EWM Tetrix 352 AC/DC SYNERGIC PL. AW GR Operating Instructions Manual page 90

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Rectifying faults
Checklist for rectifying faults
Wire feed problems
 Unsuitable or worn welding torch equipment
Adjust contact tip (cold wire/hot wire) to wire diameter, blow through and replace if necessary
Adjust wire guide to material in use, blow through and replace if necessary
 Contact tip blocked
Clean, spray with anti-spatter spray and replace if necessary
 Setting the spool brake (see "Setting the spool brake" chapter)
Check settings and correct if necessary
 Setting pressure units (see "Inching wire electrodes" chapter)
Check settings and correct if necessary
 Worn wire rolls
Check and replace if necessary
 Wire feed motor without supply voltage (automatic cutout triggered by overloading)
Reset triggered fuse (rear of the power source) by pressing the key button
 Kinked hose packages
Extend and lay out the torch hose package
 Incompatible parameter settings
Check settings and correct if necessary
 Arc between gas nozzle and workpiece (metal vapour on the gas nozzle)
Replace gas nozzle
No arc ignition
 Incorrect ignition type setting.
Set ignition type changeover switch to the HF ignition setting.
Bad arc ignition
 Material inclusions in the tungsten electrode due to contact with filler material or workpiece
Regrind or replace the tungsten electrode
 Bad current transfer on ignition
Check the setting on the "Tungsten electrode diameter/Ignition optimisation" rotary dial and
increase if necessary (higher ignition energy).
Unstable arc
 Material inclusions in the tungsten electrode due to contact with filler material or workpiece
Regrind or replace the tungsten electrode
 Incompatible parameter settings
Check settings and correct if necessary
Pore formation
 Inadequate or missing gas shielding
Check shielding gas setting and replace shielding gas cylinder if necessary
Shield welding site with protective screens (draughts affect the welding result)
Use gas lens for aluminium applications and high-alloy steels
 Unsuitable or worn welding torch equipment
Check size of gas nozzle and replace if necessary
 Condensation (hydrogen) in the gas tube
Purge hose package with gas or replace
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