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WARNING ARC WELDING AND CUTTING CAN BE INJURIOUS TO YOURSELF AND OTHERS. TAKE PRECAUTIONS WHEN WELDING. ASK FOR YOUR EMPLOYER’S SAFETY PRACTICES WHICH SHOULD BE BASED ON MANUFACTURERS’ HAZARD DATA. ELECTRIC SHOCK - - Can kill Install and earth the welding unit in accordance with applicable standards. Do not touch live electrical parts or electrodes with bare skin, wet gloves or wet clothing.
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION The A6 GMD joint tracking equipment is used for positioning and joint- -tracking of automatic welding machines with all types of joints in which there is a guide edge for the sensor finger to follow. The equipment has been designed to suit standard ESAB slides, and can control either one or two servo motors simultaneously.
For welding column and boom units the control box and the control cable (points 4 and 5 above) are replaced by product specific items. Extra equipment for A6 GMD Sensor finger, order no. 416 719- - 001 (L=100 mm) Sensor finger, order no. 416 719- - 002 (L=150 mm)
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ESAB standard servo slides for A6 GMD A6 servo slide of ball bushing type with permanently excited 42 V DC motor, see 334 333 A6 motorized slide, long travel, with sliding support and A6 VEC motor 42 V DC - - 4000 rpm - - ratio 74:1, see 334 426 Motor cable, order no.
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Joint tracking unit - - rear panel 1. Socket, 4- -way for connection of horizontal slide motor 2. Socket, 4- -way for connection of vertical slide motor 3. Socket, 8- -way for connection of guide finger 4. Socket, 23- - way for connection of control unit 5.
When suitable voltage is unavailable or when an LAH 500- - 630 42 V power source is used, there must always be installed a 42 V intermediary transformer for the volt- age supply to the A6 GMD (see ”Accessories” section). 3. See page 6 for details of the controls.
13. As supplied, the tip of the sensor is straight, but can be bent by the user to suit a particu- lar application or be replaced by some other type or shape of sensor, see ”Extra Equipment for A6 GMD”. - - 9 - -...
OPERATION The joint tracking equipment is adjustable for different kinds of joint tracking, such as tracking by sensing the edge and tracking by sensing the groove. The adjustment is made both on the control box and on the sensor. Joint tracking by sensing the edge: Set the selector switch on the control box to depending on whether the de- sired sensing direction is left or right.
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Joint type Settings, control box Double U- -weld J- -weld Double J- -weld X- -weld Asymmetrical X- - weld K- -weld K- -weld Fillet weld Positioning prior to start of welding 1. Position the welding equipment so in relation to the weld joint that the working range of the cross slide covers the entire height of the joint, as well as the deviation in the lateral from the starting point to the end point.
MAINTENANCE Check each day that the guide fingers are not worn or damaged. Clean the sensor regularly using compressed air. Follow the instructions for the components in the system. See ”Commissioning of the joint tracking equipment” on page 8 for details of system ad- justments.
SPARE PARTS LIST A6 GMD Edition 9704 Spare parts are to be ordered through the nearest ESAB agency as per the list on the back of the cover. Kindly indicate type of unit, serial number, denominations and ordering numbers according to the spare parts list.
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Reservdelsförteckning - - Spare parts list - - Ersatzteilverzeichnis - - Liste de pècees détachèes Component designation Item Orderingno. Denomination Remarks in the circuit diagram 417 142- - 880 Joint tracking equipment, D35/D20 incl. control box 416 688- -880 Sensor 416 749- -887 Cable 416 739- -880...
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Reservdelsförteckning - - Spare parts list - - Ersatzteilverzeichnis - - Liste de pècees détachèes - - 21 - - s417142...
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Reservdelsförteckning - - Spare parts list - - Ersatzteilverzeichnis - - Liste de pècees détachèes Component designation Item Orderingno. Denomination Remarks in the circuit diagram 416 749- - 880 Control cable 191 812- -103 Apparatus cable L=19 m 416 749- - 881 Control cable 191 812- -103 Apparatus cable...
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Reservdelsförteckning - - Spare parts list - - Ersatzteilverzeichnis - - Liste de pècees détachèes - - 23 - - s416749...
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Reservdelsförteckning - - Spare parts list - - Ersatzteilverzeichnis - - Liste de pècees détachèes Component designation Item Orderingno. Denomination Remarks in the circuit diagram 416 739- - 880 Slide cross for sensor 190 684- -362 Screw M6x12 413 366- -112 Clamp 192 238- -374 Screw...
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Reservdelsförteckning - - Spare parts list - - Ersatzteilverzeichnis - - Liste de pècees détachèes aga9s002 - - 25 - - s416739...
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Reservdelsförteckning - - Spare parts list - - Ersatzteilverzeichnis - - Liste de pècees détachèes Component designation Item Orderingno. Denomination Remarks in the circuit diagram 416 065- - 880 Control box 415 200- -001 Pushbutton 415 200- -020 Switch mechanism 415 200- -027 Cap, orange 191 953- -101...
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Reservdelsförteckning - - Spare parts list - - Ersatzteilverzeichnis - - Liste de pècees détachèes - - 27 - - s416065...
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Reservdelsförteckning - - Spare parts list - - Ersatzteilverzeichnis - - Liste de pècees détachèes Component designation Item Orderingno. Denomination Remarks in the circuit diagram 416 066- - 880 Joint tracking equipment 417 630- -880 Rear plate 332 908- -880 2121 107- -18 Screw B8x13...
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Reservdelsförteckning - - Spare parts list - - Ersatzteilverzeichnis - - Liste de pècees détachèes - - 29 - - s416066...
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Reservdelsförteckning - - Spare parts list - - Ersatzteilverzeichnis - - Liste de pècees détachèes Component designation Item Orderingno. Denomination Remarks in the circuit diagram 417 630- - 880 Rear panel, compl 417 649- -001 Rear panel 193 701- -001 Fuseholder 567 900- -107 Quick- -blow fuse...
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Reservdelsförteckning - - Spare parts list - - Ersatzteilverzeichnis - - Liste de pècees détachèes - - 31 - - s417630...
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Reservdelsförteckning - - Spare parts list - - Ersatzteilverzeichnis - - Liste de pècees détachèes Component designation Item Orderingno. Denomination Remarks in the circuit diagram 416 688- - 880 Sensor 2121 080- -29 Screw 156 106- -880 Transducer unit 415 836- -880 Diffusor 415 739- -001 Insulation...
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Reservdelsförteckning - - Spare parts list - - Ersatzteilverzeichnis - - Liste de pècees détachèes - - 33 - - a416688s...
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Reservdelsförteckning - - Spare parts list - - Ersatzteilverzeichnis - - Liste de pècees détachèes Component designation Item Orderingno. Denomination Remarks in the circuit diagram 417 310- - 880 Control cable 2626 134- -01 Apparatus cable L = 19 m 417 310- - 881 Control cable 2626 134- -01...
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Reservdelsförteckning - - Spare parts list - - Ersatzteilverzeichnis - - Liste de pècees détachèes - - 35 - - s417310...
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ESAB subsidiaries, representative offices and agents Europe NORWAY Asia/Pacific IRAN AS ESAB Kavosh Azmoon AUSTRIA AUSTRALIA Larvik Teheran ESAB Ges.m.b.H ESAB Australia Pty Ltd Tel: +47 33 12 10 00 Tel: +98 21 884 39 14 Vienna- -Liesing Ermington Fax: +47 33 11 52 03...
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