Fronius TransPocket 1500 RC - English

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Contents
General remarks ............................................................................................................................................ 3
Principle of the TP 1500 ............................................................................................................................ 3
Machine concept ........................................................................................................................................... 4
General remarks ....................................................................................................................................... 4
TP 1500 RC .............................................................................................................................................. 4
TP 1500 TIG ............................................................................................................................................. 4
VRD .......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Areas of use .................................................................................................................................................. 5
Electrode welding ..................................................................................................................................... 5
TIG welding ............................................................................................................................................... 5
Controls and connections .............................................................................................................................. 6
Safety ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
Power source............................................................................................................................................ 6
Before putting the power source into service .................................................................................................. 8
Safety ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
Utilisation for intended purpose only ......................................................................................................... 8
Machine set-up regulations ....................................................................................................................... 8
Mains connection ..................................................................................................................................... 8
Rod electrode welding .................................................................................................................................... 9
Safety ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
Preparation ............................................................................................................................................... 9
Select process ......................................................................................................................................... 9
Set the welding amperage, ignite the arc .................................................................................................10
Funktion Hot-Start....................................................................................................................................10
Anti-Stick function....................................................................................................................................10
TIG welding ................................................................................................................................................... 11
Safety ...................................................................................................................................................... 11
General .................................................................................................................................................... 11
Preparation .............................................................................................................................................. 11
Setting the gas-flow rate ..........................................................................................................................12
Selecting the process ..............................................................................................................................12
Setting the welding amperage, igniting the arc ........................................................................................12
TIG comfort-stop function.........................................................................................................................13
The set-up menu ........................................................................................................................................... 16
Possible settings and adjustments .......................................................................................................... 16
Function principle ....................................................................................................................................16
Setting the parameters ............................................................................................................................16
"Arc force" parameter (for the rod-electrode welding process) ..................................................................17
"Characteristic" parameter (for the rod-electrode welding process with CEL electrodes)..........................17
TIG comfort-stop parameter (for the TIG welding process) .......................................................................18
"Frequency" parameter (for the TIG pulsed-arc welding process) .............................................................19
Table of factory settings for parameters ...................................................................................................19
Generator-powered operation ........................................................................................................................19
Requirements ..........................................................................................................................................19
Care, maintenance and disposal ...................................................................................................................20
General remarks ......................................................................................................................................20
Every start-up ..........................................................................................................................................20
Every 2 months........................................................................................................................................20
Every 6 months........................................................................................................................................20
Disposal ...................................................................................................................................................20
Technical Data ..............................................................................................................................................21
Safety ......................................................................................................................................................21
TP 1500, TP 1500 VRD, TP 1500 RC, TP 1500 TIG, TP 1500 TIG VRD ...................................................21