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    Cobramatic ® For use with Push-Pull Torches Model K1589, K1590, K1591, K1592 World's Leader in Welding and Cutting Products IM597 MK 091-0414 November 1999 Rev i OPERA T OR'S MANUAL WIRE FEEDER Safety Depends on You Lincoln arc welding equipment is designed and built with safety in mind. However, your overall safety can be increased by p[...]

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    K1587-1 Cobramatic® Owner's Manual - Page 8 T able of Contents Section 1 SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................... 10 Section 2 SUPPORT EQUIPMENT REQUIRED ................................ 10 Section 3 COOLANT RECOMMENDATIONS .................................... 10 Section 4 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ...............[...]

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    K1587-1 Cobramatic® Owner's Manual - Page 10 Section 1 SPECIFICATIONS Wire Diameter Capacity .................................... .030 - 1/16" ALL Types Wire Capacity .................................................... 12" Standard (Insulated or Non-Insulated) Power Input ....................................................... 42 V[...]

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    K1587-1 Cobramatic® Owner's Manual - Page 11 5.2 42 VAC INPUT POWER CONNECTIONS Your Wire Feeder comes factory ready with a harness to plug directly into all 14 pin Lincoln Power Sources equipped with 42 VAC auxiliary. The 42 VAC is connected to the PC Board on terminal strip J5 #1 (neutral) and #2 (hot) and Ground to the Cabinet chassis. 5.3[...]

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    K1587-1 Cobramatic® Owner's Manual - Page 12 Tighten the torch pressure adjusting knob so the wire will be picked up and fed through the contact tip. Proper tension is achieved when wire does not slip if a small amount of pressure is added to the wire as it exits the tip. 6.3 PRE-SETTING SLAVE MOTOR TENSION All Cobramatics have preset adjusti[...]

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    K1587-1 Cobramatic® Owner's Manual - Page 13 wire you are using. When in the .030-.035 aluminum only position, the slave motor produces approximately 1 1/2 lbs . inches and approximately 4 1/2 lbs . inches when in the all other wires position. (NOTE: Operating the cabinet with the switch in the wrong position will cause wire feed difficulties[...]

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    K1587-1 Cobramatic® Owner's Manual - Page 14 7.3.3 CC POSA START OPERATION Attach the Cobramatic® to a CC power source according to the installation instructions. Insure power supply high frequency switch is in the “OFF” position, and power supply is set to DC reverse polarity. The power supply contactor should be set to “Remote” or [...]

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    K1587-1 Cobramatic® Owner's Manual - Page 15 8.1.2 TESTING THE POTENTIOMETER - “W” CLOCKED Using the torch amphenol, check the resistance across pin “D” (wiper) and pin “C” . The resistance should vary from 0 - 5K ohms. Check the resistance across pin “D” (wiper) and pin “G” . The resistance should vary from 5K - 0 ohms . [...]

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    K1587-1 Cobramatic® Owner's Manual - Page 16 MAIN P .C. BOARD CONNECTIONS J1 J8 TRANSFORMER J7 SLAVE MOTOR CURRENT SENSOR (Posa Start) Input Power - 42VAC Input Power - 42VAC Chasis Ground Closing Contacts Out Closing Contacts Out Weld Connection Ref (-) Not Used J5 J6 J13 Note: For Cabinet - Remote Pot Kit, Remove Jumper from J13-J14. Plug R[...]

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    K1587-1 Cobramatic® Owner's Manual - Page 17 TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY No wire feed at torch, feeder not operating, i.e., no slave motor or brake soleniod. F2 & F3 (MDA7 7A Slow Blow) fuse in feeder blown. Check AC circuit. Replace fuse F1 (4 amp) fuse in feeder blown. Check motor leads for shorts, then replace fuse Micro-switc[...]

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    K1587-1 Cobramatic® Owner's Manual - Page 18 Exploded V iew - K1587-1 Wire Feed Cabinet[...]

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    K1587-1 Cobramatic® Owner's Manual - Page 19 P ARTS LIST - K1587-1 Wire Feed Cabinet No. Qty . Part Number Description 1 1 436-0122 Base, Cabinet, Screened, Lincoln 2 1 438-0019 Cover , Front, PCB, Lincoln 3 14 336-0038 Screw , PH Fil T/B #6-32 x 3/8 4 4 301-0103 Rubber Feet 5 16 333-0043 W asher , Int-Star #6 6 4 336-0006 Screw , PH Fil #6-3[...]

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    K1587-1 Cobramatic® Owner's Manual - Page 20 Exploded View - MK P/N 003-2016 Front Panel[...]

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    K1587-1 Cobramatic® Owner's Manual - Page 21 Exploded View - MK P/N 003-0570 Spindle Brake Assy . . o N . y t Q . o N t r a P n o i t p i r c s e D 11 9 6 5 0 - 3 0 0y s s A g n i r a e B 21 5 4 6 0 - 7 3 4d e d l o M , e l d n i p S 31 9 5 0 0 - 3 2 7e k a r B k s i D 41 6 6 2 1 - 1 3 4g n i R p u - k c a B 53 9 5 0 0 - 9 1 4g n i r p S n o [...]

