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1.3

Display

ESAB Mig

PROCESS:

MIG/MAG

METHOD:

DIP / SPRAY

WIRE TYPE:

SHIELDING GAS:

CO2

WIRE DIMENSION:

1.2 MM

AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS

SET

MEASURE

MEMORY

FAST

MODE

ENTER

The cursor

The cursor in the controller appears as a shaded field around the text, which has the

effect of turning the selected text white. The cursor appears in bold text in the

instruction manual.

Text boxes

At the bottom of the display there are five boxes containing text that explains the

current functions of the five keys in the line directly below them.

Saver mode

To extend the life of the backlit display, it is switched off after three minutes if there is

no activity.

1.3.1

Symbols in the display

The selected weld data set

Recalled memory position number

More information is available on the next

page

Select the plus/minus buttons marked

with * to increase or decrease the

parameter value

Select the plus/minus buttons marked

with # to increase or decrease the

parameter value

Summary of Contents for 0456 290 981

Page 1: ...GB Valid for program version 1 41 1 50 0459 310 274 080115 U8 Aristot Instruction manual...

Page 2: ...u 15 3 1 1 MIG MAG welding with dip spray 15 3 1 2 MIG MAG welding with pulsing 16 3 2 Function explanations for settings 17 3 2 1 Voltage 17 3 2 2 Wire feed speed 17 3 2 3 Inductance 17 3 2 4 Regulat...

Page 3: ...ction explanations 26 6 2 1 Voltage 26 6 2 2 Inductance 26 6 2 3 Regulator type 26 7 Aristo SuperPulse 27 7 1 Wire and gas combinations 27 7 2 Different types of pulsing 27 7 3 Settings in the weld da...

Page 4: ...50 12 4 3 Droplet welding 50 12 5 General defaults 51 12 5 1 Fast mode soft keys 51 12 5 2 Double start sources 51 12 5 3 Panel remote enable 51 12 5 4 Auto save mode 52 12 5 5 Trigger weld data switc...

Page 5: ...5 TOCe Rights reserved to alter specifications without notice ORDERING NUMBER 70 ACCESSORIES 71...

Page 6: ...truction manuals and the spare parts list are available in other languages on the Internet at www esab com Under Products and Welding cutting equipment you will find a link to the page where you can b...

Page 7: ...ERGIC DATA LIMIT EDITOR QUIT ENTER AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS CONFIGURATION Press ENTER to call up a list of the languages available in the controller LANGUAGE ENGLISH CODE LOCK REMOTE CONTROLS MIG MAG DEFAU...

Page 8: ...the bottom of the display there are five boxes containing text that explains the current functions of the five keys in the line directly below them Saver mode To extend the life of the backlit displa...

Page 9: ...r the size of the steps increases Soft keys The five keys in a row under the display have a variety of functions These are the soft keys i e they can have different functions depending on which menu y...

Page 10: ...r bottom of a list indicates that more options will become visible if you scroll up or down using the arrow keys 1 5 3 ON OFF or YES NO settings For some functions you can set the values ON or OFF or...

Page 11: ...1 2 mm AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS SET MEASURE MEMORY FAST MODE ENTER 2 1 1 Auxiliary functions menu In the AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS FUNCTIONS MENU you can view the memory card functions You ca...

Page 12: ...welding has been completed You can move to other menus without losing the measured values 0 0 Volt 0 Amp 6 0 m min CRATER FILL HOT START 4 STROKE REM 2ND FUNCT The arrow in the bottom right hand corne...

Page 13: ...d in 255 different memory positions 1 2 5 11 12 STORE QUIT 2 1 5 Fast mode menu In the FAST MODE MENU you can link soft DIP SPRAY Fe CO2 1 2 mm MENU you can link soft buttons to weld data memory posit...

Page 14: ...image above is for MIG MAG welding with synergic mode AUXILIARY FUNC TIONS auxiliary functions menu S see page 35 SET weld data setting menu S for MIG MAG welding see page 15 S for MMA welding see pag...

