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Welding process
Switching off the device
Before the wedge welder is used, test welds are to be carried out in accordance with the
welding instructions of the material manufacturer and with national standards or guidelines.
The test welds must be checked.
CAUTION!
The upper drive/pressure roller (16) and the lower drive/pressure roller (17) may run in
contact with one another without welding material.
• The wedge welder temperature must be achieved.
• Insert wedge welder in overlapping plastic sheets.
• Use the
"Drive On/Off" button
to switch on the drive.
• Insert wedge welder in overlapping plastic sheets
•
Close the clamping lever (7)
by pressing the
locking clamping lever (10)
while at the same time using the
other hand to accomplish this by holding the automatic welding machine fi rmly by the
handle (11)
. Welding
wedge is placed in the correct position automatically.
• Check the position, alignment and welding parameters continuously.
• Use
handle (11)
to guide the automatic welder along the overlap.
• If necessary, brief pressure and subsequent rotation of the
"e-Drive"
&
can be used to modify the weld-
ing speed during operation (see Chapter "Speed and temperature setting during welding").
• Release the
clamping arm (4)
by pressing the
locking clamping lever (10)
and actuating the
clamping lever
(7)
1 cm before the end of the welding seam and use your other hand to accomplish this by holding the automatic
welding machine fi rmly by the
handle (11)
. The wedge welder can now be removed.
• Switch off the drive motor with the
drive button
by applying brief pressure and switch off the heating with
the
heating button
.
The heating button
must be kept pressed down for 1 sec. Afterwards an acous-
tic signal is sounded and "Heating off " appears briefl y on the display.
• Clean the welding wedge of any adhering welding material using the brass brush included in the scope of delivery.
Allow the
welding wedge (5)
to cool down after the welding tasks are completed.
Switch off the wedge welder with the
main switch (2)
and disconnect the
power cord (1)
from the
mains.