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12.2 TIG welding process
Switch on the system
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Switch on the system at the main switch 6.
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Press button
50
(Control Pro) or 58 (BasicPlus) re
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peatedly until the desired TIG operating mode is se-
lected.
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The TIG symbol (LED 44) lights up.
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Press button 30 to turn the Pulse function on or off.
(Control Pro)
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Use control knob 56 to set the desired welding cur-
rent.
TIG welding current
Range
Factory
setting
Welding current I1
10 to 350 A
100
Tab. 3: TIG welding current
Arc ignition
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Open the valve 19 on the TIG welding torch.
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Briefly touch the workpiece with the tip of the elec
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trode at the point to be welded.
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Lift the electrode a little.
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The arc burns between the workpiece and the elec-
trode.
Upslope
A short-circuit current of 60 A is used for igniting during
the TIG welding process. The upslope takes place with
115 A/s until the set welding current is reached.
Guideline values for the current intensity and
the gas quantity.
Tungsten electrode
diameter
[mm]
Current in-
tensity
[A]
Gas quantity
[l/min]
1,0
3...40
4
1,6
15...130
5...6
2,0
45...180
5...8
2,4
70...240
6...10
3,2
140...320
6...12
4,0
220...450
6...14
12.3 MIG welding process (MIG/MAG)
Switch on the system
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Switch on the system at the main switch 6.
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Press button 51 (Control Pro) or 58 (BasicPlus) re
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peatedly until the desired CV or CC (Control Pro) op-
erating mode has been selected.
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The CV or CC symbol (LED 45 or 46) lights up.
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Use control knob 56 to set the desired welding cur-
rent (CC) (Control Pro) or welding voltage (CV).