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TABLE OF CONTENTS

0460 949 474

INTRODUCTION

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1.1

Control panel

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1.1.1

Keys and knobs....................................................................................

1.2

First step

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1.2.1

Choice of language ..............................................................................

1.2.2

Unit of measurements ..........................................................................

1.3

Display

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1.3.1

Symbols in the display..........................................................................

1.4

General information about settings

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1.4.1

Setting of numerical values ..................................................................

1.4.2

Setting with given alternatives..............................................................

1.5

QUIT and ENTER

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MENUS

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2.1

Main Menu

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2.1.1

Configuration menu ..............................................................................

2.1.2

Tools menu ...........................................................................................

2.1.3

Weld data setting menu........................................................................

2.1.4

Measurements menu............................................................................

2.1.5

Weld data memory menu .....................................................................

2.1.6

Fast mode menu ..................................................................................

SUBMERGED ARC WELDING

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3.1

Settings for submerged arc welding

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GAS METAL ARC WELDING

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4.1

Settings for gas metal arc welding

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ELECTRO SLAG WELDING

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5.1

Settings for electro slag welding

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GOUGING

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6.1

Settings for gouging

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FUNCTION EXPLANATIONS

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7.1

CA, constant amperage

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7.2

CW, constant wire feed

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7.3

CC, constant current

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7.4

Wire / electrode dimension

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7.5

Arc voltage

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7.6

Wire feed speed

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7.7

ICE wire feed speed

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7.8

ICE wire start delay

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7.9

Travel speed

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7.10

Welding direction

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7.11

AC frequency

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Summary of Contents for A2 PEK

Page 1: ...Instruction manual 0460 949 474 GB 20210203 Valid for From software version 5 00 A2 A6 PEK Control Panel ...

Page 2: ...ata setting menu 12 2 1 4 Measurements menu 14 2 1 5 Weld data memory menu 15 2 1 6 Fast mode menu 15 3 SUBMERGED ARC WELDING 17 3 1 Settings for submerged arc welding 17 4 GAS METAL ARC WELDING 19 4 1 Settings for gas metal arc welding 19 5 ELECTRO SLAG WELDING 21 5 1 Settings for electro slag welding 21 6 GOUGING 23 6 1 Settings for gouging 24 7 FUNCTION EXPLANATIONS 25 7 1 CA constant amperage ...

Page 3: ...7 28 Dynamic regulation 28 7 29 Control parameters 29 7 30 Setting limits 29 7 31 Measure limits 29 7 32 PEK control unit as separate motor control 29 8 MEMORY MANAGEMENT 33 8 1 Control panel working method 33 8 2 Store 33 8 3 Recall 34 8 4 Delete 35 8 5 Copy 36 8 6 Name 37 8 7 Edit 37 9 CONFIGURATION MENU 39 9 1 Code lock 39 9 1 1 Lock code status 39 9 1 2 Specify edit lock code 40 9 2 General co...

Page 4: ...le lengths applies only to LAF and TAF power sources 57 9 5 Maintenance 57 9 6 Measure values filter factor 57 10 TOOLS 59 10 1 Event handling 59 10 1 1 Event log 59 10 1 2 Active errors 60 10 1 3 Unit IDs 60 10 1 4 Description of fault management codes 60 10 2 Export Import 63 10 3 File manager 63 10 3 1 Delete a file folder 64 10 3 2 Rename a file folder 65 10 3 3 Create new folder 65 10 3 4 Cop...

Page 5: ...guese Hungarian Polish Czech Turkish Chinese Korean and Russian Instruction manuals in other languages can be downloaded from the Internet www esab com 1 1 Control panel 1 Menu 10 Arc voltage Setting knob 2 Positioning knob for moving cursor 11 Fast motion 3 Enter 12 Manual travel motion 4 Green indication lamp illuminates when the function is active 13 Welding current Wire feed speed Setting knob...

