
ARCMASTER 185 AC/DC
Feb
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ua
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y 20, 2006
10-1
SECTION 10:
BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING
WARNING
The
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e a
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e ext
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emely dange
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ous voltages and powe
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levels p
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esent inside this p
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oduct. Do not attempt to
open o
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epai
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unless you a
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e an acc
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edited The
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mal A
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c Se
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vice Agent and you have had t
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aining in powe
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measu
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ements and t
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oubleshooting techniques.
If majo
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complex subassemblies a
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e faulty, then the Welding Powe
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Sou
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ce must be
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etu
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ned to an acc
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edited
The
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mal A
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c Se
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vice Agent fo
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epai
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.
The basic level of t
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oubleshooting is that which can be pe
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fo
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med without special equipment o
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knowledge.
10.01 TIG Welding Problems
Weld quality is dependent on the selection of the co
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ect consumables, maintenance of equipment and p
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ope
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welding technique.
Description
Possible
Cause
Remedy
1 Excessive bead build-up
o
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poo
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penet
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ation o
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poo
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fusion at edges
of weld.
Welding
cu
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ent is too low.
Inc
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ease weld cu
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ent and/o
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faulty joint p
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epa
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ation.
2 Weld bead too wide and
flat o
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unde
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cut at edges
of weld o
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excessive
bu
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n th
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ough.
Welding
cu
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ent is too high.
Dec
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ease weld cu
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ent.
3 Weld bead too small o
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insufficient penet
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ation o
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ipples in bead a
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e widely
spaced apa
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t.
T
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avel speed too fast.
Reduce t
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avel speed.
4 Weld bead too wide o
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excessive bead build up
o
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excessive penet
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ation
in butt joint.
T
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avel speed too slow.
Inc
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ease t
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avel speed.
5 Uneven leg length in
fillet joint.
W
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ong placement of fille
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od. Re-position
fille
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od.
Table 10-1: TIG Welding P
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oblems
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