Lincoln Electric VRTEX 360 Operator's Manual page 33

Base Metal tracks how many virtual coupons have been
used and their cumulative weight. Note that plate 3/8"
includes groove joints as well as T-joints, while plate
10GA. and 1/4" includes both T-joints and practice
plates.
Gas tracks how much virtual gas was used.
Consumables tracks the cumulative weight of each type
of virtual consumable used. It also displays how many
virtual SMAW electrodes are used.
At the bottom of the screen, the Simulated Welder
Time keeps track of how long the unit has been on (time
in hours:minutes:seconds).
Reset Trip
Pressing Reset Trip zeroes out all items in the trip
column. This allows an instructor to track VR material
savings over a certain time period.
Save to File
If a USB memory device is inserted in the unit, selecting
"save to file" saves a file with all of the current
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Weldometer information. Once the file has saved, the
user can take the USB to a computer or printer to print,
email, copy, store or view the file.
Back
Pressing Back takes the user to the previous screen.
Tolerance Editor
Overview
The tolerance editor allows users to modify the system
settings from the default to fit their curriculum.
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The VRTEX 360 ships with Lincoln "default" welding
parameters preinstalled. The parameters can be
modified by the instructor to reflect a specific welding
application or technique. The welding parameters that
can be modified include:
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WFS range
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Voltage range
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Amperage range
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Gas mixture
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Gas flow rate
The technique parameters ideal range values can also
be modified:
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Position
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CTWD/Arc length
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Work angle

Travel angle

Travel Speed

Whip

Weave
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TOLERANCES
Changing the settings in the tolerance editor will
dramatically affect how the system runs, including
scoring, visual cues, and discontinuities. Take care in
changing the settings of the tolerance editor as not to
reflect unrealistic welding situations.
Choose Tolerance Set-up
This displays the list of all tolerance settings currently
stored on the unit. All units ship with default settings. If
the user creates multiple tolerance files, the file in use is
selected by pressing the red button. This affects the
visual cues, graphs, discontinuities and score. The
current tolerance settings in use are also listed on this
screen.
Choose Tolerance to Load
This displays the list of all tolerance sets currently stored
on the USB device. Files can be transferred to and from
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a VRTEX 360 with a USB memory device.
Back
Pressing back returns the system to the login screen.
Edit
This menu button affects the file currently being shown
in the choose tolerance setup window. This menu has
the following options:
• Create New
• Save to File
• Copy
• Delete
• Rename
Pressing Create New creates a new file on the unit. The
file starts with the default settings. Pressing this button
takes the user to a keyboard screen so that a new file
name can be entered.
Pressing Save to File saves the current file to a USB
memory device if USB is inserted in the front of the
machine.
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