Page 6: ... for example The wire is fed as long as the button is depressed Wire feed downwards Menu Key for feeding wire without arc voltage The wire is fed as long as the button is depressed Travel motion Key for travel motion in the direction of welding where the symbol is indicated on the weld equipment To stop travel motion press or The LED illuminates during travel motion Welding start Key for welding s...

Page 7: ...HOD REGULATION TYPE WIRE TYPE WIRE DIMENSION CONFIGURATION TOOLS SAW DC CA Fe SOLID 3 0 mm SET MEASURE MEMORY FAST MODE Press ENTER to confirm the selection Position the cursor on the LANGUAGE row Press ENTER to bring up a list of the languages that are available in the control panel CONFIGURATION LANGUAGE CODE LOCK GENERAL CONFIGURATION MACHINE CONFIGURATION CABLE LENGTHS MAINTENANCE MEASURE VALU...

Page 8: ...SS METHOD REGULATION TYPE WIRE TYPE WIRE DIMENSION CONFIGURATION TOOLS SAW DC CA Fe SOLID 3 0 mm SET MEASURE MEMORY FAST MODE Press ENTER to confirm the selection Position the cursor on the GENERAL CONFIGURATION row CONFIGURATION LANGUAGE CODE LOCK GENERAL CONFIGURATION MACHINE CONFIGURATION CABLE LENGTHS MAINTENACE MEASURE VALUES FILTER FACTOR ENGLISH ONE QUIT Press ENTER to confirm the selection...

Page 9: ...m SET MEASURE MEMORY FAST MODE Cursor The control panel s cursor is presented as a black field around the text with the selected text turning white The cursor is displayed in the instruction manual with bold text Text boxes At the bottom of the display are five boxes containing text that describes the current function of the five soft keys below the display 1 3 1 Symbols in the display A The selec...

Page 10: ...nt wire feed speed arc voltage or travel speed are used 1 4 2 Setting with given alternatives Some settings are made by selecting an option from a list This is an example of the list SAW GMAW GOUGING The cursor is positioned on the row for SAW By pressing ENTER in this position the SAW option is selected If you want to choose another option instead position the cursor on the correct row by scrolli...

Page 11: ...Menu In the MAIN MENU you can change welding process method wire type control method wire dimension etc You can access other sub menus from this menu SAW PROCESS METHOD REGULATION TYPE WIRE TYPE WIRE DIMENSION CONFIGURATION TOOLS SAW DC CA Fe SOLID 3 0 mm SET MEASURE MEMORY FAST MODE 2 1 1 Configuration menu MAIN MENU CONFIGURATION In the CONFIGURATION menu it is possible to change language change...

Page 12: ... can transfer files view quality and production statistics event logs etc TOOLS EVENT HANDLING EXPORT IMPORT FILE MANAGER SETTING LIMIT EDITOR MEASURE LIMIT EDITOR PRODUCT STATISTICS QUALITY FUNCTIONS CALENDAR USER ACCOUNTS UNIT INFORMATION QUIT 2 1 3 Weld data setting menu MAIN MENU SET In the weld data setting menu SET it is possible to change different welding parameters The menu has different ...

Page 13: ...ETTING LIMITS MEASURE LIMITS POLARITY 20 5 V 395 A 0 cm min AUTO DC QUIT Another example of the menu with Aristo 1000 SAW WELD DATA SETTING VOLTAGE CURRENT TRAVEL SPEED DIRECTION AC FREQUENCY AC BALANCE AC OFFSET START DATA STOP DATA REGULATION PAR 24 0 V 3200 A 30 cm min 50 HZ 50 0 V QUIT Example of the menu with LAF TAF power source ...

Page 14: ...E In MEASURE menu you can view measured values for various welding parameters while welding is in progress SAW CA EXT AXIS DIR SQUARE NONE SET VALUES 2ND FUNCT 450 Amp Measured welding current 30 0 Volt Measured arc voltage 50 cm min Measured travel speed SAW CA NONE NONE ICE WF NONE 2ND FUNCT cm min Measured wire speed kJ cm Indicates energy per unit length which is obtained using the values sele...