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    K1587-1 Cobramatic® Owner's Manual - Page 22 Exploded View - MK P/N 001-1232 Slave Motor Assy . 34 3/REF 324-0286 Screw, flat hd 1/4-20 x 3/4 33 3/REF 333-0064 Washer c'sink int star 1/4 32 1/REF 330-0004 Screw, shoulder 1/4 x 3/4 31 1/REF 330-0001 Screw, shoulder 1/4 x 3/8 30 1/REF 501-0207 Idler roll-slave motor 29 1/REF 333-0009 Washe[...]

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    K1587-1 Cobramatic® Owner's Manual - Page 23 Control Cable Termination Chart Function Color Code Lincoln 14 Pin Plug Receptacle Cobramatic I Cabinet Terminal 42 VAC input White I J5-1 42 VAC input Black K J5-2 Posa Start ref. gnd Blue H J6-2 Contactor Red C J6-3 Contactor Orange D J6-4 Ground Green B Chassis Plug for Lincoln Power Source Wire[...]

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    K1587-1 Cobramatic® Owner's Manual - Page 24 COMPONENTS TO BE REPLACED BY QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL ONLY. MAIN P .C. BOARD P ARTS PLACEMENT[...]

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    K1587-1 Cobramatic® Owner's Manual - Page 25 MK P/N 003-1721 MAIN P.C. BOARD PARTS LIST COMPONENT # MK P/N DESCRIPTION K1 ................................. 157-0144 ...................... RELAY, 5V 500 Ohm 200MA R3 ................................. 115-0154 ...................... RESISTOR, carbon .25 watt 6.8K ohm R4, R5 .....................[...]

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    K1587-1 Cobramatic® Owner's Manual - Page 26 COMPONETS TO BE REPLACED BY QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL ONLY. MK P/N 003-2001 FRONT PANEL CIRCUIT BOARD COMPONENT # MK P/N DESCRIPTION R1 ................................. 113-0062 ...................... RESISTOR, wire wound 30 ohm, 8 watt R2 ................................. 119-0020 .............[...]

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    K1587-1 Cobramatic® Owner's Manual - Page 27 COBRAMATIC® WIRING SCHEMATIC[...]

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    K1587-1 Cobramatic® Owner's Manual - Page 28 COBRAMATIC® TORCH CONNECTIONS[...]

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    K1587-1 Cobramatic® Owner's Manual - Page 29 COBRAMATIC® BLOCK DIAGRAM 071-0368[...]

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    K1587-1 Cobramatic® Owner's Manual - Page 30 ALABAMA AIRGAS MID-SOUTH Birmingham, AL 205/251-6835 WELDING ENGINEERING SUPPLY CO. Prichard, AL 334/457-8681 ARIZONA PRAXAIR Phoenix, AZ 602/269-2151 ARKANSAS APPLIED SERVICES, INC. Benton, AR 501/860-6464 RELIABLE WELDING REPAIR Greenwood, AR 501/996-6688 CALIFORNIA ADVANCED WELDER REPAIR Commerc[...]

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    K1587-1 Cobramatic® Owner's Manual - Page 31 B&W INDUSTRIAL SERVICES Augusta, GA 706/738-8722 IDAHO NORCO Boise, ID 208/336-1643 ILLINOIS BODINE ELECTRIC OF DECATUR Decatur, IL 217/423-2593 INDUSTRIAL WELDER REBUILDERS Alsip, IL 708/371-5688 PCI ENERGY SERVICES Lake Bluff, IL 847/680-8100 RELIABLE EQUIPMENT REPAIR Hamel, IL 618/633-5000 I[...]

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    K1587-1 Cobramatic® Owner's Manual - Page 32 NORTH CAROLINA (contd.) NATIONAL WELDERS SUPPLY CO. Charlotte, NC 704/392-7317 OHIO ALBRIGHT WELDING SUPPLY Wooster, OH 330/264-2021 ARC EQUIPMENT COMPANY Struthers, OH 44471 333/750-9353 CnD MACHINE, INC. Canton, OH 44706 330/478-8811 VALLEY NATIONAL GASES Lima, OH 419/228-1008 RICK’S WELDER REP[...]

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    K1587-1 Cobramatic® Owner's Manual - Page 33 PACIFIC WELDING SUPPLIES Tacoma, WA 253/572-5302 PRAXAIR Seattle, WA 206/624-7033 AMERICAN EQUIPMENT SERVICES Kent, WA 253/395-9947 WISCONSIN BENTLEY WELDING SUPPLY Brookfield, WI 414/938-6365 CANADA ARC & GENERATOR REPAIR Garson, Ontario 705/525-2141 INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONIC SERVICES Calgary, Alb[...]

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    World's Leader in Welding and Cutting Products Premier Manufacturer of Industrial Motors • Sales and Service through Subsidiaries and Distributors Worldwide • Cleveland, Ohio 441 17-1 199 U.S.A. TEL: 216.481.8100 F AX: 216.486.1751 WEB SITE: www .lincolnelectric.com FORM : LW-8 DATE : April 1, 1998 LIMITED WARRANTY - MK Products,Inc.,Irvin[...]