Sync Mode Screen - Lincoln Electric APEX 3 Series Operator's Manual

APEX ® 3 SERIES TIG PENDANT MANUAL

Sync Mode Screen

Synchronization refers to the relationship of alternat-
ing periods of Peak and Background output levels for
the following four synchronized weld variables during
welding: Wire Speed, Voltage, Amperage, and Hot
Wire Amperage.
There are three available synchronization modes; No
Sync, Sync to Oscillation, and Sync to Pulse as shown
in FIGURE 23 – Sync Mode Options (showing No
Sync), FIGURE 24 - Sync to Oscillation, and
FIGURE 25 - Sync to Pulse.
FIGURE 23 - Sync Mode Options (No Sync)
FIGURE 24 - Sync to Oscillation
FIGURE 25 - Sync to Pulse
A choice of No Sync as shown on the Pendant screen
in FIGURE 23 - Sync Mode Options means that none
of the four synchronized weld variables will alternate
between Peak and Background output levels. Instead,
it will maintain the same output level throughout the
weld. With the choice of either Sync to Oscillation or
Sync to Pulse, the user is allowed to choose which
of the synchronization variables will alternate between
the Peak and Background output levels and set the
parameters that determine the timing of the Peak and
Background periods.
When Sync to Oscillation is in effect during Peak,
the system dwells on either side of the oscillation
width and during the Background period, the system
traverses the oscillation width.
FIGURE 26 - Voltage Sync Values
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