Positioning For Welding Start; Positioning For Welding Start (With Inductive Joint--Tracking) - ESAB GMH Instruction Manual

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Positioning for welding start

1. Align the welding equipment into position in relation to the weld joint so that the
working range of the slide cross covers the whole height and lateral deviation of
the joint from starting point to the stopping point for welding.
2. Set the switch
3. Operate the guide finger horizontally using the control lever
finger is above a suitable start position, see the figure below.
For vertical joint--tracking alone the guide finger is positioned where the start of
the weld is required to be.
4. Operate the welding head downwards with the control lever
signal lamp
The equipment now searches for the ideal position itself vertically and
horizontally if horizontal joint--tracking is activated.
Suitable start position
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