4 GAS METAL ARC WELDING
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GAS METAL ARC WELDING
The process is available for certain machine types.
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During Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), an arc melts a continuously supplied wire. The weld
pool is protected by shielding gas.
When the Gas Metal Arc Welding
GMAW
process is selected, you can choose between two
control methods by marking
REGULATION TYPE
using the positioning knob and pressing
ENTER. Choose between constant amperage
CA
or constant wire feed
CW
, see explanation
in "CA, constant amperage" and "CW, constant wire feed".
GMAW
PROCESS
REGULATION TYPE
WIRE TYPE
WIRE DIMENSION
CONFIGURATION►
TOOLS►
GMAW
CA
Fe SOLID
0.8 mm
QUIT
CA
CW
4.1
Settings for gas metal arc welding
Settings
Setting range
In steps of
Value after
resetting
Arc voltage
*
14 -50 V
0.1 V (1V)
30 V
Welding current
*
(CA)
0 - 3200 A
1 A
500 A
Wire feed speed
*
(CW)
0 - 2500 cm/min
1 cm/min
100 cm/min
Travel speed
*
0 - 200 cm/min
1 cm/min
30 cm/min
Welding direction
▲-■
-
■
Start data
2)
Gas pre/flow
0 - 99.0 s
0.1 s
0.2 s
Start adjust
Min = 50%
1%
100%
Start type
Direct
or
Scratch
-
Direct
Wire creep start
Auto
or
Set speed -
Auto
Wire creep start speed
0 - 1000 cm/min
1 cm/min
20 cm/min
Start phases
OFF
or
ON
-
OFF
Open-circuit voltage
OFF
or
ON
-
OFF
Maximum open-circuit voltage
5 - 60 V
0.1 V
50 V
Stop data
Gas post-flow
0 - 99.0 s
0.1 s
0.2 s
Crater filling
OFF
or
ON
-
OFF