Weldometer - Lincoln Electric 12926 Operator's Manual

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WELDOMETER

OVERVIEW
The Weldometer tracks virtual consumables, arc time, base material
and gas usage. This information can be used to track materials and
cost savings incurred by the use of virtual welding training. The
Weldometer tracks material usage and arc time over a "trip" (since
last reset) and over the VR system's lifetime. See Figure 61.
Arc Time keeps track of the amount of time (hours:min:seconds)
students have a virtual arc struck with each process.
Base Metal tracks metal type and 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. Base metal screens are separated
by metal type for Mild Steel, Aluminum and Stainless Steel.
Gas tracks how much virtual gas has been 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
Selecting 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 Weldometer information in a
text format. 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.
Figure 61 – Weldometer
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OPERATION (INSTRUCTOR MODE)