CHAPTER 3: WELDING SYSTEM SET-UP
MODEL HF2 2 kHz HIGH FREQUENCY RESISTANCE WELDING POWER SUPPLY
990-057
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Select TRANSFORMER MODEL.
The TRANSFORMER MODEL screen
appears.
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Select MULTIPLE HEADS: OFF. If
the display reads ON, then press
[CHNG] until OFF is displayed.
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Select HEAD 1 : X3/4000-230.
X3/4000-230 is the default Transformer
Model number. Press [CHNG] until
the correct Transformer Model that you
have purchased appears.
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Press [RUN] to return to the Graphical RUN screen.
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Set the HF2 Weld Control front panel WELD/NO WELD switch to WELD.
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Make a test weld by pressing on the Weld Head foot actuator until the HF2 Weld Control fires.
The default WELD time of 1 ms and the default CURRENT of 0.5 kA may not be sufficient to
make a good weld.
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Press [PROG]. Use the vertical cursor
keys [
VW
] to increase the weld
CURRENT. Use the horizontal cursor
keys [ ] to increase or decrease the
WELD time. In this example, weld
CURRENT has been increased to 0.7
kA and WELD time has been increased
to 5ms.
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Press [SAVE] to save your program. You are now back in the Weld Graph RUN State.
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Make additional test welds and then reprogram WELD time and weld CURRENT as necessary
to make a good weld. Try to use the minimum time and current necessary to make a good weld
so that the weld joint heat affected zone will be minimized.
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Up to 128 different weld schedules can be created and saved. To recall any specific weld
schedule, press the up or down vertical arrow keys [
VW
] until the desired schedule number
appears on the display screen. A faster technique for recalling a specific schedule is to input
the Schedule number using the number keys.
