viii ArcGlide THC Instruction Manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Maintenance .............................................................................................................................................................................4-1
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................................4-3
Lifter routine maintenance ........................................................................................................................................................................4-3
Carriage .............................................................................................................................................................................................4-3
Sealing strip ......................................................................................................................................................................................4-4
Cable connections ..........................................................................................................................................................................4-5
System grounding ...........................................................................................................................................................................4-5
Flow of ArcGlide operations ...................................................................................................................................................................4-6
Common cutting faults ..........................................................................................................................................................................4-10
How to optimize cut quality ..................................................................................................................................................................4-11
Plasma set-up tips ......................................................................................................................................................................4-11
Maximize the life of consumable parts .....................................................................................................................................4-11
Additional factors of cut quality .................................................................................................................................................4-12
Additional improvements ...........................................................................................................................................................4-13
Update ArcGlide software ....................................................................................................................................................................4-14
Download through Phoenix software .......................................................................................................................................4-14
Download from a laptop ..............................................................................................................................................................4-14
Operator tests..........................................................................................................................................................................................4-15
Problems and solutions .........................................................................................................................................................................4-16
Troubleshooting routines ......................................................................................................................................................................4-19
Edge Pro will not communicate with HPR power supply ...................................................................................................4-19
Error message troubleshooting ...........................................................................................................................................................4-20
Printed circuit board (PCB) block diagrams ....................................................................................................................................4-41
ArcGlide PCBs ........................................................................................................................................................................................4-43
HMI processor (228581) ...........................................................................................................................................................4-43
HMI 7-segment display interface (228582) ..........................................................................................................................4-45
THC controller interface (228577) ..........................................................................................................................................4-46
THC processor (228578) ..........................................................................................................................................................4-51
Discrete plasma interface (228576) ........................................................................................................................................4-55
Hypernet plasma interface (141161) ......................................................................................................................................4-59
Lifter interface (228580) ............................................................................................................................................................ 4-61
PARTS LIST...............................................................................................................................................................................5-1
Lifter parts ....................................................................................................................................................................................................5-2
THC controller parts..................................................................................................................................................................................5-4
HMI parts .....................................................................................................................................................................................................5-5
Plasma interface PCB ...............................................................................................................................................................................5-6
Wiring Diagrams .....................................................................................................................................................................6-1
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................................6-1
Wiring diagram symbols ...........................................................................................................................................................................6-1