Fronius VR 1500 - Table of Contents

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Contents
Safety rules ................................................................................................................................................ 7
General ................................................................................................................................................. 7
Proper use ............................................................................................................................................ 7
Environmental conditions...................................................................................................................... 7
Obligations of the operator.................................................................................................................... 8
Obligations of personnel ....................................................................................................................... 8
Mains connection .................................................................................................................................. 8
Protecting yourself and others .............................................................................................................. 9
Danger from toxic gases and vapours .................................................................................................. 9
Danger from flying sparks ..................................................................................................................... 10
Risks from mains current and welding current...................................................................................... 10
Meandering welding currents................................................................................................................ 11
EMC Device Classifications .................................................................................................................. 11
EMC measures ..................................................................................................................................... 11
EMF measures...................................................................................................................................... 12
Specific hazards.................................................................................................................................... 12
Factors affecting welding results........................................................................................................... 13
Danger from shielding gas cylinders..................................................................................................... 13
Danger from escaping shielding gas..................................................................................................... 14
Safety measures at the installation location and during transport ........................................................ 14
Safety measures in normal operation ................................................................................................... 15
Commissioning, maintenance and repair.............................................................................................. 15
Safety inspection................................................................................................................................... 16
Disposal ................................................................................................................................................ 16
Safety symbols...................................................................................................................................... 16
Data protection...................................................................................................................................... 16
Copyright............................................................................................................................................... 16
General ...................................................................................................................................................... 17
General remarks ................................................................................................................................... 17
Application area .................................................................................................................................... 17
Warning notices on the device.............................................................................................................. 18
Options....................................................................................................................................................... 19
General remarks ................................................................................................................................... 19
Unreeling wirefeeders ........................................................................................................................... 19
Optional installation and conversion kits............................................................................................... 20
Expansions and versions ...................................................................................................................... 20
Controls, connections and mechanical components.................................................................................. 22
General remarks ................................................................................................................................... 22
Front of wirefeeder................................................................................................................................ 22
Rear of wire-feed unit............................................................................................................................ 23
Notes regarding the operation of the VR 1500 - 11 and VR 1500 - 12 ...................................................... 25
Cooling the wirefeeder motor................................................................................................................ 25
Welding current above 500 A................................................................................................................ 25
PMR 4000 push-pull option................................................................................................................... 25
Applications with unreeling wirefeeders................................................................................................ 25
TPS 7200 / 9000 applications with VR 1500 - 12 and unreeling wirefeeders ....................................... 25
Operating the VR 1500 - 12 .................................................................................................................. 26
Operating the VR 1500 - 12 with an unreeling wirefeeder .................................................................... 26
Connecting wire-feed unit to power source................................................................................................ 27
General remarks ................................................................................................................................... 27
Connecting the wirefeeder to the power source ................................................................................... 27
Fitting the welding torch ............................................................................................................................. 29
Welding torch connections.................................................................................................................... 29
Fit the welding torch.............................................................................................................................. 29
Fitting the welding torch - Tweco connection........................................................................................ 30
Inserting/replacing feed rollers................................................................................................................... 31
General remarks ................................................................................................................................... 31
USA wirefeeders ................................................................................................................................... 31
inserting/replacing feed rollers .............................................................................................................. 31
Feeding in the wire electrode..................................................................................................................... 32