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The picture below shows an overview of the set-up settings, taking the control panel of
the CastoTIG 1702 / 2202 AC/DC as an example. A detailed description of these settings
will be found in the following sections: “The set-up menu: Level 1” and “The set-up
menu: Level 2”.
“Set-up menu: Level 1” contains all the set-up parameters that have an immediate effect
upon the welding process.
“Set-up menu: Level 2” contains all the set-up parameters needed for making the preli-
minary settings on the welding machine.
TIG set-up parameters:
GPr ..... Gas pre-flow
G-L ..... Gas post-flow at minimum wel-
ding amperage
G-H..... Gas post-flow at maximum
welding amperage
SPt ..... Spot-welding time
F-P ..... Pulsing frequency
dcY ..... Ratio of pulse duration to back-
ground current duration*
)
I-G ...... Background current *
)
FAC .... Reset
2nd ..... Second level
AC / polarity reversal set-up parameters:
ACF .... AC-frequency
2nd ..... 2nd level
Rod-electrode set-up parameters:
dYn ..... Dynamic (arc-force) correction
HCU ... HotStarting current
Hti ....... HotStart time
FAC .... Reset the welding machine
2nd ..... Second level
2nd ..... Second level
ASt ...... Anti-stick
ELn ..... Characteristic-selection function
2nd ..... Second level:
SFS .... Special 4-step mode
C-C ..... Cooling-unit control
HFt ..... High-frequency ignition
Ito ....... Ignition time-out until safety cut-
out after abortive ignition attempt
Arc ...... Time-out until safety cut-out after
arc-break
2nd ..... 2nd level:
PoS .... Positive half-wave
nEG .... Negative half-wave
*
)
Only selectable when F-P is not set to “OFF”
The set-up menu
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