Stepper Data
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Modified: 9/17/08
MedWeld 4000 Operator’s Guide
M-032116 Programs #T03300, #T02300 and #T02400
Because the stepper is linear, if a step is programmed to add 3% current
over 100 welds, it will actually add 1% after 33 welds, and another 1%
after 66 welds. (Heat is added in minimum increments of 1%, based on
the function selected.) By the 100th weld, the stepper is adding the full
3% current boost to the amount of current programmed in the weld
function.
At the end of a weld schedule, the control will verify the stepper that
was activated to see which group it belongs to. The control then bumps
up the weld count on all steppers that are associated to the group. (Use
the DEP-100S or other programming device to assign steppers to a
group.)
For example, if one gun (tips) was used to several different schedules
using different steppers, grouping allows you to automatically
increment the stepper for every schedule in the group every time the gun
is fired.
When the control completes the last weld in the last step, the electrode
tips must be dressed and the stepper reset.
To use the linear stepper, you must include Function #82 as the
first
function in the weld schedule.
NOTE:
The stepper is not active during every weld function: it is incremented
only when you execute the following functions that provide weld current:
20
WELD 00 CY 00 %I
25
WELD 00 CY 00.0%I
26
WELD 00 HALF CYCLES 00.0%I
30
WELD 00 CY 00000 AMPS
36
WELD 00 HALF CYCLES 00000 AMPS
40
SLOPE 00 CY 00% TO 00% I
45
SLOPE 00 CY 00000 AMPS TO 00000 AMPS
Default Linear
Stepper Profile
As shipped from the factory, the linear steppers use this profile by
default:
START OF STEPPER
STEP #01 00 % 0000 AMPS 0000 WELDS
STEP #02 00 % 0000 AMPS 0000 WELDS
STEP #03 00 % 0000 AMPS 0000 WELDS
STEP #04 00 % 0000 AMPS 0000 WELDS
STEP #05 00 % 0000 AMPS 0000 WELDS
STEPPER GROUP #01
END OF STEPPER
Use one of the programming methods (DEP-100S, WSS or
WebVIEW
)
to change the stepper profile to the values required by your application.