Lincoln weld pack 3200

[BEAVO]

Today my welder quit feeding the wire everything elese works i hooked up my gas for the first time and forgot to switch the leads would that have done it

 

[Major Ramifications]

Well, do you mean that the motor no longer turns, are is the wire jammed?

 

[BEAVO]

Well, do you mean that the motor no longer turns, are is the wire jammed?

No jam. Motor dont turn

 

[Zebu Fellenz]

I doubt a polarity change, or lack thereof could have caused your problem, but anything is possible.

Do you have voltage to the wirefeed motor when the trigger is being pressed? Does the machine have any fuses you can check?

 

[BEAVO]

Im not sure i left the garage before i got to pissed lol can i check with volt meter without getting shocked lol

 

[welder4956]

Check to see if you might have pulled one of the contactor switch leads loose when switching the polarity. They are the 2 small wires just above the welding leads connections inside the feeder. #4 in the picture:

 

[SpeedCoach]

does it have a spool gun switch? prior to starting a little task a while back I wasnt getting any wire....after some cussing and such i realized I had flipped the switch from "normal" to spool gun on accident while setting up.

 

[BEAVO]

no it dont have a spool gun switch thanks tho for trying and it quit working before i realized i didnt switch polarity so no they wasnt loose plus i checked i have read that could be the button itself on the business end of welder or something in the electrical board i dont know let me see if i can find what i was reading

 

[BEAVO]

here it is this is pretty much exactly what happened to me but i had not yet switched polarity
http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1978733

 

[onemoretry]

I have the same welder and have had a similar problem when I didn't have the set screw on the feed wheel tight or faced on the flat surface of the drive pin. I have also forgotten to tighten the spring clamp so the wire doesn't get friction.

Of course, now that I read your link, I doubt you haven't looked at either of those two issues.

 

[BEAVO]

yeah i have tightend and loosen the spring i have tooken the wheel off that the wire runs on top of and nothing

 

[BEAVO]

anyone i went out today hoping it might work but i have no such luck

 

[BEAVO]

anyone??????

 

[welder4956]

Have you tried switching the polarity back to see if it works on the other polarity?

Have you checked the voltage at the 2 trigger leads with the trigger pulled?

Have you checked the voltage at the motor with the trigger pulled, as Zebu suggested?

 

[BEAVO]

Have you tried switching the polarity back to see if it works on the other polarity?

Have you checked the voltage at the 2 trigger leads with the trigger pulled?

Have you checked the voltage at the motor with the trigger pulled, as Zebu suggested?

how do i test this exactly sorry i know i have a volt meter im guessing i turn welder on hook my positive lead to on of the 2 trigger leads inside the cover?im gonna check it tomorrow yesterday i got a little time to take all the covering off it to expose the internals im lost question not sure if it has anything to do with it or not but what the big giant battery looking think its about 3-4in in diamter and about 8in tall

 

[BEAVO]

anyone

 

[crewchief888]

ive had pretty good luck with lincolns help line.
they walked me through some troubleshooting with my welder, and pinpointd the problem in a few minutes

 

[BEAVO]

cool thanks might have to call monday anymore suggestions anyone???????