Page 15: ...o one deci mal place synergic deviation 0 x x Wire speed 0 8 25 0 m min 0 1 m min 5 m min x Inductance 0 100 1 80 x x Control type 1 12 1 4 x Synergic mode OFF or ON ON Gas pre flow 0 1 25 s 0 1 s 0 1...

Page 16: ...t voltage Complete voltage range 0 25 V 4 5 V x Crater filling NO NON PULSED or PULSED NO x Crater fill time 0 10 s 0 1 s 1 5 s x Final crater filling wire speed 1 5 m min to current wire feed speed 0...

Page 17: ...ither the measure image the weld data setting menu or the fast mode menu When the remote control unit is used the setting can be made from this 3 2 3 Inductance Higher inductance results in a wider we...

Page 18: ...ained at a constant level as precisely Only applies for MIG MAG welding with pulse 3 2 11 Ki Ki is the integrating element that attempts in the longer term to eliminate an error Here too a low value w...

Page 19: ...values for the hot start wire feed and hot start voltage This can be used with high weld data to give a smooth weld start by initially stepping up the weld data Hot start is enabled in the measure im...

Page 20: ...a pulse finishing pulse 3 2 18 Burnback time Burnback time is a delay between the time when the wire starts to brake until the time when the power source switches off the welding voltage Too short a b...

Page 21: ...tor The min current factor setting is used in conjunction with certain specific electrodes Note This setting should not be changed 4 2 4 Synergy Synergy for MMA welding means that the welding power so...

Page 22: ...tting range In steps of Values after reset HF LiftArct HF or LiftArc LiftArc 2 4 stroke 2 stroke or 4 stroke 2 stroke Pulse current 4 500 A 1 A 25 A Pulse time 0 001 5 s 0 001 s 0 010 s Background tim...

Page 23: ...stroke Gas pre flow Slope up Slope down Gas post flow Functions when using 2 stroke control of the welding torch In 2 stroke control mode pressing the trigger switch starts gas pre flow if used and st...

Page 24: ...produces a wider weld pool with better penetration into the workpiece Current is set in either the measure image the weld data setting menu or the fast mode menu Only applies for TIG welding with con...

Page 25: ...ent has reached the preset value Slope up is set in the weld data setting menu 5 2 11 Slope down TIG welding uses slope down by which the current falls slowly over a controlled time to avoid craters a...

Page 26: ...ece air is supplied to blow away the melted material and a seam is formed The table on page 69 shows the electrode diameters that can be selected for carbon arc air 6 1 Settings in the weld data setti...

Page 27: ...data in the following even memory position One effect of this is that a digital remote control unit cannot use the even memory positions when MIG SUPERPULSE data is saved Welding always starts in the...

Page 28: ...e used to determine whether primary or secondary data should be available for editing It also determines which data is affected in measuring and remote modes The wire feed speed shown in the measure i...

Page 29: ...speed is 15 m min the difference between primary and secondary wire feed speed must not exceed 6 m min Welding example A In this exemple we will weld a 10 mm plate with 1 2 mm aluminium wire and argon...

Page 30: ...y memory Weld data memory Recall In the primary memory you create a complete set of weld data settings which can be saved in the weld data memory During welding it is always the content of the working...

Page 31: ...ENTER here the data set is saved as number 1 as indicated in the top line of the display QUIT ENTER By scrolling using the plus minus keys you can define which memory position the data set will have T...

Page 32: ...he memory menu you can delete one or more data sets We are going to delete the data set that we stored in the previous example MEMORY FUNCTIONS STORED DATA SETS Press the DELETE key 5 STORE DELETE REC...

Page 33: ...be deleted 8 4 Recall We are now going to recall a stored data set MEMORY FUNCTIONS STORED DATA SETS Press the RECALL key 5 STORE DELETE RECALL COPY QUIT The most recently saved data set is automatica...

