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then re-connect the hoses.
Turn on the machine. To select the operating mode of the
cooling unit, proceed as follows:
1. Select any TIG welding mode.
2. Holding down knob
AQ
press knob
AP
and then
hold both down until the display
O
shows the
abbreviation
H2O
.
3. Select the operating mode using the knob
Y
OFF = Unit off,
OnC = Continuous operation,
OnA = Automatic operation.
To exit selection, briefly press the key AQ.
NOTE:
“Automatic mode” means that the cooling unit
starts when the torch button is pressed and stops running
approximately 2 minutes after the torch button is
released.
Warning!
If MMA electrode welding is selected, cooling is
not on and may not be selected. It is normal for the
machine display
O
to show the flashing message H2O on
start-up.
3.5.2 Start-up.
Do not touch live parts and output terminals while the
machine is powered.
The first time the machine is turned on, select the mode
using the push-button
AS
and the welding parameters by
means of the key
AP
and the knob
Y
as described in
paragraph 3.2.
CAUTION The adjustments for the LEDs
AO
= start,
AY
=
wave,
AN
= Hz,
AM
= wave balance may only be select-
ed in TIG AC mode. The flow of inert gas must be set to
a value (in liters per minute) approximately 6 times the
diameter of the electrode.
If you are using gas-lens type accessories, the gas
throughput may be reduced to approximately 3 times the
diameter of the electrode. The ceramic nozzle diameter
must be between 4 and 6 times the electrode diameter.
• Remember to shut off the machine and close the
gas cylinder valve when you have finished welding.
3.5.3 Preparing the electrode
Be especially careful when preparing the electrode tip.
Grind it so that it has vertical grooves as shown in fig.5.
WARNING
: LOOSE HOT METAL PARTICLES may cause
personal injury, fire and equipment damage; TUNGSTEN
CONTAMINATION may lower the quality of the weld.
• Use only a grinding machine equipped with adequate
safety guards to shape the tungsten electrode
protect the face, hands and body with suitable gear.
• To shape the tungsten, use a hard, fine-grained abrasive
grinding wheel used solely for this purpose.
• Grind the end of the tungsten electrode into a tapered
shape, for a length equivalent to approximately 1.5-2
times the electrode diameter. (fig. 5).
3.6. SAVING
Pressing the push-button AQ briefly makes a selec-
tion; held down for more than 3 seconds, it saves the
data.
Each time it is turned on, the machine always shows
the last welding condition used.
3.6.1. Saving data from the PL program
Using the machine for the first time
When the machine is turned on, the display shows the
symbol
PL
; this disappears after 5 seconds, and a work-
ing current is displayed. Follow the instructions in para-
graphs 3.2 and 3.5, then proceed as follows to save the
data in the program
P01
:
· Briefly press the push-button
AQ
(
mem+mem-)
; the
message
P01
will appear, flashing.
· Hold down the push-button
AQ
for more than 3 sec-
onds, until the symbol
P01
stops flashing: at this point,
the data have been saved.
· Obviously, if you wish to save in a program other than
P01
, you should briefly press the push-button
AQ
as
many times as necessary to display the desired pro-
gram.
P01
will be displayed the next time the machine is
turned on.
PRESSING THE PUSH-BUTTON AQ BRIEFLY MAKES
A SELECTION, WHILE HOLDING IT DOWN FOR MORE
THAN 3 SECONDS SAVES THE DATA.
3.6.2. Save from a free program
The operator may edit and save a selected program by
proceeding as follows:
· Press the push-button
AQ
briefly and select the desired
program number.
The symbols of free programs are flashing.
Press the button
AT
and choose the welding procedure;
press the button
AS
to select the mode (paragraph 3.1).
· Turn the knob
Y
and set the welding current.
If the TIG procedure has been selected, activate the LED
AB
(post gas) by means of the push-button
AP
, and set
the desired value via the knob
Y
(paragraph 3.1.)
If you wish to adjust the “slope” times or other parame-
ters, after making these adjustments which are
neces-
sary in order to weld,
follow the steps described in para-
graph 3.1.
To
save
in the previously selected program, press the
button
AQ
for more than 3 seconds, until the number
stops flashing.
To
save
in a different program, make your selection by
briefly pressing the push-button
AQ
, then hold down the
push-button
AQ
for more than 3 seconds.
3.6.3 Save from a saved program.
Beginning with a previously saved program, the operator
may edit the data in memory to update the program itself,
or to find new parameters to save in another program.
Fig. 5
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