Page 15: ...settings knob A If the soft key is not depressed the settings knob affects the A current In the measurement display one can also see the set values if the soft key SET VALUES is activated If both soft keys ICE WF and SET VALUES are activated the set feed speed for cold wire can be changed For activating see section Soft key configuration SAW CW NONE DIR SQUARE NONE SET VALUES 2ND FUNCT 300 cm min ...

Page 16: ...to weld data memory positions These settings are carried out in the CONFIGURATION menu The number of the selected memory position is displayed in the top right corner 16 WELD DATA 1 WELD DATA 2 WELD DATA 3 WELD DATA 4 2ND FUNCT For further information see section Fast mode soft keys ...

Page 17: ...nt CC LAF TAF When the SAW process is selected you can choose between three control methods by marking REGULATION TYPE using the positioning knob and pressing ENTER Choose between constant welding current CA or constant wire feed CW See explanations in CA constant amperage CW constant wire feed and CC constant current If ICE wire feed is selected see ICE wire feed page 53 only regulation type CW c...

Page 18: ...n Start phases OFF or ON OFF Open circuit voltage OFF or ON OFF Maximum open circuit voltage 5 60 V 0 1 V 50 V Stop data 2 Flux post flow 0 99 0 s 0 1 s 0 s Crater filling OFF or ON OFF Crater filling time 0 10 s 0 01 s 0 0 s Burnback time 0 10 s 0 01 s 0 65 s Stop phases OFF or ON OFF Control parameters Dynamics Auto or Set values Auto Inductance Auto or Set values Auto Setting limits Measure lim...

Page 19: ...OCESS REGULATION TYPE WIRE TYPE WIRE DIMENSION CONFIGURATION TOOLS GMAW CA Fe SOLID 0 8 mm QUIT CA CW 4 1 Settings for gas metal arc welding Settings Setting range In steps of Value after resetting Arc voltage 14 50 V 0 1 V 1V 30 V Welding current CA 0 3200 A 1 A 500 A Wire feed speed CW 0 2500 cm min 1 cm min 100 cm min Travel speed 0 200 cm min 1 cm min 30 cm min Welding direction Start data 2 G...

Page 20: ...ing range In steps of Value after resetting Crater filling time 0 10 s 0 01 s 0 0 s Burnback time 0 10 s 0 01 s 0 20 s Stop phases OFF or ON OFF Dynamic regulation Auto or Set values Auto Setting limits Measure limits The setting range is dependent on the product used ...

Page 21: ... 1 CA 0 3200 A 1 A 400 A Wire feed speed 1 CW 0 2500 cm min 1 cm min 300 cm min Travel speed 0 200 cm min 1 cm min 30 cm min Welding direction Start data 2 Flux pre flow 0 99 0 s 0 1 s 0 s Start adjust Min 100 1 100 Start type Direct or Scratch Direct Wire creep start Auto or Set speed Auto Wire creep start speed 0 1000 cm min 1 cm min 2 cm min Start phases OFF or ON OFF Open circuit voltage OFF o...

Page 22: ...21 Settings Setting range In steps of Value after resetting Inductance Auto or Set values Auto Setting limits Measure limits 1 The setting range is dependent on the product used 2 The menu shows the settings that belong to the selected regulation type ...

Page 23: ...ntrol methods by marking REGULATION TYPE using the positioning knob and pressing ENTER Choose between constant amperage CA or constant wire feed CW see explanation in CA constant amperage page 25 and CW constant wire feed page 25 GOUGING PROCESS METHOD REGULATION TYPE WIRE DIMENSION GOUGING MODE CONFIGURATION TOOLS GOUGING DC CW 8 0 mm N7500 QUIT CA CW Select GOUGING MODE with the positioning knob...

