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- Page 1 ® Stingray Torch Height Control Hardware and Installation Manual Midwest Office 444 Lake Cook Road, Suite 22 Deerfield, IL 60015 ♦ Phone (847) 940-9305 Fax (847) 940-9315 www.flashcutcnc.com ©1998-2020 WPI, Inc.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Getting Started......................1 About This Manual..........................1 Turning Off the Controller........................1 Safety and Usage Guidelines.........................2 Principles of Operation....................3 Height Control............................3 Arc Voltage..............................3 Set Point...............................3 Ohmic Sensing............................3 Ohmic Sense Sensitivity..........................3 Ohmic Disconnect............................4 I/O................................4 Start Signal..............................4 Arc Transfer..............................4 Lockout Conditions..........................4 Feedrate Lockout............................4 Kerf Crossing Detection..........................4 THC Hardware......................5 THC Kit Parts............................5 Standard THC Kit............................5... - Page 3 Grounding..............................13 The torch dives into or drags on the material during a cut..............14 Software Settings............................14 “M100/M101 command has timed out.” error message..............14 Plasma Start Signal............................14 Plasma Operation............................14 The torch doesn’t fire..........................14 Plasma Start Signal............................14 Plasma Operation............................14 The torch tries to push through the material..................14 Software Settings............................14 The torch senses upward........................14 Software Settings............................14...
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Page 4: Getting Started
Stingray™ Torch Height Control Hardware and Installation Manual Getting Started - 1 Getting Started About This Manual CNC is a unique application involving hardware and software. We recommend that you read all of these instructions before using the product. Since automated machining is potentially dangerous,... -
Page 5: Safety And Usage Guidelines
Stingray™ Torch Height Control Hardware and Installation Manual Getting Started - 2 Safety and Usage Guidelines When running an automated machine tool, safety is of the utmost importance. For proper and safe use of the CNC program and your CNC machine, the following safety guidelines must be followed: 1. -
Page 6: Principles Of Operation
Principles of Operation - 3 Principles of Operation The Stingray™ integrated Torch Height Control (THC) system is designed to provide the highest quality plasma cut. It achieves this by controlling the pierce and cut heights based on feedback from the plasma power supply itself. The major advantage of using an integrated system is that it also intelligently suspends height control when it wouldn’t be beneficial. -
Page 7: Ohmic Disconnect
Stingray™ Torch Height Control Hardware and Installation Manual Principles of Operation - 4 Ohmic Disconnect When using a high-powered torch, it’s necessary to provide extra separation between the shield and input circuitry to prevent damage to the controller. With this equipment, the Ohmic Disconnect relay must receive power from the Isolation Box in order to correctly sense. -
Page 8: Thc Hardware
Stingray™ Torch Height Control Hardware and Installation Manual THC Hardware - 5 THC Hardware THC Kit Parts Before getting started, ensure that your THC kit contains all of the correct components for your installation. Standard THC Kit 1. Torch to isolation box cable 2. -
Page 9: Thc With Ohmic Disconnect
Stingray™ Torch Height Control Hardware and Installation Manual THC Hardware - 6 THC with Ohmic Disconnect 1. Torch to isolation box cable (25’ or 50’) 2. Isolation box to controller cable (w/ external relay) (25’ or 50’) 3. White/blue ohmic return clamp 4. -
Page 10: Comprehensive Thc Pinouts
Stingray™ Torch Height Control Hardware and Installation Manual THC Hardware - 7 Comprehensive THC Pinouts... -
Page 11: Installation
Stingray™ Torch Height Control Hardware and Installation Manual THC Hardware - 8 Installation Please read through instructions carefully prior to installing the kit. IMPORTANT: Some models of torches do not have a built in voltage divider. A voltage divider will be required to get the system working properly. -
Page 12: Connect The Ohmic Sense
Stingray™ Torch Height Control Hardware and Installation Manual THC Hardware - 9 Connect the Ohmic Sense In a standard system, plug in the male quick connect on the blue ohmic sensing cable to the female quick connect on the blue wire from the DB-15 connector. If the system uses an ohmic disconnect, instead plug in and screw down the M12 connector to the top of the Ohmic Disconnect relay. -
Page 13: Software Configuration
Stingray™ Torch Height Control Hardware and Installation Manual Software Configuration - 10 Software Configuration Standard THC Setup Enable THC Open the “Machine….Fabrication Heads” section of the configuration. Click on the fabrication head to edit its settings. Then, scroll down to the Torch Height Control subsection. Check the ‘Use Torch Height Control’... -
Page 14: Macro M-Codes
Stingray™ Torch Height Control Hardware and Installation Manual Software Configuration - 11 Macro M-Codes Navigate to the “Programming….M-Code Definitions” page. Scroll to the ‘Macro M-Codes’ section. Ensure there is a macro for both ATHC start and stop. By default, these are M80 and M81, respectively. -
Page 15: Pro-Only Thc Features
Stingray™ Torch Height Control Hardware and Installation Manual Software Configuration - 12 Pro-Only THC Features Lead-in on Resume This option is found in the ‘Cutting’ subsection and aids in mid-program recovery. When this option is enabled, the system will begin cutting at its current position before returning to where it was feedheld. -
Page 16: Thc Troubleshooting
Stingray™ Torch Height Control Hardware and Installation Manual THC Troubleshooting - 13 THC Troubleshooting The torch moves up and down rapidly like a sewing machine Software Settings “Configuration….Machine….Fabrication Heads”—Click the torch in the chart to drop down • more settings. In the Torch Height Control section, decrease the Sensitivity. This will increase the Dead Band Voltage. - Page 17 Stingray™ Torch Height Control Hardware and Installation Manual THC Troubleshooting - 14 The torch dives into or drags on the material during a cut Software Settings In CAM—make sure that the parameters in both the Project Settings and Plasma Settings •...
- Page 18 Stingray™ Torch Height Control Hardware and Installation Manual Revision History - 15 Revision History Revision A Revision Date Comments 04/12/20 Extensive rewrite from original...
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