CHAPTER 3: WELDING SYSTEM SET-UP
2 KHZ INVERTER WEDLING POWER SUPPLY
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Quick Start Programming Guide
1
Make a test weld using Schedule 1 by pressing on the Weld Head foot actuator until the Power
Supply fires. The default WELD time of 1 ms and the default CURRENT of 0.5 KA may not
be sufficient to make a good weld.
2
Press
PROG
. Press
ENTER
to change
SQUEEZE
to
WELD
, as displayed in the
upper right corner. Use the vertical
cursor keys
▲▼
to increase the weld
CURRENT. Use the horizontal cursor
keys
◄►
to increase or decrease the
WELD time. In this example, weld
CURRENT has been increased to 0.7
KA and WELD time has been increased
to 0.5 ms.
3
Make additional test welds and then re-program WELD time and weld CURRENT as necessary
to make a good weld. Try to use the minimum time and current necessary to make a good weld
so that the weld joint heat affected zone will be minimized.
4
Press
SAVE
to save the updated Schedule 1. You are now back in the Weld Graph
RUN
State.
5
Press
to select
SCH:002 BASIC WELD
. You are now ready to make test welds using the Right
Weld Head.
6
Repeat steps 1 through 3 using the Right Weld Head.
7
Press
SAVE
to save the updated Schedule 2. You are now back in the Weld Graph
RUN
State and
ready to turn on the Chaining Feature, which will enable Schedule 1 to automatically sequence
to Schedule 2, then back to Schedule 1.
8
Press
MENU
and then select
OPTIONS
.
Use the horizontal cursor key
◄
to select
the
OPTIONS 1
screen.
9
Select
CHAIN SCHEDULES FEATURE:
OFF
. Press CHNG to change to
ON
.
10
Press
RUN
to return to the Weld Graph
RUN
State.