Page 24: ... adjust Min 50 1 100 Start type Direct or Scratch Direct Wire creep start Auto or Set speed Auto Wire creep start speed 0 1000 cm min 1 cm min 20 cm min Start phases OFF or ON OFF Open circuit voltage OFF or ON OFF Maximum open circuit voltage 5 60 V 0 1 V 50 V Stop data Air post flow 0 99 0 s 0 1 s 0 s Crater filling OFF or ON OFF Crater filling time 0 10 s 0 01 s 0 0 s Burnback time 0 10 s 0 01 ...

Page 25: ...er filling When welding with other wire dimensions other than those found in the table select one that has a dimension close to one in the list Wire electrode dimension can be selected in the main menu The available wire material and dimension are affected by the combination of power source and welding head 7 5 Arc voltage Higher arc voltage increases the arc length and produces a hotter wider wel...

Page 26: ...C balance applies only to Aristo 1000 power source AC balance is the relationship between positive and negative pulses The value that is set indicates the percentage size of the period that is the positive section AC balance is selected in the weld data setting menu 7 13 AC offset applies only to Aristo 1000 power source With AC offset the AC level is offset positively or negatively in relation to...

Page 27: ... 20 Start phases When welding special wire or material it may be necessary to create your own start sequence The start sequence can affect the appearance of the weld pool The following can be set for Start phase1 ON Time s Time for welding in phase 1 Arc voltage In percent of set voltage Wire feed In percent of set wire feed Welding current In percent of set welding current Travel speed In percent...

Page 28: ...wire being caught in the solidifying weld pool Too long burnback time results in a shorter stickout with increased risk of the arc striking back to the contact tip Burnback time is set in the weld data setting menu under stop data 7 27 Stop phases Stop phases are mainly used for setting crater filling The following can be set for Stop phase1 ON Time s Time for welding in phase 1 Arc voltage In per...

Page 29: ...formation about measurement parameters see section Measure limits editor 7 32 PEK control unit as separate motor control PEK as motor control without a power source is used when you want to have a travel control and possibility to give a start signal to an external power source Remote is also active via ATAS I O so you can control a roller bed with relay out for the start and an analogue reference...

Page 30: ... direct is chosen pre flow has no function SAW START DATA FLUX PREFLOW START TYPE 0 0 s DIRECT MEASURE QUIT Scratch start will start a travel and generate start signal out at the same time when the start button is pressed Pre flow has no function When starting relay output 2 a direct start will be generated but travel will not start until digital input for current flow is active So if no input on ...

Page 31: ... axis on wire feed travel and external axis MACHINE CONFIGURATION PRODUCT CODE WIRE FEED AXIS TRAVEL AXIS EXTERNAL AXIS Motor control QUIT ATAS I O Digital inputs 1 Start weld X22 1 2 Stop X22 2 3 Jog travel square direction X22 3 4 Jog travel triangle direction X22 4 5 Wire up direction wire motor is not started when weld start is pressed X23 1 6 Wire down direction wire motor is not started when...

Page 32: ...ler bed active X26 2 2 Boom active X26 4 3 Not used X26 6 4 Not used X26 8 5 Start square direction when external axis is active X27 2 6 Start triangle direction when external axis is active X27 4 7 Roller bed active X27 6 8 Error active that prevent start X27 8 Analogue out 1 Speed reference signal in external axis method 0 10V X18 Motor card Start signal to external equipment s as the power sour...

Page 33: ... settings They can be recalled from the weld data memory or individually altered settings In other words the working memory is never empty or zeroed MAIN MENU MEMORY WELD DATA MEMORY WELD DATA MEMORY STORE 2ND FUNCT QUIT It is possible to store up to 255 sets of weld data in the control panel Each set is given a number from 1 to 255 You can also delete copy change and name data sets and recall a s...

Page 34: ... location you will be asked if you want to overwrite that set or not YES or NO WELD DATA MEMORY 5 SAW SAW CA FE SOLID 3 0 mm 30 0 V 450 A 50 cm min NO YES OVERWRITE DATA SET5 IN MEMORY Return to the memory menu using NO 8 3 Recall We are going to recall a stored data set Mark the row using the positioning knob Press RECALL WELD DATA MEMORY 5 SAW SAW CA FE SOLID 3 0 mm 30 0 V 450 A 50 cm min STORE ...

