Lincoln Electric IM10178 POWER FEED 84 U.I. CONTROL BOX - Manual (Page 64)

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OPERATION POWER FEED 84, POWER FEED 84 DUAL
Parameter Name and Description
P.8 TIG Gas Control
This option allows control over which gas solenoid actuates while
TIGwelding.
"Valve(manual)"=NoMIGsolenoidwillactuatewhileTIGwelding,
gasflowismanuallycontrolledbyanexternalvalve.
"Solenoid(auto)=TheMIGsolenoidwillturnonandoffautomatical-
lywhileTIGwelding.
"FeederSolenoid"=Theinternal(feeder)MIGsolenoidwillturnon
andoffautomaticallywhileTIGwelding.
"PwrSrcSolenoid"=NotapplicabletoPWC300.Anygassolenoid
connected to the power source will turn on and off automatically
while TIG welding. This selection will not appear in the list if the
powersourcedoesnotsupportagassolenoid.
Notes:PreflowisnotavailablewhileTIGwelding.Postflowisavail-
able - the same postflow time will be used in MIG and TIG.
Whenmachineoutputon/offiscontrolledviatheupperright
knob, gas flow will not start until the tungsten touches the
work.Gasflowwillcontinuewhenthearcisbrokenuntilthe
Postflow time expires. When machine output on/off is con-
trolled via an arc start switch or foot Amptrol, gas will begin
flowingwhentheoutputisturnedonandwillcontinueflowing
untiltheoutputisturnedoffandthePostflowtimeexpires.
IfadedicatedTIGgassolenoidisinstalled,asintheAdvancedAC
Module, all TIG gas control will use that solenoid and this menu
optionwillbeirrelevant.
P.9 Crater Delay
ThisoptionisusedtoskiptheCratersequencewhenmakingshort
tackwelds.Ifthetriggerisreleasedbeforethetimerexpires,Crater
willbebypassedandtheweldwillend.Ifthetriggerisreleasedafter
the timer expires, the Crater sequence will function normally (if
enabled).
On dual-head Power Feed 84 Feeders, a different setting can be
used for each head. The operator will be prompted to select which
headtoeditbeforethesettingcanbechanged.
P.14 Reset Consumable Weight
Usethisoptiontoresettheinitialweightoftheconsumablepackage.PresstheRightButtonto
reset the consumable weight. This option will only appear with systems using Production
Monitoring.
USER DEFINED PARAMETERS
Range
Valve(manual),
Feeder
Solenoid,
PwrSrc
Solenoid