Understanding Pinnacle Arc Handling - Advanced Energy Pinnacle 20 kW Manual

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5. Enter a setpoint value.
6. If necessary, enable joule mode and select a setpoint in joules (available only through the
serial port, the active front panel, or the Pinnacle Remote Panel).
7. If necessary, enable target life counters and select a target life for each applicable target
(available only through the serial port, the active front panel, or the Pinnacle Remote
Panel).
8. If necessary, enter appropriate arc-handling parameters for your normal process cycle and,
if needed, for your target conditioning cycle (available only through the serial port, active
front panel, or the Pinnacle Remote Panel).
Note: If you enable the TCC algorithm, you cannot use ramping recipes.
9. If necessary, create a ramping recipe (available only through the serial port, active front
panel, or Pinnacle Remote Panel).
Note: You cannot use ramping recipes if you have enabled the TCC algorithm.
10. If necessary, set the out-of-setpoint timer to a value other than 0 (available only through
the serial port, active front panel, or Pinnacle Remote Panel).
11. If necessary, set limits for output power, output voltage, output current, strike voltage,
and/or process voltage (available only through the serial port, active front panel, or
Pinnacle Remote Panel).
12. Verify all output power load conditions and connections, and when the system is ready,
enable the output. The output information on the output display screen should equal your
requested setpoint.
Verify your unit's LEDs. If you are using a passive front panel, verify that the OUTPUT
and SETPOINT LEDs light. If these LEDs do not light, see the "Troubleshooting"
chapter for more information.
If you are using an active front panel or the Pinnacle Remote Panel, verify that the ON
LED lights. Also, verify that the display screen shows values for output information. If
the display screen shows an error code and message, see the "Troubleshooting" chapter
for error code explanations and troubleshooting suggestions.
UNDERSTANDING PINNACLE
Your Pinnacle unit has been shipped with arc handling enabled. You should disable arc
handling only if your system includes special post-process equipment that provides arc
interruption.
Disabling the Pinnacle unit's arc handling ability without providing external arc
interruption could cause severe target damage.
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