Table Of Contents; Contents - EWM TETRIX 270 AC/DC COMFORT activArc Operating Instructions Manual

Contents

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1 Contents
1 Contents ..................................................................................................................................................4
2 Safety instructions .................................................................................................................................7
2.1 For your safety ...............................................................................................................................7
2.2 Transport and installation...............................................................................................................9
2.2.1
2.3 Notes on the use of these operating instructions.........................................................................10
3 Technical data.......................................................................................................................................11
3.1 TETRIX 270; 300 AC/DC COMFORT activArc ............................................................................11
3.2 TETRIX 350 AC/DC COMFORT activArc ....................................................................................12
3.3 TETRIX 500 AC/DC COMFORT activArc ....................................................................................13
4 Machine description.............................................................................................................................14
4.1 TETRIX 270; 300 AC/DC COMFORT activArc ............................................................................14
4.1.1
4.1.2
4.2 TETRIX 350 AC/DC COMFORT activArc ....................................................................................18
4.2.1
4.2.2
4.3 TETRIX 500 AC/DC COMFORT activArc ....................................................................................22
4.3.1
4.3.2
5 Functional characteristics...................................................................................................................26
5.1 Machine control - Operating elements ........................................................................................26
5.2 Operating concepts ......................................................................................................................29
5.2.1
5.2.2
5.2.3
5.3 TIG welding ..................................................................................................................................33
5.3.1
5.3.2
5.3.3
5.3.4
5.3.5
5.3.6
5.3.7
5.3.8
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Ambient conditions .........................................................................................................9
Front view .....................................................................................................................14
Rear view......................................................................................................................16
Front view .....................................................................................................................18
Rear view......................................................................................................................20
Front view .....................................................................................................................22
Rear view......................................................................................................................24
5.1.1.1 Function sequence ........................................................................................28
Manual, standard operation (JOB 0) ............................................................................30
JOB operation (JOB 1 to 7) ..........................................................................................31
5.2.2.1 Displaying and changing the JOB number....................................................31
Welding data display.....................................................................................................32
5.2.3.1 Welding parameter setting ............................................................................32
5.2.3.2 Machine configuration menu .........................................................................32
Arc ignition ....................................................................................................................33
5.3.1.1 HF ignition .....................................................................................................33
5.3.1.2 Liftarc.............................................................................................................33
Optimising the ignition characteristics for pure tungsten electrodes ............................34
5.3.2.1 Manual, standard operation (JOB 0) .............................................................34
5.3.2.2 JOB operation (JOB 1 to 7)...........................................................................34
TIG automatic cut-out ...................................................................................................34
Tapping operating mode...............................................................................................34
Optimal and fast spherical cup formation .....................................................................35
TIG function sequences / operating modes..................................................................36
5.3.6.1 Explanation of symbols .................................................................................36
5.3.6.2 TIG non-latched operation ............................................................................37
5.3.6.3 TIG latched operation....................................................................................38
5.3.6.4 TIG spotArc ...................................................................................................39
5.3.6.5 TIG non-latched operation, C version ...........................................................42
TIG pulses, function sequences ...................................................................................43
5.3.7.1 TIG pulses - non-latched operation ..............................................................43
5.3.7.2 TIG pulses - latched operation ......................................................................43
TIG pulse variants.........................................................................................................44
5.3.8.1 Pulses (thermal pulses).................................................................................44
5.3.8.2 KHz pulses (metallurgic pulses)....................................................................45
5.3.8.3 Automated pulses..........................................................................................45
5.3.8.4 AC special .....................................................................................................46
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