Bead Render; Discontinuity Indicator; Score; Student Report - Lincoln Electric VRTEX 360 COMPACT Operator's Manual

VRTEX 360 COMPACT
®

BEAD RENDER

An image of the completed pass appears in the middle of the screen.
DISCONTINUITY
INDICATOR
The lower right side of the screen list potential discontinuities. See
Figure 59. When a student uses incorrect welding techniques, this
causes specific weld discontinuities. A line is drawn at the location
indicating these discontinuities. For example, too long an arc length
will cause porosity.
Potential discontinuities include:
• Porosity
• Concave/Underfill
• Convex/Excessive Reinforcement
• Undercut
• Incomplete Fusion/Penetration
• Excess Spatter
• Wrong Weld Size
• Poor Bead Placement
• Melt Through / Blow Through
• Slag Inclusion
• Dross
• Burn Back
• Tungsten Inclusion
• Tungsten Contamination
Figure 59 – Potential discontinuities

SCORE

A score for each parameter is calculated. The closer each parameter
is to the ideal value, the higher the score will be (out of 100). The
total score of the scoring section is calculated as an average of all
parameters. To achieve the maximum score, the weld must be made
on the entire length of the coupon. When all of the passes have been
completed and scored, an average for all of the passes will appear.

STUDENT REPORT

The student report is a PDF file that captures the graph, disconti-
nuities, bead render, score and other information about the weld. See
Figure 60. This PDF file can be printed or archived from another
computer to track student progress. Example of PDF below shows
student's record.
Figure 60 – Student report
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OPERATION (USER MODE)