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B-23 OPERATIONB-23
MACHINE FUNCTIONALITY BY WELD PROCESS
STT AND STT II (SYNERGIC)
Use the following tables to review how the machine functions (output controls, arc control, Start options and weld options) for the weld modes listed in the top table.
STT AND STT II MODES
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STEEL | STT | Ar/CO2 | 109 | 125 | 125 | |||||
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OUTPUT CONTROL KNOBS (There is no Voltage control when STT welding.)
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| START OPTIONS |
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| 0 - 10 seconds | Adjusts the time the gas flows | ||||||||
WFS | AMPS | VOLTS | TRIM |
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DEPOSITION | DEPOSITION |
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PEAK CURRENT | Peak Current acts similar to an | Start Procedure | The | Start | Procedure | controls | ||||||
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| motes | good | fusion. | Higher |
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B A C K G R O U N D Background | Current controls | Crater Procedure | Crater Procedure controls the | |||||||||
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CURRENT | the overall heat input | in | the |
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TAIL OUT | Tail out provides additional | Burnback: | The burnback time is the amount of | |||||||||
0 to .25 Seconds | time that the weld output continues | |||||||||||
(STT ll MODES power | without | the | molten | |||||||||
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ONLY) | droplet | becoming too large. |
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| vents the wire from sticking in the | |||||||||||
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| 0 to 10 Seconds | tinue even if tigger is still pulled. | ||||||||||
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POWER FEED 10M SINGLE/DUAL