Page 35: ...easurement display shows which memory position number has been recalled SAW FE SOLID 5 NONE NONE NONE NONE 2ND FUNCT 8 4 Delete It is possible to delete one or more data sets in the memory menu Deleting a data set Select the data set Press DELETE WELD DATA MEMORY 5 SAW SAW CA FE SOLID 3 0 mm 30 0 V 450 A 50 cm min STORE RECALL DELETE 2ND FUNCT QUIT Press YES to confirm that you want to delete ...

Page 36: ...EMORY 5 SAW SAW CA FE SOLID 3 0 mm 30 0 V 450 A 50 cm min STORE RECALL DELETE 2ND FUNCT QUIT Select the memory position you want to copy and press COPY WELD DATA MEMORY 5 SAW SAW CA FE SOLID 3 0 mm 30 0 V 450 A 50 cm min COPY RENAME EDIT 2ND FUNCT QUIT We are now going to copy the content of memory position 5 to position 50 Select memory position 1 and scroll through using one of the settings knob...

Page 37: ...ME EDIT 2ND FUNCT QUIT Here you have access to a keyboard that is used as follows Position the cursor on the desired keyboard character using the arrows and the positioning knob Press DONE Enter a complete text string with a maximum of 40 characters in this way Press DONE to store The alternative you have named can now be seen in the list KEYBOARD A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ...

Page 38: ...s SAW REGULATION TYPE WIRE TYPE WIRE DIMENSION CA SS FLUX CORED 2 0 mm SET QUIT The following menu appears In this example we change the welding current from 400 A to 500 A Select the welding current and scroll through to 500 using one of the settings knobs Press QUIT twice SAW WELD DATA SETTING VOLTAGE CURRENT TRAVEL SPEED DIRECTION START DATA STOP DATA DYNAMIC REGULATION SETTING LIMIT MEASURE LI...

Page 39: ... measure screen or fast mode menu a password lock code is required to exit from these menus Code lock is activated in the configuration menu CODE LOCK LOCK STATUS SET CHANGE LOCK CODE OFF QUIT 9 1 1 Lock code status In lock code status you can activate deactivate the lock function without deleting the existing lock code in the event you deactivate the function If no lock code is stored and you try...

Page 40: ...ck remains activated This means that you can leave the measure screen and the fast mode menu temporarily yet still retain the lock status when you return to these menus 9 1 2 Specify edit lock code In specify edit lock code you can edit an existing lock code or enter a new one A lock code can comprise a maximum of 16 optional letters or figures 9 2 General configuration MAIN MENU CONFIGURATION GEN...

Page 41: ...N FAST MODE SOFT BUTTONS QUALITY DATA LOG TO FILE SOFT KEYS SETUP AUTO SAVE MODE UNIT OF LENGTH 1 ON OFF METRIC QUIT Read more about settings for the quality function in section Quality functions 9 2 3 Soft key configuration For Submerged Arc Welding SAW and for Gas Metal Arc Welding GMAW welding the user has the possibility of setting the function of these keys by selecting from a list of set opt...

Page 42: ...mm left to the start of the next step Press restart step and the next step is after 100mm not after Xmm Then press the welding start key Stop zero Used to stop automatically at the started rotation position In the display screen there are two columns one for SOFT KEYS and one for FUNCTION SOFT KEYS SETUP SOFT KEYS FUNCTION S1 S2 S3 S4 S1 2ND FUNCT S2 2ND FUNCT S3 2ND FUNCT S4 2ND FUNCT NONE NONE N...

Page 43: ...t has been recalled from a memory position in the weld data memory and you change the settings the changes will be saved in the working memory at welding stop in the last recalled memory position Saving weld data manually in a memory position disables the next automatic save The memory position in which the weld data set is stored is displayed in the top right corner of the measure screen 9 3 Mach...

