Stud welding unit N1500i
Version 1.31 7.June.2013
Manual part number: 729-110-027
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Nelson Stud Welding, Inc.
• 7900 West Ridge Road • Elyria, Ohio 44035 • USA
F code
Description
Possible Values
Default
Unit
Notes
F44
Preset Bank
0 to 3
0
Bank
This determines which preset the 0-9 buttons are
accessing. By selecting the preset bank, up to 40
presets can be accessed. For example, if the preset
bank is set to 0, preset button 5 will access preset 5.
If preset bbank is set to 1, preset button 5 will access
preset 15. This F code changes automatically
depending on short cycle mode and the gun interface
installed in the power unit.
F45
Calibration Offset Value
0 to 250
50
X
Used by manufacturing. Do not change.
F46
Plunge Current
Enable
OFF ON
OFF
X
When enabled, the current will change to the
selected value while the stud is plunging.
F47
Plunge Current
50 to MAX_CURRENT
200
Amps
When Plunge Current (F46) is enabled, this current
will be used during the plunge state.
MAX_CURRENT will depend on the power unit
model (N1500i or N800i) and power input (3 phase
or single phase).
F48
Drop Time
Configuration
Manual, Auto, or Average
Manual
X
In
Manual mode
, F31 (Drop Time Function) is the
only way to configure the drop time. In
Auto mode
,
F31 automatically gets a new value taken from the
first weld done after power-up and after the gun is
reconnected. In
Average mode
, the average of the
last 10 welds' drop times are used and displayed in
F31.
F49
Pulse Weld Enable
OFF ON
OFF
X
Enable this to use pulse welding, where the main
current pulses to a high and low current setting at
variable time settings per F codes F50-F52.
F50
Pulse Weld
High Current
50 to MAX_CURRENT
300
Amps
This is the current used for as the lower of the two
currents during the weld. (The front panel current
setting will be the high current). MAX_CURRENT is
that maximum current the unit can deliver given the
power conditions and model.
F51
Pulse Weld High Time
5 to 1000
1000
ms
This is the time the weld will deliver the front panel
current (F50 current).
F52
Pulse Weld Low Time
5 to 1000
1000
ms
This is the time the weld will deliver the low current.
