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Press the triangle button in the lower left corner of the i2 screen (the button and waveform graph
will change colors and the word “Play” will appear below the triangle) .
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Use the Pendant to jog the head to a desired weld location .
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Jog the head down until the brass gas cone makes contact with the workpiece and compresses the
spring to the desired distance (as gauged by the scale on the side of the weld head) .
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As soon as the gas cone makes contact with the surface, the weld cycle will be initiated .
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The electrode will begin its descent toward the work surface and continue descending until it
touches the workpiece .
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Once the electrode completes the “touch” circuit, the focus arc will initiate and the electrode will
begin to retract .
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The main energy discharge will take place once the set amount of time has transpired . This is the
“Weld” and a small flash may escape from beneath the tip of the gas cone if there are any gaps . The
weld should be audible .
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Once the weld takes place, use the pendant to jog the Z axis up until the gas cone is no longer in
contact with the work surface .
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Examine the weld and verify success (refer to the Tips and Tricks section and i2 Interface Section for
more information about obtaining ideal weld results) .
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Repeat as necessary until satisfied with results .
Run Program
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Press the “Play” button in the lower left corner of the i2 screen .
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Make sure the workpieces being welded are loaded and secure .
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Make sure the emergency stop button is not pressed on the robot or pendant .
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Select desired program .
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Make sure there are no obstructions in the path of the robot .
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Press the green “Start” button on the front of the robot .
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The robot will move to each programmed location to place welds each time it lowers . If a weld
does not take place once the head lowers, the unit will automatically signal the robot to repeat the
downward movement at that spot until a weld takes place or the system times out . In order to use
this feature the robot will need to be programmed to wait for this signal before moving on .
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Several weld programs can be saved to the robot for different applications .
