Troubleshooting Guide; Reduced Consumable Life - ESAB Precision Plasmarc Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual For Residential Installation

SECTION 6

6.3 Troubleshooting Guide

6.3.1 Reduced Consumable Life

Pierce not complete before starting Increase initial delay time. Pierce not complete before starting
Pierce not complete before starting Pierce not complete before starting
Cutting Up Skeletons Cutting Up Skeletons Cutting skeletons (discarded material left after all Cutting Up Skeletons Cutting Up Skeletons
Height Control Problems Height Control Problems Height Control Problems Height Control Problems
Piercing Standoff Too Low Piercing Standoff Too Low Piercing Standoff Too Low Piercing Standoff Too Low
Starting on edges with Starting on edges with
Starting on edges with Starting on edges with
continuous pilot arc continuous pilot arc
continuous pilot arc continuous pilot arc
Work Flipping The nozzle may be damaged if the torch hits a Work Flipping Work Flipping Work Flipping
Catching on Pierce Spatter Catching on Pierce Spatter Increase standoff or start with longer lead-in Catching on Pierce Spatter Catching on Pierce Spatter
TROUBLESHOOTING
pieces have been removed from a plate) to facilitate
their removal from the table can adversely affect
electrode life by:
Causing the torch to run off the work.
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Continuous Pilot Arc edge starts
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Greatly increasing the frequency of starts. This
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is mainly a problem for O
alleviated by choosing a path with a minimum
number of starts.
Increase likelihood that the plate will spring up
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against the nozzle causing a double arc. This
can be mitigated by careful operator attention
and by increasing standoff and reducing cutting
speeds.
If possible, use a gas torch for skeleton cutting.
Torch diving is usually caused by a change in
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arc voltage when an automatic height control is
in use. Usually the voltage change is the result
of plate falling away from the arc. These
problems can effectively be eliminated by
disabling the height control and extinguishing
the arc earlier when finishing the cut on a falling
plate.
Diving can also be caused by a faulty height
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control.
Increase pierce standoff
Position torch more carefully or start on adjacent
scrap material.
flipped up part.
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cutting and can be
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