Page 34: ...TS Press the COPY key 5 STORE DELETE RECALL COPY QUIT The most recently saved data set is automatically selected If more than one data set is stored you can move the cursor between them using the arro...

Page 35: ...statistics see chapter 14 S Error log see chapter 15 S User defined synergic data see chapter 16 S Limit editor see chapter 17 10 FILEMANAGER Main menu Auxiliary functions menu Filemanager The file ma...

Page 36: ...pact flash card must use the FAT 16 file system Most new cards are FAT 32 why card needs to be formatted before use Format your card S Put in the card adapter in the PC S Go to file handling S Marke t...

Page 37: ...verwritten without any warning If you want to keep the file saved previously it must be renamed or the new file saved in a different folder 10 3 Example Creating a new folder on a memory card FILE MAN...

Page 38: ...d press ENTER Highlight the name of the folder into which the file is to be copied or a file name in the folder and press ALT Highlight PASTE and press ENTER The copy is saved as Copy of plus the orig...

Page 39: ...mat is FAT which allows the files to be handled by the standard PC operating systems The compact flash card must use the FAT file system in order to function 10 8 1 About the welding equipment Review...

Page 40: ...the weld was performed in YY MM DD format Start time The time when the weld was started in hours minutes and seconds Weld time Welding time i e duration of actual weld in seconds Iave The average valu...

Page 41: ...modified or deleted If the requested schedule has a description this is shown in the Memory Measure and Remote windows instead of the welding data parameters which are otherwise displayed 11 WELD DATA...

Page 42: ...d in a folder other than WData use the recall function in the file manager see the 10 File manager section 11 3 Deleting welding data from a memory card The DELETE function clears welding data from th...

Page 43: ...until you come to the measure image remote control or the fast mode menu when the code lock is triggered this prevents the user from exiting these menus without first entering the lock code CODE LOCK...

Page 44: ...existing lock code or enter a new one A lock code can consist of max 10 letters or digits 12 2 Remote control configuration Main menu Auxiliary function menu Configuration menu Remote control A non CA...

Page 45: ...control adapter When using an analogue remote control you can use the controller to specify which potentiometer s you want to use maximum 2 The potentiometers are designated ANALOG 1 and ANALOG 2 in t...

Page 46: ...0 V Non synergy pulsing min 8 V max 50 V 12 3 MIG MAG defaults Main menu Auxiliary function menu Configuration menu MIG MAG defaults In this menu you can define the following S Gun trigger mode 2 stro...

Page 47: ...e Releasing the trigger 4 stops welding entirely and starts gas post flow if selected TIP Crater filling stops when the trigger is released Keeping it held in instead continues crater filling the dott...

Page 48: ...tion the cursor on the function row with the function NONE and press the soft key with the function that is to switch key number S Repeat the above for the key with the key number to be used S Positio...

Page 49: ...internal and external quality functions 12 3 4 4 stroke configuration In 4 stroke configuration you can have different functions for 4 stroke start and stop 4 stroke start mode 1 Trigger controlled g...

Page 50: ...ion menu MMA defaults 12 4 1 Hot start amplitude Setting that defines how much current there is for hot start Stronger workpieces or certain electrodes require a higher hot start amplitude 12 4 2 Hot...

Page 51: ...ry Select the desired weld data number using the plus minus keys 12 5 2 Double start sources When this option is activated ON you can start MIG MAG welding both from the wire feed unit s start input a...

Page 52: ...tching AT ARC OFF The user can not switch between memory positions during welding ON The user can switch between memory positions always Enabling weld data switch TRIGGER WELD DATA SWITCH Move the cur...

Page 53: ...welds is also saved For a description of quality data see the 13 Quality functions chapter and for information on what the quality data files contain see the 10 8 Quality data files content chapter Na...

Page 54: ...CURRENT ID NUMBER SELECT A NEW ID NUMBER 0 CONNECTED WIRE FEEDERS ID QUIT ENTER In the top line the figure for the ID number will change to the desired number S Connect the next wire feeder S Press a...

