C-3
ACCESSORIES
C-3
12. Connect stick or air/carbon arc electrode and work
cable. See Figure C.2.
• Insert the electrode and work cables through the
strain relief loop on the right side (facing the front
of the machine) of the IDEALARC® DC-600 VRD.
• Connect the electrode cable to the "Positive" ter-
minal on the right side of the MULTI-PROCESS
SWITCH.
• Connect the work cable to the "Negative" terminal
on the right side of the MULTI-PROCESS
SWITCH.
NOTE: The instructions above are for connecting
the stick polarity positive. To change the polarity,
turn the IDEALARC® DC-600 VRD OFF, and
reverse the cables.
NOTE: When it is not necessary to have separate
ground cables for stick and semi-automatic or
automatic welding, connect a jumper from the
MULTI-PROCESS SWITCH "Work" terminal to
the MULTI-PROCESS SWITCH "negative" termi-
nal. See Figure C.2.
To operate the MULTI-PROCESS SWITCH, refer to
the operating instructions on the switch nameplate.
CONNECTIONS FOR SEMI-AUTO-
MATIC OR AUTOMATIC WIRE FEED-
ER CONTROL
1. Set the IDEALARC® DC-600 VRD ON/OFF
switch to OFF.
2. Set
the
IDEALARC®
DC-600
VRD
LOCAL/REMOTE switch to REMOTE.
3. Set the IDEALARC® DC-600 VRD OUTPUT TER-
MINALS switch to REMOTE.
4. Set the IDEALARC® DC-600 VRD MODE switch
to the welding process being used.
5. Refer to the proper connection diagram in the DIA-
GRAMS section for more information.
IDEALARC® DC-600 VRD
