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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
PRODUCT SUMMARY
The POWER WAVE
®
S500CE is a portable multi-
process power source with high-end functionality
capable of Stick, DC TIG, MIG, Pulsed MIG and Flux-
Cored welding. It is ideal for a wide variety of materi-
als including aluminum, stainless, and nickel — where
arc performance is critical.
The POWER WAVE
®
S500CE is designed to be a
very flexible welding system. Like existing Power
Wave
ʼ
s
®
, the software based architecture allows for
future upgradeability. One significant change from the
current range of Power Wave
®
units is that the
Ethernet communication feature is standard on the
POWER WAVE
®
S500CE which allows for effortless
software upgrades through Powerwavesoftware.com.
The Ethernet communication also gives the POWER
WAVE
®
S500CE the ability to run Production
Monitoring™ 2. A Devicenet option will allow the
POWER WAVE
®
S500CE to be used in a wide range
of configurations and the POWER WAVE
®
S500CE is
being designed to be compatible with future advanced
welding modules like STT
RECOMMENDED PROCESSES AND
EQUIPMENT
The POWER WAVE
®
S500CE is recommended for semiau-
tomatic welding, and may also be suitable for basic hard
automation applications. The POWER WAVE
®
S500CE can
be set up in a number of configurations, some requiring
optional equipment or welding programs.
RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT
The POWER WAVE
®
S500CE is designed to be com-
patible with the current range of Power Feed™ sys-
tems including future versions of ArcLink
®
feeders.
RECOMMENDED PROCESSES
The POWER WAVE
®
S500CE is a high speed, multi-
process power source capable of regulating the cur-
rent, voltage, or power of the welding arc. With an out-
put range of 5 to 550 amperes, it supports a number
of standard processes including synergic GMAW,
GMAW-P, FCAW, FCAW-SS, SMAW, GTAW and
GTAW-P on various materials especially steel, alu-
minum and stainless.
PROCESS LIMITATIONS
The software based weld tables of the POWER
WAVE
®
S500CE limit the process capability within the
output range and the safe limits of the machine. In
general the processes will be limited to .030-.052 solid
steel wire, .030 -.045 stainless wire, .035 -1/16 cored
wire, and .035 - 1/16 Aluminum wire.
EQUIPMENT LIMITATIONS
Only ArcLink compatible semiautomatic wire feeders
and users interfaces may be used. If other Lincoln
wire feeders or non-Lincoln wire feeders are used
there will be limited process capability and perfor-
mance and features will be limited.
POWER WAVE
®
S500CE