Process Setup Screen; Standard Process Options - Lincoln Electric APEX 3 Series Operator's Manual

APEX ® 3 SERIES TIG PENDANT MANUAL

Process Setup Screen

The Process Setup Screen, see FIGURE 20 - Process
Setup – allows the user to select from various options
to determine the variables in the weld.
FIGURE 20 - Process Setup

Standard Process Options

Certain process options should be set up for every
weld and every sector. Several of the options have
both a Peak and a Background value associated with
them for use when Pulsed Welding is selected. Stan-
dard process options include:
Sector - determines which sector options are be-
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ing set out of eight possible sectors. If it is enabled
the gray field below it will say "Yes." If it is not
enabled, the field below will say "No."
Hot Wire Enable - determines whether the Hot
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Wire feature is enabled when available.
Travel Speed - sets the electrode travel speed.
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Wire Speed - sets wire feed speed and can have
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both a Peak and Background value when Pulsed
Welding is selected.
Torch Height (Voltage) - determines the set point
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for torch height, which is how close the torch is to
the work surface. Can have both a Peak and Back-
ground value when Pulsed Welding is selected.
Amperage - Indicates the welding amperage. Can
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have both a Peak and Background value when
Pulsed Welding is selected.
Hot Wire Amperage - amperage applied to the
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wire when the Hot Wire feature is enabled. Can
have both a Peak and Background value when
Pulsed Welding is selected. Access to this vari-
able is provided only when Hot Wire equipment is
available.
The four process options that can have both a Peak
and Background value associated with them – Wire
Speed, Voltage, Amperage, Hot Wire Amperage
– are displayed at the bottom center of the Process
Setup screen, see Figure 20 – Process Setup.
If both Peak and Background values are available, both
values will be displayed; the Peak value on the left
under the Peak icon and the Background value on the
right under the Background icon.
If only a single value is available, only that value will be
displayed. The configuration of Peak and Background
values for these variables will be discussed in the Sync
Mode Screen section.
Enabling a sector presents the available process
options for that sector. Without multiple sectors
enabled, the system will only register one sector for the
entire weld and the Idle, Weld and Test screens will not
show the sector icon.
Enabling the Hot Wire feature presents the Hot Wire
Amperage values.
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