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ARCMASTER 185 AC/DC
6-2 Feb r ua r y 20, 2006
6.01 Stick Welding
· Connect wo r k lead to negative te r minal
· Connect elect r ode lead to positive te r minal
· Switch machine on
· Set AC o r DC weld cu rr ent. If AC is selected then set
AC FREQ to 60Hz & WAVE BALANCE to 50%.
· Set Cont r acto r
· Connect r emote cont r ol device if r equi r ed
Use the Sc r oll Buttons to move to the pa r amete r to be
set. The LED will show which function is being adjusted
on the weld sequence g
r aph. Use the cont r ol knob to
adjust each pa r amete r .
· Set HOT START
· Set WELD cu rr ent
Commence welding
6.02 AC or DC HF TIG Welding
· Connect wo r k lead to positive te r minal
· Connect TIG to r ch to negative te r minal
· Switch machine on
· Set AC o r DC weld cu rr ent. If AC is selected then set
AC FREQ & WAVE BALANCE
·
Connect r emote cont r ol device if r equi r ed
Use the Sc r oll Buttons to move to the pa r amete r to be
set. The LED will show which function is being adjusted
on the weld sequence g
r aph. Use the cont r ol knob to
adjust each pa r amete r .
· Set PRE-FLOW time
· Set HOT START cu rr ent
· Set
POST-FLOW time
· Set (WELD) PEAK CUR cu rr ent
· Set POST-FLOW time
Slope Mode Pa r amete r s if r equi r ed
· Set INITIAL CUR cu rr ent
· Set UP SLOPE time
· Set (WELD) PEAK CUR cu rr ent
· Set
BASE cu
rr ent
· Set DOWN SLOPE time
· Set CRATER CUR cu rr ent
Pulse Mode pa r amete r s if r equi r ed
· Set PULSE WIDTH % fo r PEAK CURRENT
· Set PEAK CURRENT
· Set PULSE FREQ
Commence welding