Tig Welding; Safety; General; Preparations - Fronius TransPocket 2500 Operating Instructions Manual

TIG welding

Safety

Danger from incorrect operation.
Operating the equipment incorrectly can cause serious injury and damage.
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Risk of electric shock.
An electric shock can be fatal. If the device is plugged into the mains during in-
stallation, there is a high risk of serious injury and damage to property.
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General

NOTE!
Do not use pure tungsten electrodes (colour-coded green) if the TIG welding or
TIG pulsed arc welding process is selected.
The following applies to the TP 2500/3500 TIG power source: The complete
functional range for TIG welding can only be guaranteed if using the TTG 2200
TCS welding torch.

Preparations

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WARNING!
Do not use the functions described here until you have read and completely
understood these Operating Instructions.
Do not use the functions described here until you have fully read and under-
stood all of the Operating Instructions for the system components, in partic-
ular the safety rules.
WARNING!
Only carry out work on the device if the mains switch is in the "O" position.
Only carry out work on the charger when it has been disconnected from the
mains supply.
Plug the current plug of the TIG welding torch into the "minus" current sock-
et and twist it clockwise to latch it into place
Plug the grounding cable into the (+) current socket and turn it clockwise to
latch it in place
Tool up the welding torch (see the Operating Instructions for the torch)
Connect the following to the remote control connection socket (TP
2500/3500 TIG):
- Remote control
Establish a grounding (earthing) connection to the workpiece
Attach pressure regulator to the gas cylinder
If using a gas-valve torch:
- Connect the gas hose to the pressure regulator
If using welding torch TTG 2200 TCS (TP 2500/3500 TIG only):
- Connect pressure regulator to the shielding gas connection socket using
gas hose
- Tighten the union nut
Open the gas cylinder valve
Plug in the mains plug
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