Paton STANDARDTIG-160, User Manual

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PATON StandardTIG DC MMA/TIG/MIG/MAG
Absolutely any independent wire feeder operating at a specific power supply
voltage of the built-in motor can serve as an external feed mechanism for wire feeding. For
this purpose, it must have its own power source, or be powered from the power source
voltage (however, this is a lower priority option, since very rarely such systems have a good
and stable wire feeding).
Caution! In the simplest case, carbon dioxide "CO2" is used as a shielding gas when
welding ferrous metals, and when welding aluminium, only inert gases such as argon “Ar”,
sometimes expensive helium “He” are suit
able. Alternatively, for stainless and high-alloy
steels, mixtures in various proportions “80% Ar+20% CO2” are often used.
Use of other gases is allowed only in agreement with the equipment manufacturer.
Preparation for operation:
- insert the ground cable into the socket of the source B "-" ;
- connect the ground cable to the workpiece;
- a pre-made power jumper with a cable cross-section of at least 16 mm
2
must be connected
to the socket of the source A "+", and the other end is connected to the power terminal of
the wire feeder, in each case it is individual, so it makes no sense to list all the options;
- connect the TIG torch to the wire feeder;
- install the reducing valve on a gas bottle with shielding gas "CO2" or "Ar + CO2" or "Ar";
- connect the gas hose to the gas cylinder reducing valve and the fitting on the wire feeder,
the connection method may be different;
- open the gas cylinder valve, check for air-tightness;
- connect the power supply unit of the wire feeder to the power supply mains (if the wire
feeder is independently powered);
- turn on the wire feeder with its own switch;
- connect the mains plug to the power supply;
- turn power switch
8 on the rear panel to the "I" position;
- use button 4 to set the MIG/MAG welding mode, the modes are switched in a circle;
- use buttons 2 to set the required welding voltage;
- set the required wire feeding speed on the wire feeder;
- if necessary, you can adjust additional functions of the welding process, see paragraph 6.1
for the order of switching.