Lincoln Electric VRTEX 360 Operator's Manual page 28

TECHNIQUE PARAMETERS
The upper left area of the screen shows the technique parameters being tracked and the graph of these parameters is
located to the right. When the user welds, each parameter is graphed using a line that is of the same color as the
technique parameter box. For example, "position" is written in the blue box and indicated by the blue line. The left side of
the graph represents the left side of the coupon, and the right side represents the right side of the coupon. For vertical
welds, the graph is rotated so that it is vertical, with the bottom representing the bottom of the coupon and the top
representing the top of the coupon. The graph also shows how close the parameter was to the ideal value. The ideal
value is indicated by the red line located in the center of the graph. This value is determined by the tolerance editor
settings. The upper and lower white lines represent the acceptable maximum and minimum values that the parameter
should be within. These values are also determined by the tolerance editor setting. Anything above the top white line or
below the bottom white line is out of tolerance. The closer the user is to the ideal line, the better the weld. Each
parameter can be toggled on or off of the graph by highlighting the parameter with the joystick and pressing the red
select button. Whipping and weaving parameters are graphed when the system is set up to use these welding
techniques (see tolerance editor section). The following technique parameters are used (See Table B.3)
PARAMETER
Position
CTWD
Arc Length
Work Angle
Travel Angle
Travel Speed
Dime Spacing
Whip Time
Puddle Time
Width of Weave
Weave Timing
Weave Spacing
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LASER SCREEN
(GRAPH, DEFECTS, DISCONTINUITIES, ETC.)
TABLE B.3
STRINGER
GMAW
or SMAW
FCAW
x x
x
x
x x
x x
x x
25
WELD
TECHNIQUE
GRAPH
DISCONTINUITY
INDICATOR
WHIP WEAVE
SMAW GMAW
E6010 or SMAW
Only FCAW
x x x
x
x x
x x x
x x x
x
x
x
x x
x x
x x
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