Summary of Contents for Nu-Tec Systems DUAL-SPOTTER
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DUAL-SPOTTER ALUMINUM & STEEL STUD WELDING SYSTEM OPERATOR MANUAL _____________________________________________________ IMPORTANT: BEFORE STARTING THE EQUIPMENT, READ THE ENTIRE MANUAL. THIS MANUAL MUST BE STORED IN A PLACE FAMILIAR TO ALL USERS FOR THE ENTIRE OPERATIVE LIFE-SPAN OF THE MACHINE. THIS EQUIPMENT MUST BE USED SOLELY FOR WELDING OPERATIONS BY SKILLED TECHNICIANS.
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS - WELDING CAN BE HARMFUL TO YOURSELF AND OTHERS. 1) ELECTRIC SHOCK - May be fatal! Connect the welding machine to power lines according to applicable and NEMA regulations. Do not touch live electrical parts or electrodes with bare skin, gloves or wet clothing. Isolate yourself from exposed power, earth and the work piece bare metal.
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1. DESCRIPTION OF TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Rated Supply Voltage No-load Voltage Input Current (max.) Output Current (max.) Duty Duty-Cycle 2. Summary The machine utilizes microprocessor capacitor discharge for stud welding with capacity Ø2- Ø6mm. Stud materials may be mild steel, stainless steel, aluminum, titanium (Ti), brass and copper. Stud Welding time is about 3/1000s-6/1000s.
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2-2. AL & Steel CD Spot Welding 2-2-1. AL Stud Welding 1. The stud pressed onto 2. Capacitor discharge 3. Completed AL material - Compression arc melts pin into puddle stud weld Capacitive discharge aluminum stud welding requires specially designed CD-Studs with arc-tip heads. CD stud welding requires very clean and contaminate free surface.
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Set-Up Tab Shooter Tool 2. Discharge- 1. Washer contact 3. Finish welding power to work piece Capacitive discharge steel stud welding requires specially designed stud pins with arc-tip or pull tabs. CD stud welding on steel requires the correct pressure and power setting to “weld” to the surface of the panel but, due to the extremely short cycle time, there is no distortion, burn-through or oxidation on reverse side of panel.
3. Cable Connections 1) For stud welding/spot welding-torch with earth cable Stud torch with earth cable STUD WELDING TORCH CABLE CONTROL CABLE WORK PIECE EARTH CABLE (ONE CABLE) 4. Operation: The machine is different from traditional spot welder as it uses patent capacitor discharge power source design.
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5. Control Panel A— There are two modes to select Auto mode: The torch and earth cable Fire-On-Contact with the panel. Designed only for slide hammer use! Manual mode: The torch trigger controls machine output. Note: If Auto or Manual LED is flickering, machine is B B1 recharging and cannot output power.
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6. Stud Welding Torch Operation Earth tip shaft Earth Tip Collar Pressure adjustment End Tips Body Earth wire Handle Stud collet black plug to earth Output cable Trigger control cable plug Tab Holder from torch red plug to welding torch Stud collet or tab tip holder or slide hammer shaft installed into chuck and tighten.
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Over time with insertion of many studs, the collet body jaws will expand and cause the stud to be loose in the collet. Use pliers to clamp collet jaws closed for good contact. This can greatly extend life of the stud collet body. 7.
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9. Stud Welding Visual Test Please refer to the picture as follow, and assessment the stud welding results. 1.Voltage not enough 2.Correct voltage 3.Too high voltage The following situations may cause inferior welds: (1) The earth legs and the metal are not good connection. (Clean tips and base material) (2) Torch cable or earth cable is loose in machine connectors.
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