B-15
OPERATION
AUXILIARY POWER OPERATION
Start the engine and set the RUN / STOP / IDLE switch to the
desired operating mode. Full power is available regardless of the
welding control settings, if no welding current is being drawn.
The auxiliary power of the Vantage
®
441X
/LE500X
consists of
two 20 amp 120 VAC (5-20R) duplex receptacles with GFCI
protection,
one 50 amp 120/240 VAC single phase (14-50R)
receptacle and one 50 amp 240 VAC three phase (15-50R)
receptacle.
The auxiliary power capacity is 11,000 watts of 60 Hz, single
phase power or 17,000 watts of 60 Hz, three phase power. The
auxiliary power capacity rating in watts is equivalent to volt-
amperes at unity power factor. The maximum permissible current
of the 240 VAC output is 50 A. The 240 VAC single phase output
can be split to provide two separate 120 VAC outputs with a
maximum permissible current of 50 A per output to two separate
120 VAC branch circuits. Output voltage is within ± 10% at all
loads up to rated capacity.
NOTE: The two 120V GFCI receptacles and the two 120V circuits
of the 120/240V receptacle are connected to different phases
and cannot be paralleled.
The auxiliary power receptacles should only be used with three
wire grounded type plugs or approved double insulated tools with
two wire plugs.
The current rating of any plug used with the system must be at
least equal to the current capacity of the associated receptacle.
SIMULTANEOUS WELDING AND AUXILIARY POWER
LOADS
The auxiliary power capacity previously stated is maintained
without any welding load. If a welding load is present, the
available auxiliary power will decrease.
Simultaneous welding and power loads are specified in Table
B.5.
The permissible currents shown assume that current is
being drawn from either the 120 VAC or 240 VAC supply (not both
at the same time).
TABLE B.6 VANTAGE® 441X
/LE500X
PERKINS
EXTENSION CORD
LENGTH RECOMMENDATIONS
Current
(Amps)
15
15
20
20
25
30
38
50
Voltage
(Volts)
120
240
120
240
240
240
240
240
Load
(Watts)
1800
3600
2400
4800
6000
7200
9000
12000
30
60
(9)
(18)
40
75
30
60
(12)
(23)
(9)
(18)
75
150
50
100
90
75
(23)
(46)
(15)
(30)
(27)
(23)
125
225
88
175
150
120
100
(38)
(69)
(27)
(53)
(46)
(37)
(30)
175
350
138
275
225
175
150
125
(53)
(107)
(42)
(84)
(69)
(53)
(46)
(38)
300
600
225
450
250
300
250
200
(91)
(183)
(69)
(137)
(76)
(91)
(76)
(61)
Maximum Allowable Cord Length in ft. (m) for Conductor Size
Conductor size is based on maximum 2.0% voltage drop.
14 AWG
12 AWG
10 AWG
8 AWG
6 AWG
4 AWG
TABLE B.5 VANTAGE® 441X
/LE500X
PERKINS SIMULTANEOUS WELDING AND POWER LOADS
WELD
AMPS
0
100
200
300
400
up to 500
1 PHASE
WATTS
AMPS
11,000 46
11,000 46
8000 33
4700 20
1700
7
0
0
3 PHASE
WATTS
AMPS
17,000 41
15,400 37
13,000 31
9400 23
3400
8
0
0
BOTH 1 AND 3 PHASE
WATTS
AMPS
11,000
------
11,000
------
8000
------
4700
------
1700
------
0
0
PLUS
OR
OR
VANTAGE
®
441X
/LE500X