Fronius TPS 320i, Operating Instructions Manual

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Status line ............................................................................................................................................. 36
Installation and commissioning 37
Minimum equipment needed for welding task............................................................................................ 39
General ................................................................................................................................................. 39
MIG/MAG gas-cooled welding .............................................................................................................. 39
MIG/MAG water-cooled welding ........................................................................................................... 39
Before installation and commissioning....................................................................................................... 40
Safety.................................................................................................................................................... 40
Proper use ............................................................................................................................................ 40
Setup regulations .................................................................................................................................. 40
Mains connection .................................................................................................................................. 40
Generator-powered operation............................................................................................................... 40
Information on system components ...................................................................................................... 41
Connecting the mains cable....................................................................................................................... 42
General ................................................................................................................................................. 42
Stipulated mains cables ........................................................................................................................ 42
Connecting the mains cable - general .................................................................................................. 42
Commissioning the TPS 320i / 400i / 500i ................................................................................................. 44
Safety.................................................................................................................................................... 44
General ................................................................................................................................................. 44
Fitting the system components (overview)............................................................................................ 44
Fixing the strain-relief device for the interconnecting hosepack ........................................................... 45
Connecting the interconnecting hosepack ............................................................................................ 46
Connecting the gas cylinder.................................................................................................................. 46
Establishing a ground (earth) connection ............................................................................................. 47
Connecting MIG/MAG welding torches to the wire-feed unit ................................................................ 47
Other tasks............................................................................................................................................ 48
Welding 49
MIG/MAG modes ....................................................................................................................................... 51
General ................................................................................................................................................. 51
Symbols and their explanations ............................................................................................................ 51
2-step mode .......................................................................................................................................... 52
4-step mode .......................................................................................................................................... 52
Special 4-step mode ............................................................................................................................. 53
MIG/MAG welding...................................................................................................................................... 54
Safety.................................................................................................................................................... 54
MIG/MAG welding - overview ............................................................................................................... 54
Switch on the power source.................................................................................................................. 54
Setting the welding process and operating mode ................................................................................. 54
Selecting the filler metal........................................................................................................................ 56
Setting the welding parameters ............................................................................................................ 58
Setting the shielding gas flow rate ........................................................................................................ 59
MIG/MAG welding................................................................................................................................. 60
EasyJob mode ........................................................................................................................................... 61
General ................................................................................................................................................. 61
Activating EasyJob mode...................................................................................................................... 61
Saving EasyJob operating points.......................................................................................................... 62
Retrieving EasyJob operating points ....................................................................................................
63
Deleting EasyJob operating points ....................................................................................................... 64
Welding parameters................................................................................................................................... 65
Welding parameters for MIG/MAG pulse synergic welding .................................................................. 65
Welding parameters for MIG/MAG standard synergic welding ............................................................. 66
Explanation of footnotes ....................................................................................................................... 66
Process parameters................................................................................................................................... 68
Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 68
Process parameters for start of welding / end of welding ..................................................................... 68
Process parameters for gas setup ........................................................................................................ 69
Process parameters for process regulation .......................................................................................... 70
R/L adjustment...................................................................................................................................... 70
Process parameters for components .................................................................................................... 73