Page 55: ...for individual welds These functions are S Time of weld start S How long the weld took S Average maximum and minimum current during welding S Average maximum and minimum voltage during welding S Avera...

Page 56: ...T EDITOR STORE QUIT ENTER The entire quality data configuration information on the last 100 welders stored on the controller is now saved on the compact flash card For a description of quality data se...

Page 57: ...rc time was less than 1 second The display therefore does not show how much material was consumed for such a short weld However material consumption and the time are included when calculating the tota...

Page 58: ...automatically deleted when the next error occurs The following information can be seen in the error log menu S The error s error number S When the error occurred date time S Where the error occurred...

Page 59: ...17 Lost contact with wire feeder x 18 Lost contact with power source x 19 Incorrect setting values in external RAM x 20 Unacceptable settings stored in RAM x 21 Incompatible settings stored in RAM x 2...

Page 60: ...The power source stops and cannot be restarted Action Turn off the mains power supply to reset the system If the error persists call a service engineer 6 High temperature The thermal overload cutout...

Page 61: ...orarily stopped working due to the load being too high The current welding process stops Action Check the equipment to make sure that everything is properly connected It will be necessary to turn off...

Page 62: ...fferent data format than the weld data memory Action Use a different PC card 26 Program error Something has prevented the processor from performing its normal duties in the program The program is rest...

Page 63: ...nergic line by specifying a number of voltage wire speed co ordinates see steps A D in the following diagram Voltage Wire feed 2 Specify which wire gas combination the new synergic line is to apply to...

Page 64: ...co ordinate as weld data number 96 S The two co ordinates for a pulse line must be saved as numbers 96 and 97 The following also applies S A higher weld data number must contain higher values for volt...

Page 65: ...A corresponding dip spray synergy is needed for each pulsing instance When you create a new synergic line for the pulse welding method you will therefore always receive a warning message if a correspo...

Page 66: ...4 Deleting a user defined synergic line A user defined synergic line can be deleted if it is not enabled i e if it is not part of the weld data setting that is currently in the working memory S Move...

Page 67: ...or min voltage setting LIMIT NUMBER 1 PROCESS MIG MAG VOLTAGE MAX 60 0 V MIN 8 0 V WIRE SPEED MAX 25 0 m min MIN 1 5 m min AUTO DELETE QUIT Follow the same procedure for WIRE SPEED TIP If you want to...

Page 68: ...0 9 1 0 1 2 1 6 Stainless duplex wire Ss Duplex Ar 2 O2 Ar 30 He 1 O2 1 0 1 0 Magnesium alloyed aluminium wire AlMg Ar 0 9 1 0 1 2 1 6 Silicon alloyed aluminium wire AlSi Ar Ar 50 He 0 9 1 0 1 2 1 6...

Page 69: ...yed aluminium wire AlMg Ar Ar 50 He 0 8 0 9 1 0 1 2 1 6 1 2 Silicon alloyed aluminium wire AlSi Ar Ar 50 He 0 9 1 0 1 2 1 6 0 9 1 0 1 2 1 6 Metal powder cored wire Fe Ar 20 CO2 Ar 8 CO2 1 0 1 2 1 4 1...

Page 70: ...uction manual GB 0459 310 275 Instruction manual DE 0459 310 276 Instruction manual FR 0459 310 277 Instruction manual NL 0459 310 278 Instruction manual ES 0459 310 279 Instruction manual IT 0459 310...

Page 71: ...le connectors included 5 m 10 m 0456 280 881 0456 280 882 Adapter set 230 V AC 12 V DC for control box for training with the control box disconnected from the machine 0457 043 880 Compact Flash Memory...

Page 72: ...92 22 ESAB international AB Gothenburg Tel 46 31 50 90 00 Fax 46 31 50 93 60 SWITZERLAND ESAB AG Dietikon Tel 41 1 741 25 25 Fax 41 1 740 30 55 North and South America ARGENTINA CONARCO Buenos Aires...

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