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PSI PRO 315 A 400 V DC MIG/MAG TIG/MMA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
GENERAL INFORMATION ......................................................................................
4
1.1.
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS ..........................................................................
5
1.2.
CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS ...........................................................................
7
2.
SETTING THE WELDING UNIT INTO OPERATION ............................................
8
2.1
PROPER USE ..............................................................................................................
9
2.2
REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTALLATION ................................................................
9
2.3.
CONNECTION TO A POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM ..................................................
9
2.4.
REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET .............................................
10
3.
MANUAL COVERED-ELECTRODE ARC WELDING PROCESS (MMA) .... 10
3.1
PREPARING THE WELDING UNIT FOR OPERATION ........................................
10
3.2
OPERATIONAL CYCLE OF THE MANUAL ARC WELDING PROCESS ...........
11
3.3.
INCREASED-CURRENT ARC STARTING .............................................................
11
3.4.
REDUCED-VOLTAGE WELDING MODE ..............................................................
12
3.5.
PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTRODE STICKING ..............................................
12
3.6.
SETTING THE SLOPE OF THE VOLT-AMPERE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE
WELDING UNIT ........................................................................................................
13
3.7.
SHORT ARC WELDING MODE ...............................................................................
13
3.8.
REDUCTION OF OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE ........................................................
13
3.9.
WELDING AT PULSE WELDING CURRENT ........................................................
13
4.
ARGON ARC WELDING PROCESS (TIG) .......................................................... 15
4.1.
PREPARING THE WELDING UNIT FOR OPERATION TIG – LIFT ....................
15
4.2
OPERATIONAL CYCLE OF THE WELDING PROCESS TIG – LIFT ...................
16
4.2.1
TIG-LIFT CONTACT ARC STARTING FUNCTION ..............................................
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4.3
OPERATIONAL CYCLE OF THE WELDING PROCESS WITH TIG-2T ..............
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4.3.1
OPERATIONAL CYCLE OF THE WELDING PROCESS WITH TIG-2T ..............
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4.3.2
TIG-2T CONTACTLESS ARC STARTING FUNCTION .........................................
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4.4.
PREPARING THE WELDING UNIT FOR OPERATION TIG – 4T ........................
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4.4.1
OPERATIONAL CYCLE OF THE WELDING PROCESS WITH TIG-4T ..............
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4.4.2
TIG-4T CONTACTLESS ARC STARTING FUNCTION .........................................
20
4.5
INITIAL CURRENT (PILOT ARC CURRENT) SETTING ......................................
20
4.6
LINEAR INCREASE OF WELDING CURRENT .....................................................
20
4.7.
LINEAR DECREASE OF WELDING CURRENT ....................................................
21
4.8.
WELDING CRATER CURRENT ...............................................................................
21
4.9.
WELDING AT PULSE WELDING CURRENT ........................................................
21
5.
SEMIAUTOMATIC ARC WELDING PROCESS (MIG/MAG) ......................... 22
5.1.
PREPARING THE WELDING UNIT FOR OPERATION ........................................
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