Lincoln Electric SVM204-A User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Master Table of Contents

  8
• Safety

  2
• Section A - Installation

  9
• Section B - Operation

  17
• Section C - Accessories

  27
• Section D - Maintenance

  29
• Section E - Theory of Operation

  35
• Section F - Troubleshooting and Repair

  41
• Symptoms

  44
  • Major physical or electrical damage.

    44
  • The engine will not crank while using the electric start function.

    44
  • Engine will not start. The starter motor will crank the engine normally.

    44
  • The engine will not shut down.

    45
  • The engine runs erratically or stops running.

    46
  • Engine will not idle down. Weld and auxiliary outputs are normal.

    47
  • Engine idles own but will not stay at low idle.

    47
  • The engine will not go to high idle when a welding or auxiliary load is applied. Engine idles up normally and outputs are normal when the engine switch is placed in the “high” position.

    48
  • No weld or auxiliary output –Engine runs normally.

    48
  • There is no weld output, or weld voltage drops dramatically when trying to strike an arc. The 115/230 VAC auxiliary output isnormal; engine operate snormally.

    49
  • No 115/230 VAC auxiliary output – Weld output is normal and engine operates normally.

    50
  • Low weld and auxiliary output, the engine operates normally.

    50
  • The welding arc is “cold” or weld performance is poor. Engine operates normally and auxiliary output is normal.

    51
• Section G - Electrical Diagrams

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