Paton ADI 160 STANDARD, Manual

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ADI 200 STANDARD TIG/MMA MIG/MAG
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................ 5
1.1 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS ........................................................................... 6
1.2 CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS ............................................................................. 7
2. SETTING THE WELDING UNIT INTO OPERATION ............................................. 9
2.1 PROPER USE ................................................................................................................ 9
2.2 REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTALLATION .................................................................. 9
2.3 CONNECTION TO A POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM ................................................... 10
2.4 REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET ............................................... 10
3. MANUAL COVERED-ELECTRODE ARC WELDING PROCESS (MMA) ...... 11
3.1 PREPARING THE WELDING UNIT FOR OPERATION .......................................... 11
3.2 OPERATIONAL CYCLE OF THE MANUAL ARC WELDING PROCESS ............. 12
3.3 INCREASED-CURRENT ARC STARTING "HOT – START" .................................. 12
3.4 REDUCED-VOLTAGE WELDING MODE "ARC-FORCE" ..................................... 13
3.5 PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTRODE STICKING "ANTI-STICK" ..................... 14
3.6
SETTING THE SLOPE OF THE VOLT-AMPERE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE
WELDING UNIT ..........................................................................................................
14
3.7 SHORT ARC WELDING MODE ................................................................................. 14
3.8 REDUCTION OF OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE ......................................................... 14
3.9 WELDING AT PULSE WELDING CURRENT .......................................................... 15
4. ARGON ARC WELDING PROCESS (TIG) ............................................................ 16
4.1 ARGON ARC WELDING PROCESS WITH TIG-LIFT FUNCTION ........................ 16
4.1.1 PREPARING THE WELDING UNIT FOR OPERATION .......................................... 16
4.1.2 OPERATIONAL CYCLE OF THE WELDING PROCESS TIG – LIFT .................... 17
4.1.3 TIG – LIFT CONTACT ARC STARTING FUNCTION ............................................. 17
4.2 ARGON ARC WELDING PROCESS WITH TIG-2T FUNCTION ............................ 18
4.2.1 PREPARING THE WELDING UNIT FOR OPERATION .......................................... 18
4.2.2 OPERATIONAL CYCLE OF THE WELDING PROCESS WITH TIG-2T ............... 19
4.2.3 TIG-2T CONTACTLESS ARC STARTING FUNCTION .......................................... 19
4.3 ARGON ARC WELDING PROCESS WITH TIG-4T FUNCTION ............................ 20
4.3.1 PREPARING THE WELDING UNIT FOR OPERATION .......................................... 20
4.3.2 OPERATIONAL CYCLE OF THE WELDING PROCESS WITH TIG-4T .............. 21
4.3.3 TIG-4T CONTACTLESS ARC STARTING FUNCTION .......................................... 21
4.4 PRE-WELDING GAS PURGING ................................................................................ 22
4.5 INITIAL CURRENT (PILOT ARC CURRENT) SETTING ....................................... 22
4.6 LINEAR INCREASE OF WELDING CURRENT ....................................................... 22