 21 2012 HELIX T55 WELD HEAD Welding Cable Assembly...

Page 43: ...ulator Torch Mount Slide Bolt Insulator Washer Narrow Screw 8 32 S29561 17 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 x x x x x x x 2 T55 Gas Hose Assy M24162 1 x 3 Cable Hose Assy S29089 1 x 4 Canvas Cover S29090 23 1 x 5 High T...

Page 44: ...35 PARTS LIST 35 08 21 2012 HELIX T55 WELD HEAD Helix Track Ring and Shoe Extensions...

Page 45: ...Helix Track Ring K52000 XX includes Shoulder Bolt Kit Shoulder Bolt Retaining Pin S29561 18 1 2 2 x x x 2 Track Shoe KP52081 1 1 x 3 3A 3B 1 2 Extension Kit 1 2 Shoe Extension Screw 1 4 20 K52060 05...

Page 46: ...t Adjustment Bolt 19 Fillet Weld Angle 8 four segment tracks 3 front wire arm 1 Front Wire Arm 16 G GTAW 1 Guide Thumb Screws 21 H Handle Extensions 17 Height Adjustment Knob 19 Helix i 1 Hub Nut 21 I...

Page 47: ...17 track shoes 4 Tractor PCB 17 Travel Drive Gear 17 Tungsten Stick Out 8 Two segment tracks 3 W Weld Head i 1 7 Wire Angle Bolt 19 Wire Feed i 11 17 21 Wire Feed 2 Connector 17 Wire Feed Motor 21 wir...

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