Page 44: ...ttings see section Node id settings applies only to Aristo 1000 power source System information see section System information applies only to Aristo 1000 power source 9 3 1 Product code In the PRODUCT CODE menu it is possible to select the automatic welding machine column and boom roller bed or positioner to be used MACHINE CONFIGURATION PRODUCT CODE WIRE FEED AXIS TRAVEL AXIS TANDEM PARALLEL POW...

Page 45: ...elding head for Gouging Motor Control Optional configuration to use PEK control unit for separate motor control without a power source 9 3 2 Wire feed axis The wire feed motor is set automatically according to the tables below A2TFJ1 A2TGJ1 A6TFF1 MTW600 Motor 5035 38 RPM 5035 68 RPM VEC 4000 FHP258 Gear 1 49 1 49 1 156 1 24 1 Gear 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Diameter feed rollers 49 mm 49 mm 49 mm 30 mm Pu...

Page 46: ...m min 200 cm min 200 cm min 200 cm min FREE 2 AXIS FREE 3 AXIS N7500I Motor Control Motor VEC 4000 VEC 4000 VEC 4000 VEC 4000 Gear 1 312 1 312 1 75 2 312 1 Gear 2 1 1 1 1 51 1 1 1 Wheel diameter 65 mm 65 mm 158 mm 65 mm Pulse sensor 32 ppr 32 ppr 60 ppr 32 ppr High manual speed 200 cm min 200 cm min 200 cm min 200 cm min 9 3 5 External axis When connecting an external roller bed positioner or line...

Page 47: ...ob and press ENTER MACHINE CONFIGURATION PRODUCT CODE WIRE FEED AXIS TRAVEL AXIS TANDEM WELDING HEAD WELD HEAD OFFSET WITH I O A2TF J1 ON HEAD 20 mm ON QUIT In order to weld with two welding heads the WELD HEAD OFFSET function must be set WELD HEAD OFFSET is the distance in millimetres between the welding heads When you specify the distance between welding head 1 HEAD and welding head 2 TAIL the v...

Page 48: ...el motion is always controlled from master Specify the values to weld with two welding heads as follows Position the cursor on the WELDING HEAD row Select whether the setting is to apply to master control unit HEAD or slave control unit TAIL MACHINE CONFIGURATION PRODUCT CODE WIRE FEED AXIS TRAVEL AXIS TANDEM WELDING HEAD WELD HEAD OFFSET WITH I O A2TF J1 ON HEAD 20 mm ON QUIT Position the cursor ...

Page 49: ...d 1 starts to weld Welding head 2 only starts welding when the start position for welding head 1 has been reached the distance given in WELD HEAD OFFSET Press Stop for welding head 1 Welding head 1 stops welding but continues travelling Welding head 2 stops welding once it reaches the point where equipment 1 stopped welding the distance given in WELD HEAD OFFSET Welding is complete ...

Page 50: ... stop for welding head 1 and welding head 2 at the same time Welding head 1 stops welding but travel motion continues Welding head 2 stops welding when it has reached the point where equipment 1 stopped welding the distance that is given in WELD HEAD OFFSET Welding is complete 9 3 7 Tandem for Aristo 1000 power source Used when welding with two or more welding heads The welding heads are each cont...

Page 51: ... whether the welding head is control the travel Both the front and rear welding heads can control the travel but only one at a time SYNCRONIZED WELD START If ON is selected it means that one only need start the control unit for the front welding head The rear one is started automatically If OFF is selected all the welding heads must be started using the relevant control unit SYNCRONIZED AC WELDING...

Page 52: ...o set up two power sources in parallel only the two power sources that are to be connected should have power on and be active on the CAN2 bus PARALLEL POWERSOURCES PARALLEL POWERSOURCES Parallel couple ID Connect with slave OFF 1 QUIT Perform settings for parallel power sources as follows 1 Set the PARALLEL POWERSOURCES function to ON 2 Set Parallel couple ID The first parallel couple is set to 1 ...

