Section 15 − Tig Procedures; Lift-Arc And Hf Tig Start Procedures - Miller Maxstar 400 Owner's Manual

SECTION 15 − TIG PROCEDURES

15-1. Lift-Arc And HF TIG Start Procedures

Lift-Arc Start Method
1
1 − 2
"Touch"
Seconds
Do NOT Strike Like A Match!
2
Lift-Arc Start
When Lift-Arct button light is On,
start arc as follows:
1 TIG Electrode
2 Workpiece
Touch tungsten electrode to work-
piece at weld start point, enable out-
put and shielding gas with torch trig-
ger, foot control, or hand control. Hold
electrode to workpiece for 1-2 sec-
onds, and slowly lift electrode. Arc is
formed when electrode is lifted.
Normal open-circuit voltage is not
present before tungsten electrode
touches workpiece; only a low sens-
ing voltage is present between elec-
trode and workpiece. The solid-state
output contactor does not energize
until after electrode is touching work-
piece. This allows a properly pre-
pared electrode (see Section 13-2) to
touch workpiece without overheating,
sticking, or getting contaminated.
Application:
Lift-Arc is used for the DCEN or AC
GTAW process when HF Start meth-
od is not permitted, or to replace the
scratch method.
HF Start
When HF Start button light is On, start
arc as follows:
High frequency turns on to start arc
when output is enabled. High fre-
quency turns off when arc is started,
and turns on whenever arc is broken
to help restart arc.
Application:
HF start is used for the DCEN GTAW,
or the AC GTAW process when a
non-contact arc starting method is
required.
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