Gas Test 1; Gas Test 2; Inching - EWM RINTX12 STANDARD Operating Instructions Manual

Design and function
Standard signals for free actuation
In Phoenix / alpha Q and Tetrix / forceTig a distinction is drawn between error messages that can
be reset and those that cannot be reset.
5.5.8

Gas test 1

The signal permits the manual actuation of the gas valve, e.g. to rinse the gas line. The process shielding
gas is actuated in Tetrix / forceTig systems with plasma equipment.
X10/5
Signal not
active
Signal active Shielding gas valve is actuated.
With welding systems with a certain software version or later, the signal can be used to solely
control the process gas in the control signal mode. > see 5.9 chapter
5.5.9

Gas test 2

In Phoenix / alpha Q systems, the signal actuates a blow-out valve; in Tetrix / forceTig systems with
plasma equipment, it actuates the process plasma gas.
X10/6
Signal not
active
Signal ac-
tive

5.5.10 Inching

The signal controls the wire inching mode selected on input X10/9.
X10/7
Signal not
active
Signal active Selected wire inching mode is carried out.
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Operating mode
Gas valve not actuated.
Operating mode
Blow-out/plasma gas valve not actuated.
Blow-out/plasma gas valve actuated.
Operating mode
Wire inching is ended.
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