4: INSTALLATION
1. Open the electrical cabinet and identify the Tormach
THCT Board (PN 39096).
2. Select a piece of sheet metal to use as a test workpiece.
Connect it to the ground clamp.
3. Jog the torch downwards in Z until the torch cap contacts
the workpiece. Watch LED D8 on the bottom left of the
board. If the LED lights up when the workpiece contacts
the torch cap, the THCT board is measuring contact
between the cap and ground as intended.
4. If the LED did not light up, identify adjustment screw
RV1 on the THCT board (indicated by the arrow in the
image above). Increase the sensitivity by rotating the
screw clockwise, 1/16th turn at a time until the
workpiece is detected.
5. Splash a small puddle of water onto your workpiece. Jog
the torch cap down until it is contacting the water
but
not
the workpiece itself. If the LED is on, your THCT
sensitivity is too high. Decrease the sensitivity 1/16th of
a turn at a time until the LED goes out.
If you have trouble adjusting the ohmic probing system or the
LED never comes on, go to "Ohmic Probing" (page 64) in the
Troubleshooting section.
4.13.2 Set Physical Touch Switch Trigger Depth
The torch lifter head on the 1300PL contains a spring-loaded
switch to serve as a backup for ohmic probing or to be used
when ohmic probing is inconvenient. The spring compresses a
certain distance in Z before triggering. This distance must be
measured and input on the
Settings
tab in PathPilot.
Use the procedure in "Plasma Settings Reference" (page 48) to
measure and set the trigger depth.
4.14 SET UP THE PATHPILOT CONTROLLER
Before operating your machine, configure in PathPilot the date,
time, keyboard language, and — if applicable — the optional
Note:
Detailed information on configuring and using
the PathPilot controller is provided in the PathPilot
manual at tormach.com/support..
4.14.1 Specify the Date and Time
1. From the PathPilot interface, on the
Main
tab, in the
MDI Line
DRO field, type
ADMIN DATE
. Then select the
Enter
key.
The
Time and Date Settings
dialog box displays.
2. Complete the fields in the
Time and Date Settings
dialog
box, and then select
Close
.
4.14.2 Specify the Keyboard Language
By default, the keyboard language is set to English.
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