Hypertherm ArcGlide Torch Height Control Instruction Manual page 35

Voltage sensing, torch height control (thc) system that is designed for plasma cutting applications on an x-y cutting table

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In this section:

Hardware setup ..........................................................................................................................................................................................2-3

Upon receipt .....................................................................................................................................................................................2-3

Claims ................................................................................................................................................................................................2-3

Installation requirements ................................................................................................................................................................2-3

Placement of system components ..............................................................................................................................................2-3

Recommended grounding and shielding practices ...........................................................................................................................2-4

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................................2-4

Types of grounding .........................................................................................................................................................................2-4

Steps to take ....................................................................................................................................................................................2-5

RFI and EMI Grounding .................................................................................................................................................................2-9

System description for a Hypernet configuration ............................................................................................................................ 2-10

System description for a discrete configuration .............................................................................................................................. 2-11

Configuration examples ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2-13

Multiple ArcGlide THCs with Hypernet connection to an EDGE Pro CNC and HPR or HPR XD

plasma system ............................................................................................................................................................................... 2-13

ArcGlide THC with Hypernet connection to an EDGE Pro CNC and discrete connection to an HPR

or HPR XD plasma system ......................................................................................................................................................... 2-14

ArcGlide THC with discrete connection to a Picopath CNC and HPR or HPR XD plasma system ....................... 2-15

ArcGlide THC with discrete connection to a generic CNC and HPR or HPR XD plasma system .......................... 2-16

ArcGlide THC with discrete connection to a generic CNC and HPR400 XD .............................................................. 2-17

ArcGlide plasma interface with discrete connection to an HPR or HPR XD plasma system .................................... 2-18

ArcGlide THC with discrete communication to Picopath CNC and HSD130 plasma system ................................. 2-19

ArcGlide THC with discrete connections to Picopath CNC and MAX200, HT2000, or HT2000 LHF

plasma system ............................................................................................................................................................................... 2-20

ArcGlide plasma interface with discrete connection to MAX200, HT2000, or HT2000 LHF plasma system ...... 2-21

ArcGlide plasma interface connection to Powermax G3 series plasma system ........................................................... 2-22

ArcGlide CNC interface with discrete connection to a Picopath CNC .......................................................................... 2-23

ArcGlide plasma interface discrete connection to any plasma system ........................................................................... 2-24

ArcGlide THC Instruction Manual

Section 2

INSTALLATION

2-1

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