Page 53: ...be selected in the machine configuration menu If ICE wire feed is selected the option ICE WIRE FEED AXIS appears MACHINE CONFIGURATION PRODUCT CODE WIRE FEED AXIS ICE WIRE FEED AXIS TRAVEL AXIS TANDEM ICE WIRE FEED NODE ID SETTINGS FREE 2 AXIS OFF ON QUIT The ICE wire feed axis settings must be identical to the wire feed axis ICE WIRE FEED AXIS MOTOR GEAR 1 N 1 N 2 GEAR 2 N 1 N 2 FEED ROLLER DIAM ...

Page 54: ...der for pulses ENCODER PULSES is selected with any settings knob The interval is between 1 9998 ppr ppr pulses per revolution LOW MANUAL SPEED is selected with any of the settings knobs The interval is 1 1000 cm min HIGH MANUAL SPEED is selected with any of the settings knobs The interval is 1 5000 cm min 9 3 10 Step function STEP FUNCTION STEP CONTROL STEP DIRECTION STEP LENGTH STEP SPEED NUMBER ...

Page 55: ...ecified by the STEP DIRECTION STEP SPEED and STEP LENGTH parameters If the FORCE STEP soft key is pushed the step function executes one auto step in the direction and with the speed and length specified by the STEP DIRECTION STEP SPEED and STEP LENGTH parameters If the square triangle button is pushed one manual step will be executed in the direction and with the speed and length specified by the ...

Page 56: ...sing the red weld stop button 9 3 12 Polarity applies only to Aristo 1000 power source In the POLARITY menu you can set the welding polarity To weld with positive polarity on the welding wire and negative polarity on the work piece select POSITIVE polarity To weld with negative polarity on the welding wire and positive polarity on the work piece select NEGATIVE polarity 9 3 13 Node id settings app...

Page 57: ...this function is inactive 9 5 Maintenance MAIN MENU CONFIGURATION MAINTENANCE In this menu you set how often the contact tip is to be changed Specify the number of weld starts after which the tip is to be changed by selecting the CONTACT TIP CHANGE INTERVAL row and pressing ENTER Change the value using the setting knobs When the interval has been passed fault code 54 is displayed in the error log ...

Page 58: ...w and press ENTER A pop up menu shows filter factors ONE TWO and FOUR Select the preferred filter factor using the positioning knob and press ENTER CONFIGURATION LANGUAGE CODE LOCK GENERAL CONFIGURATION MACHINE CONFIGURATION CABLE LENGTHS MAINTENANCE MEASURE VALUES FILTER FACTOR ENGLISH ONE QUIT ONE TWO FOUR ...

Page 59: ...ding process Indicated in the display via a pop up menu and an exclamation mark appears in the upper right hand corner of the display NOTE disappears from the display as soon as you enter the event log menu The Event handling menu has got two sub menus Event log see section Event log and Active errors see section Active errors EVENT HANDLING EVENT LOG ACTIVE ERRORS QUIT 10 1 1 Event log MAIN MENU ...

Page 60: ...eed and travel motion motor board 8 Control panel NOTE The unit IDs specified above apply to LAF and TAF power sources and constitutes an example of unit IDs for Aristo 1000 as the nodes in an Aristo 1000 application may have different ID numbers depending on the configuration of the equipment 10 1 4 Description of fault management codes The fault management codes that users can correct themselves...

Page 61: ...ipment is correctly connected If the error persists send for a service technician 14 Communication error The system s CAN bus has temporarily ceased to work due to excessive load The current welding process is stopped 1 Check the equipment to ensure that only one wire feed unit or remote control unit is connected 2 If the error is repeated send for a service technician 17 Lost contact with the uni...

Page 62: ... temperature The power source has overheated Welding is cancelled Welding is permitted again when the temperature falls below the maximum temperature parameter 1 Check that the cooling air inlets or outlets are not obstructed or clogged with dirt 2 Check the duty cycle being used to make sure that the equipment is not being overloaded 4203 High temperature The power source has overheated Welding i...

