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B-16
TECHNIQUE PARAMETERS
The upper left area of the screen shows the technique parameters being tracked and the graph of these parame-
ters is located to the right. When the user welds, each parameter is graphed using a line that is of the same
color as the technique parameter box. For example, "position" is written in the blue box and indicated by the blue
line. The left side of the graph represents the left side of the coupon, and the right side represents the right side
of the coupon. For vertical welds, the graph is rotated so that it is vertical, with the bottom representing the bot-
tom of the coupon and the top representing the top of the coupon. The graph also shows how close the parame-
ter was to the ideal value. The ideal value is indicated by the red line located in the center of the graph. This
value is determined by the tolerance editor settings. The upper and lower white lines represent the acceptable
maximum and minimum values that the parameter should be within. These values are also determined by the
tolerance editor setting. Anything above the top white line or below the bottom white line is out of tolerance. The
closer the user is to the ideal line, the better the weld. Each parameter can be toggled on or off of the graph by
highlighting the parameter with the joystick and pressing the red select button. Whipping and weaving parame-
ters are graphed when the system is set up to use these welding techniques (see tolerance editor section). The
following technique parameters are used (See Table B.3).
PARAMETER
Position
CTWD
Arc Length
Work Angle
Travel Angle
Travel Speed
Dime Spacing
Whip Time
Puddle Time
Width of Weave
Weave Timing
Weave Spacing
OPERATION
LASER SCREEN
(GRAPH, DEFECTS, DISCONTINUITIES, ETC.)
TABLE B.3
STRINGER
GMAW
or
SMAW
FCAW
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
VRTEX
WHIP
WEAVE
SMAW
GMAW
E6010
or
Only
FCAW
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
360
®
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SMAW
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
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