TIP TIG - TIG 500 COMPACT, OPERATING MANUAL
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Unstable arc
Unsuitable or worn welding torch
equipment
- Adjust contact tip to wire diameter and -material and
replace if necessary
- Adjust wire guide to material in use, blow through and
replace if necessary
Material inclusions in the tungsten
electrode due to contact with filler
material or workpiece
-
Regrind or replace the tungsten electrode
Incompatible parameter settings
- Check settings and correct if necessary
Unsuitable or worn welding torch
equipment
- Adjust contact tip (cold wire/hot wire) to wire diameter,
blow through and replace if necessary
- Adjust wire guide to material in use, blow through and
replace if necessary
Contact tip blocked
- Clean, spray with anti-spatter spray and replace if
necessary
Setting the spool brake > see
chapter 6.3.4 Spool brake setting
- Check settings and correct if necessary
Setting pressure units > see
chapter 6.3.3 Inching the wire
electrode
- Check settings and correct if necessary
Worn wire rolls
- Check and replace if necessary
Wire feed motor without supply
voltage
- Check and replace fuse if necessary
Kinked hose packages
- Extend and lay out the torch hose package
Incompatible parameter settings
- Check settings and correct if necessary
Arc between gas nozzle and
workpiece (metal vapor on the gas
nozzle)
- Replace gas nozzle