Page 63: ...mory Insert the USB memory into the control unit Select the row with the information that is to be transferred Press EXPORT or IMPORT depending on whether the information is to be exported or imported EXPORT IMPORT WELD DATA SETS SYSTEM SETTINGS SETTING LIMITS MEASURE LIMITS ERROR LOG QUALITY FUNCTION LOG PRODUCTION STATISTICS EXPORT IMPORT QUIT 10 3 File manager MAIN MENU TOOLS FILE MANAGER In th...

Page 64: ...s selected you can only create a new folder or paste in a file that you have previously copied If you have selected a file the options RENAME COPY or PASTE will be added if you have previously copied a file Select a folder or file and press ALT FILE MANAGER WeldData NEW FOLDER ErrorLog xml QData xml Weldoffice dat INFO UPDATE ALT QUIT This list is displayed when you have pressed ALT COPY PASTE DEL...

Page 65: ...3 Create new folder Select where the new folder is to be located and press ALT Select NEW FOLDER and press ENTER DELETE RENAME NEW FOLDER A keyboard then appears in the display Use the positioning knob to change row and the arrows to move left and right Select the character function that is to be used and press ENTER 10 3 4 Copy and paste files Select the file that is to be copied and press ALT Se...

Page 66: ...an be selected for all processes EDIT LIMITS PROCESS VOLTAGE VOLTAGE WIRE SPEED WIRE SPEED TRAVEL SPEED TRAVEL SPEED CURRENT CURRENT SAW MIN 17 0 MAX 47 0 MIN 50 MAX 970 MIN 100 MAX 2400 MIN 70 MAX 1500 STORE DELETE QUIT LIMITS 1 SAW 2 GMAW 3 GOUGING 4 5 6 7 17 0 47 0 Volt 50 970 cm min 100 2400 cm min 70 1500 Amp QUIT When the values have been adjusted press STORE When asked if the limit value is...

Page 67: ... save the value The storage point s values can be seen under the line at the bottom MEASURE LIMITS 1 SAW 2 GMAW 3 4 5 6 7 0 0 46 9 Volt 0 2495 cm min 3 994 cm min 3 990 Amp 5 500 kJ min QUIT With the AUTO soft key the parameters are set automatically according to the most recently used measurement values When asked if the measurement values are to be set automatically press NO or YES and then STOR...

Page 68: ...S Quality functions keep track of various interesting weld data for individual welds These functions are Time of welding start Duration of welding Maximum minimum and average current during welding Maximum minimum and average voltage during welding Maximum minimum and average energy per unit length during welding The number of welds since the most recent reset is displayed in the row at the bottom...

Page 69: ...ger Select QUALITY FUNCTION LOG press EXPORT EXPORT IMPORT WELD DATA SETS SYSTEM SETTINGS SETTING LIMITS MEASURE LIMITS ERROR LOG QUALITY FUNCTION LOG PRODUCTION STATISTICS EXPORT QUIT The entire set of quality data information about the 100 most recent welds that is stored in the control panel is now saved on the USB memory The file is in a folder called QData QData is created automatically when ...

Page 70: ... value using one of the setting knobs Press SET DATE TIME YEAR MONTH DAY HOUR MINUTES SECONDS 2019 NOV 21 10 45 55 20100115 10 48 59 SET QUIT 10 9 User accounts MAIN MENU TOOLS USER ACCOUNTS Occasionally it is particularly important from a quality perspective that the product cannot be used by unauthorised parties User name account level and password are registered in this menu Select USER NAME an...

Page 71: ...T WIRE FEED TRAVEL SPEED and WELDING DIRECTION in SETTINGS menu In the PASSWORD row key in a password using the keyboard When the power source is switched on and the control panel activated you are asked in the display to enter your password If you choose not to have this function but instead want the power source and control panel to be unlocked for all users select USER ACCOUNTS OFF 10 10 Unit i...

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