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For a short time at the moment of arc striking, the welding current increases by the default
level of +40%.
Example: welding with Ø3mm electrode, the set main value of the welding current is 90A.
Result: The hot start current will be 90A + 40% = 126A.
In the advanced settings, you can change both the "Hot Start" power and the "Hot Start”
time. If necessary, do not increase the power and trigger time of the “Hot Start” too much,
because it requires a very strong power supply mains at high limit values, and in the absence
of good mains, the striking process will fail.
See paragraph 6.1 to change the value of any function in the current welding mode
3.3 “ARC - FORCE” FUNCTION
Advantages:
- increasing the stability of short-arc welding;
- improvement of the drop of metal transfer into the weld pool;
- improved arc striking;
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reduces the probability of electrode sticking, but this is not the “Anti - stick” function,
which will be discussed in the next paragraph;
- manual setting: allows you to set the function level to a minimum value, which slightly
reduces energy consumption, as well as the concentration of heat input when welding thin
metals, which reduces the probability of burning through, but also reduces the short-arc
stability (the unit becomes similar to a transformer source). You can also increase the
function to the maximum value for even greater short-arc stability, but this requires a better
power supply mains and increases the probability of burning the workpiece.
What helps to achieve this:
If the arc voltage is reduced below the minimum allowed for stable arcing, the welding
current increases by the default level of +40%.
In the advanced settings, you can change both the "Arc Force" power and the operation level
of the function. Unless required, do not increase the power and level of trigger of the "Arc-
Force", because this affects the operation of the "Anti-stick" function at large limit values,
especially when welding with thin electrodes less than Ø3.2 mm, which will be discussed in
the next paragraph.