Oscillation Buttons - Lincoln Electric APEX 3 Series Operator's Manual

APEX ® 3 SERIES TIG PENDANT MANUAL

Oscillation Buttons

The following buttons and options are available from
the Oscillation Menu:
1. PURGE -
• Short Press - Purge welding gas for 3 seconds
• Hold - Continually purges welding gas while held
2. L/R SWAP-
• Short Press - Navigates to the Travel Direction
Setup Screen
3. N/A
• No Effect
4. TEST/WELD -
• Short Press - Starts/Stops oscillation test
5. EXIT -
• Short Press - Returns to Idle Screen
6. LEFT TOGGLE (White Border) -
• Short Press - Increases or decreases Left Dwell
time or Oscillation Width
• Hold - Increases increment speed
7. STEERING KNOB -
• Rotate - Moves the oscillation in and out
• Short Press - Centers the oscillation
• Long Press - Starts/stops oscillation test
8. RIGHT TOGGLE (Gray Border) -
• Short Press - Increases or decreases Right Dwell
time or Oscillation Speed
• Hold - Increases or decreases value continuously
9. WIRE FEED/AMPS -
• Short Press - Navigates to Jog Menu
10. DWELL -
• Short Press - Switches to Dwell option (when in
Oscillation option, otherwise no effect)
11. OSCILLATION -
• Short Press - Switches to Oscillation option
(when in Dwell option, otherwise no effect)
12. TRAVEL/VOLTS -
• Short Press - Navigates to Jog Menu
•
13. START/STOP -
• No Effect
14. SECTOR -
• No Effect
FIGURE 17 - Oscillation Screen
15. RESET –
• Short Press – stops the welding sequence
and all motion
• Twist Release
IMPORTANT! The reset button is not an emergency
stop button. Power is still being applied to the system.
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