
CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION
875DP/500DP/500HV DUAL PULSE
RESISTANCE WELDING POWER SUPPLIES
990-290
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Non Unitek Peco Air Actuated Weld Heads
Users of air actuated weld heads not manufactured by Unitek Peco should connect the air solenoid valve
on the head or regulator valve assembly to either the appropriate 24 volt or 115 volt pins of the
receptacle on the rear of the power supply. Refer to Appendix A under
Control Signals
for detailed
information.
Air Actuated Weld Heads without Force Firing Switches
Users of air actuated weld heads not having force firing switches must use sufficient squeeze time to
allow the head to close and to apply the proper force to the workpieces.
Second Air Head
Connect the solenoid air valve of a second air actuated Unitek Peco weld head to the AIR VALVE
DRIVER 2 receptacle.
Only weld heads with 4-pin 24 VAC connectors can be plugged directly into the
power supply.
Users of air actuated weld heads not manufactured by Unitek Peco should connect the air solenoid valve
on the head, or regulator valve assembly, to the appropriate 24 volt pins of the receptacle on the rear of
the power supply. Refer to Appendix A under
Control Signals
for detailed information.
Footswitch
Connect either a 1-Level or 2-Level Footswitch to the FOOTSWITCH receptacle located on the rear panel.
The power supply will automatically recognize which type Unitek Peco Footswitch has been connected.
1-Level Footswitch
When the operator fully depresses the 1-level footswitch, the power supply will energize the air valve on
the weld head. The upper electrode will close and apply force to the workpiece. If the operator releases
the footswitch before the weld head applies the preset firing force, the power supply will remove the
voltage from the air valve and the upper electrode will return to the open position.
If the FOOTSWITCH WELD ABORT option has been set to ON by changing the status on the
OPTIONS menu, the welding sequence will be terminated if the footswitch is released before the
welding sequence is completed.
If the FOOTSWITCH WELD ABORT option has been set to OFF, the welding process will continue to
its conclusion, regardless of the position of the footswitch, once the preset firing force has been applied
to the workpiece by the upper electrode of the weld head.