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General ................................................................................................................................................. 37
TIG AC welding..................................................................................................................................... 37
TIG DC welding..................................................................................................................................... 37
MMA welding ........................................................................................................................................ 37
Before installation and commissioning....................................................................................................... 38
Safety.................................................................................................................................................... 38
Utilisation for intended purpose ............................................................................................................ 38
Setup regulations .................................................................................................................................. 38
Mains connection .................................................................................................................................. 38
Generator-powered operation............................................................................................................... 39
Information on system components ...................................................................................................... 39
Connecting the mains cable....................................................................................................................... 40
General ................................................................................................................................................. 40
Safety.................................................................................................................................................... 40
Connecting the mains cable.................................................................................................................. 40
Start-up ...................................................................................................................................................... 41
Safety.................................................................................................................................................... 41
Remarks on the cooling unit ................................................................................................................. 41
General ................................................................................................................................................. 41
Assembling the system components (overview)................................................................................... 42
Connecting the gas cylinder.................................................................................................................. 43
Connecting the welding torch to the power source and the cooling unit............................................... 44
Establishing a ground earth connection to the workpiece..................................................................... 44
Locking and unlocking the power source using the NFC key .................................................................... 45
General remarks ................................................................................................................................... 45
Restrictions ........................................................................................................................................... 45
Locking and unlocking the power source using the NFC key ............................................................... 45
Welding 47
TIG modes ................................................................................................................................................. 49
Safety.................................................................................................................................................... 49
Symbols and their explanations ............................................................................................................ 49
2-step mode .......................................................................................................................................... 50
4-step mode .......................................................................................................................................... 50
Spot welding ......................................................................................................................................... 51
TIG welding................................................................................................................................................ 52
Safety.................................................................................................................................................... 52
Preparatory work................................................................................................................................... 52
TIG welding........................................................................................................................................... 53
Welding parameters for TIG DC welding .............................................................................................. 54
Welding parameters for TIG AC welding .............................................................................................. 57
Igniting the arc ........................................................................................................................................... 62
General ................................................................................................................................................. 62
Igniting the arc using high frequency(HF ignition)................................................................................. 62
Touchdown ignition ............................................................................................................................... 63
Electrode overload ................................................................................................................................ 64
End of welding ...................................................................................................................................... 64
Ignition time out, TIG pulsing and tacking function .................................................................................... 65
Ignition timeout function ........................................................................................................................ 65
TIG pulsing............................................................................................................................................ 65
Tacking function.................................................................................................................................... 66
MMA welding ............................................................................................................................................. 67
Safety.................................................................................................................................................... 67
Preparatory work................................................................................................................................... 67
MMA welding ........................................................................................................................................ 68
Welding parameters for manual metal arc welding............................................................................... 69
Welding parameters for MMA welding with cellulose electrodes .......................................................... 71
Starting current >100% (HotStart) ........................................................................................................ 73
Starting current <100% (SoftStart)........................................................................................................ 74
Anti-stick function.................................................................................................................................. 74
EasyJob mode ........................................................................................................................................... 75
Storing EasyJob operating points ......................................................................................................... 75
Retrieving EasyJob operating points .................................................................................................... 76