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Page 1: ...RIESLIMITED ACN 004 547 Ill Head Office and International Sales 5 Allan Street Melrose Park South Australia 5039 Telephone 08 8276 6494 Facsimile 08 8276 6327 OWNERS MANUAL VORTEX AD15 MODELS VRADl5 0...

Page 2: ...ion the Safe Practices section atthe back of this manual must be read completely This will help to avoid possible injury due to misuseor improper welding applications CONTENTS Sec 1 Introduction 3 Sec...

Page 3: ...t an ideal electrode for all general mild steel applications Austarc 13S Classification E4113 A smooth running electrode with a soft arc particularly suited to light sheetmetal and smooth mitre fillet...

Page 4: ...embly 5 metre m HAl01 185 ArgonRegulator andFlowGauge AA53 015 MMAW Welding Lead Kit 5 metre 3 SPECIFICATIONS 240 Volt Single Phase Package VRAD15 0 Primary Voltage 240 Volts Ac IO 50160 Hz Maximum Pr...

Page 5: ...machine is energised that is when electrical mains power is connected to the welder and the ONlOFF switch to ON is set 2 FAULT INDICATOR Red LED 2 is illuminated if any of the following faults have o...

Page 6: ...ion to 70 maximum cleaning 9 AC DC MODE SELECTION SWITCH AC output mode is selectedwhen set to the lower position DC mode when set to the upper position I O TORCH SWITCH MODE SELECTOR When set to the...

Page 7: ...r during arcing For this reason Australian standards allow the fuse or circuit breaker supplying a welder toberatedat up to twice therated input current of thewelder AS3000 clause 2 4 3 4 If the equip...

Page 8: ...and good weld appearance An arc which is toolongcauses an unwieldyflow of metalwith a rough weld appearanceandreducedpenetration Anarc too short leads to a narrowweld deposit and stuttery arc charact...

Page 9: ...r 5 minutes prior to welding The gas flow rate for welding should be set in the range2 5 litredmin For DC GTAW the tungsten electrode shouldbe a 1 2 Thoriated type This will providethe best arc initia...

Page 10: ...sed LETHAL VOLTAGESare present on the electrical components enclosed Care should be taken to prevent excessive build up of dust and dirt within the welding power source It is recommended that at regul...

Page 11: ...VORTEX AD15 OWNERS MANUAL Page I1 I O SERVICE INFORMATION CIRCUIT DIAGRAM VRADl5 0 Y Y I I N V 0 r FIGURE 5 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM SINGLE PHASE...

Page 12: ...Page 12 VORTEX AD15 OWNERS MANUAL CIRCUIT DIAGRAM VRADIS l l L L f 7 FIGURE 6 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM THREE PHASE...

Page 13: ...VORTEX AD15 OWNERS MANUAL Page 13 PARIS DIAGRAM FIGURE 7 PARTS DIAGRAM...

Page 14: ...29 VR05 04 202 Inductance 030 VR15 14 119 Snubber card 031 VR01 15 010 Handle 034 VR12 06 101 Condenser 035 VR08 25 053 Fuse VR08 25 301 Fuse holder 036 VR09 05 001 Solenoid valve 037 VR14 10 155 Diod...

Page 15: ...witch closes thentheweldingcurrentsettingincreases beginning at thelevelset by potentiometer 1 reaching the levelset by control2 at the fully depressed position Foot current control is particularly ad...

Page 16: ...ng current decreases to zero over a second timed period 0 10 secs as adjusted by control5 UPSLOPE I DOWNSLOPE WITH CURRENT PULSING This mode combines Upslope and Downslope with weld current pulsing wh...

Page 17: ...VORTEX AD15 OWNERS MANUAL Page 17 0 o n S n 0 5 L 0 5 n d 7 FIGURE 10 REMOTE PULSING CONTROL...

Page 18: ...rn but can be more severe and painful Wear protective clothing leather or heat resistant gloves hat andsafety toe boots Button shirt collar and pocketflaps and wearcuffless trousers to avoid entry of...

Page 19: ...dingbuildingconstruction are within 10 metres m Combustibles are furtherthan 10 metres but can be ignited by sparks Openings concealed or visible in floors or walls within 10 metres may expose i combu...

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