TIG welding
Safety
WARNING!
Operating the equipment incorrectly can cause serious injury and damage.
Do not use the functions described here until you have fully read and understood the fol-
lowing documents:
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These Operating Instructions
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All the Operating Instructions for the system components, especially the safety rules
WARNING!
An electric shock can be fatal.
If the device is plugged into the mains during installation, there is a high risk of very seri-
ous injury and damage. Only carry out work on the device when:
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The mains switch is in the "O" position
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The device is unplugged from the mains
General
NOTE!
Do not use pure tungsten electrodes (colour-coded green) if the TIG welding or
TIG pulsed arc welding process is selected.
The following applies to the TP 2500/3500 TIG power source: The complete functional
range for TIG welding can only be guaranteed if using the TTG 2200 TCS welding torch.
Preparations
1.
Plug the current plug of the TIG welding torch into the "minus" current socket and
twist it clockwise to latch it into place
2.
Plug the grounding cable into the (+) current socket and turn it clockwise to latch it in
place
3.
Tool up the welding torch (see the Operating Instructions for the torch)
4.
Connect the following to the remote control connection socket (TP 2500/3500 TIG):
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Remote control
5.
Establish a grounding (earthing) connection to the workpiece
6.
Attach pressure regulator to the gas cylinder
If using a gas-valve torch:
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Connect the gas hose to the pressure regulator
If using welding torch TTG 2200 TCS (TP 2500/3500 TIG only):
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Connect pressure regulator to the shielding gas connection socket using gas
hose
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Tighten the union nut
7.
Open the gas cylinder valve
8.
Plug in the mains plug
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