Fronius FlexTrack 45 - Placing the welding carriage on a straight rail

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Commissioning the welding carriage
Placing the
welding carriage
on a straight rail
1. Remove the remote control. The welding carriage must be installed on the guide
rail without the remote control.
2. Coupling and levers for the rollers in the "OFF" position.
3. Lift the welding carriage using the handles and place it on the rails.
4. Set the lever for the moving pressure rollers to the "ON" position.
5. Set the lever for the stationary pressure rollers to ON. (Reverse the procedure for
removal).
6. Manually pull the welding carriage along the full length of the rail once to check
whether the welding torch remains at a constant distance from the workpiece. If
the distance is not constant, set the correct distance "M" on the relevant bridges.
7. Push the welding carriage along the rail. At the same time, set the coupling to the
"ON" position to engage the gearbox unit with the openings on the guide rail.
8. Check the following switches on the remote control:
- Welding mode switch in position "0"
- Change direction / stop switch in the central position.
9. Connect the cables:
- Plug in the connecting lead to the power source (1) at the control box and
power source.
- Connect the remote control to the control box using the control line (2) (purple
cable).
- Connect the welding carriage to the control box using the control line (3) (pur-
ple cable).
- Connect the control box to the grid (4).
10. Set the mains switch on the control box to ON.
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