Start-up
47
Selection button 2
cyc
le/4
cyc
le/cr
ate
r filling
/gas
t
est
se
rv
es
fo
r
se
lec
tion
of
2 cycle, 4 cycle
and
cra
ter filling.
If
the button is pushed for longer th
an
2 sees., the
gas test
is
started for approx. 30 sees.
48
The menu I
wel
ding curre
nt
control knob is used
for
:
•
The
se
lection
of
welding current,
wel
ding voltage
and
the
wire fe
ed
rate (press).
•
The
se
tting of welding current, welding voltage
and
the
wire feed
ra
te (turn).
• Calling up
the
secondary parameters (press for
2 sees.)
•
se
l
ect
ing
the
se
co
ndary parameters (rotate).
• selecting
the
secondary parameters (press).
• setting the secondary parameters (rotate).
49 The Crat
er
fi
lling LEDlights
up
if
the Cr
ater
filling
fu
nc
tion is
sel
ected
50
LED 2-stroke lights
up
if
you
se
le
ct the 2-stroke
mode
.
51 LED 4-stro
ke
lights up if
you
se
l
ec
t
the
4-stroke
mode
.
12.1 El
ectro
de
welding
process
~~~~~~
~~
Switch
on
the
system
:>
Switch on the
sys
tem at the
ma
in switch
6.
:>
Keep pressing button 44 until the desired electrode
operating fun
ct
ion is selected.
./
The
e
le
ctrode
MMA
or
CEL
(LED 42 or 43) li
ghts
u
p.
:>
Use control
kno
b 48 to set the desired welding cur-
rent.
Electrode 0 [mm]
Recommended current
In·
tenslty [A]
1.5 20
..
.40
2.0
35 .
..
60
2.5
45 ...
100
3.2 75 ... 140
4.0
13
0 .
..
190
5.0 180
...
280
6.0
230
...
370
80
290 .. .420
Tab.
1:
Electrode diameter - Electrode
CD
Please follow the electrode manufacturer's
instructions
Electrode welding cur-
Range
Factory set-
rent
ting
Welding
current
11
10
to 350A 100
Tab
. 2: Electrode welding current
LORCH
Arc
ignition
:>
Briefly touch the
wo
rkpiece at the
po
int
to
be
welded
us
ing
the
electrode and li
ft
the
electrode a little.
./
The arc burns between t
he
workpiece and the elec-
trode.
Hotstart
0 Ignition performance is
improve
d by
in
creasing t
he
welding current (Hotstart).
:>
Press the
ope
rating button
48
for 2 sees. to call up
the
s
ec
ondary parameters.
:>
Se
l
ec
t the secondary parameter Hotstart (Code "ISt")
by
rotating
the
control
kno
b 48.
:>
Confirm the secondary par
am
eter
by
pressing
the
con
trol knob 48.
:>
Set the
des
ired value
by
rotating the
con
trol knob
48
.
:>
Confirm t
he
setting by pressing the control knob 48.
:>
Repeat the operations for setting the Hotstart ti
me
''
tSt
" secondary paramet
er
.
:>
Exit the secondary parameters by pushing the oper-
ating button
48
for
2 sees.,
or
by
pressing
the
selec-
tion button 44.
Arc
dynamics
(
Arc
Force)
0
The
electro
de
is prevent
ed
from burning in in the
weld pool
by
means
of
a
br
ief current increase with
a
short
arc.
:>
Press the operating button
48
fo
r 2 sees. to call up
the secondary paramet
ers
.
:i
Select the Arc
dy
namics secondary parameter (Code
"dAF")
by turning the control kn
ob
48.
:>
Confirm
the
sec
ondary parameter by pressing the
control knob
48
.
:>
Set the des
ir
ed
value
by
r
ota
ting t
he
control knob 48.
:>
Confirm t
he
setting
by
press
in
g the control knob
48
.
:>
Ex
it the secondary paramet
ers
by
pu
sh
ing the
ope
r-
ating button 48 for
2 sees
..
or
by pressing t
he
selec-
ti
on
button 44.
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