Castolin Eutectic CastoTIG - Table of Contents

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Contents
General remarks ........................................................................................................................................... 4
Basic system principle.............................................................................................................................. 4
Areas of utilisation .................................................................................................................................... 4
Machine concept ...................................................................................................................................... 4
Minimum equipment needed for welding....................................................................................................... 5
General remarks ...................................................................................................................................... 5
TIG-AC welding ........................................................................................................................................ 5
TIG-DC welding........................................................................................................................................ 5
Rod electrode (MMA) welding .................................................................................................................. 5
System components ...................................................................................................................................... 6
General remarks ...................................................................................................................................... 6
Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 6
Control panel ................................................................................................................................................. 7
Overwiew ................................................................................................................................................. 7
General remarks ...................................................................................................................................... 8
CastoTIG 1702/2202 AC/DC control panel .............................................................................................. 8
CastoTIG 2201 DC control panel ........................................................................................................... 13
Connections, switches and system add-ons ............................................................................................... 17
CastoTIG 1702/2202 AC/DC .................................................................................................................. 17
CastoTIG 2201 DC ................................................................................................................................ 18
Before putting the power source into service .............................................................................................. 19
Safety ..................................................................................................................................................... 19
Utilisation for intended purpose only ...................................................................................................... 19
Machine set-up regulations .................................................................................................................... 19
Mains connection ................................................................................................................................... 19
Generator-powered operation ................................................................................................................ 19
Putting the machine into service ................................................................................................................. 20
General remarks .................................................................................................................................... 20
Remarks on the cooling unit................................................................................................................... 20
Connecting up the gas cylinder .............................................................................................................. 20
Establishing a connection to the workpiece ........................................................................................... 21
Mounting the welding torch .................................................................................................................... 21
TIG operating modes .................................................................................................................................. 22
General remarks .................................................................................................................................... 22
Symbols and their explanations ............................................................................................................. 22
2-step ..................................................................................................................................................... 23
Spot welding ........................................................................................................................................... 24
4-step ..................................................................................................................................................... 25
4-step with intermediate lowering ........................................................................................................... 26
Special 4-step: Variant 1 ........................................................................................................................ 27
Welding torch with standard functionality ............................................................................................... 28
Welding torch with up / down functionality ............................................................................................. 29
TIG welding ................................................................................................................................................. 30
Safety ..................................................................................................................................................... 30
Tooling up ............................................................................................................................................... 30
Selecting the operating mode ................................................................................................................ 30
Selecting the process (CastoTIG 1702 /2202 AC/DC) ........................................................................... 31
Cap-shaping (CastoTIG 1702 /2202 AC/DC) .........................................................................................31
Setting the parameters ........................................................................................................................... 31
Setting the shielding-gas flow rate ......................................................................................................... 31
Arc ignition - generalremarks ................................................................................................................. 31
HF ignition .............................................................................................................................................. 32
Touchdown ignition ................................................................................................................................. 33
Ignition time-out function ........................................................................................................................ 34
Arc-break watchdog function ................................................................................................................. 34
TIG pulsing ............................................................................................................................................. 34