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| OPERATION |
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| GTAW (TIG) WELDING |
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| The POWER FEED® / Power Wave system is excellent | ||||
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| for Touch Start TIG welding. |
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| The system supports TIG torches with or without gas | ||||
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| control valves. TIG torches with gas control valves con- | ||||
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| nect directly to the gas flow regulator. For TIG torches | ||||
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| without gas control valves, connect the output gas | ||||
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| hose on the wire feeder to the TIG torch gas hose. | ||||
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| The wire feeder gas solenoid may be enabled or dis- | ||||
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| abled by parameter P.8 in the | ||||
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| operations section. |
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Touch Start | TIG | No Foot / Hand Amptrol |
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Weld Sequence |
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| 1. Adjust the arc amperage with the left knob | 1. Adjust the maximum arc amperage with |
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| on the display panel. |
| the left knob on the display panel. | ||
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| 2. Turn the right knob on the display panel | 2. Touch the tungsten to the work piece. | |||
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| until the Output Control is ON. Gas will | 3. | Press the foot pedal or slide the hand | ||
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| start to flow. |
| amptrol a slight amount. Gas will start to | ||
TIG torches without | 3. Touch the tungsten to the work piece. |
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4. Lift the tungsten to create an arc and weld. | 4. | Lift the tungsten to create an arc. | ||||
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| 5. Stop welding by turning the Output Control | 5. | Regulate the arc current with the foot | ||
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| to OFF, or by pulling away the tungsten |
| pedal or hand amptrol. | ||
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| from the work. | 6. | Stop welding by releasing the foot pedal or | ||
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| 6. Gas flow will continue for a short time and |
| hand amptrol, or by pulling the tungsten | ||
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| 7. | Gas will continue for a short time and then | ||
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| 1. Adjust the arc amperage with the left knob | 1. Adjust the maximum arc amperage with | |||
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| the left knob on the display panel. | ||
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| 2. Turn the right knob on the display panel | 2. Touch the tungsten to the work piece. | |||
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| until the Output Control is ON. | 3. | Press the foot pedal or slide the hand | ||
TIG torches | with | 3. Open the gas valve on the TIG torch. |
| amptrol a slight amount. | ||
4. Touch the tungsten to the work piece. | 4. Open the gas valve on the TIG torch. | |||||
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| 5. Lift the tungsten to create an arc and weld. | 5. | Lift the tungsten to create an arc. | ||
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| 6. Stop welding by turning the Output Control | 6. | Regulate the arc current with the foot | ||
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| to OFF, or by pulling away the tungsten |
| pedal or hand amptrol. | ||
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| from the work. | 7. | Stop welding by releasing the foot pedal or | ||
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| 7. Close the gas valve on the TIG torch. |
| hand amptrol, or by pulling the tungsten | ||
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| away from the work. | ||
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| 8. | Close the gas valve on the TIG torch. | ||
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