Pak 200i, Arc starter with spark gap (auto-cut) – Tweco PAK 200i User Manual
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PAK 200i
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APPENDIX
Manual 0-5335
5. If D3 does light in the above step find the 40 pin ribbon cable plugged in to the top of the CCM. Confirm
that it is plugged in to both the CCM and the Relay board and the connector tabs are locked in place.
Now using the spare receptacle measure voltage between GND (TP1 on I/O) and the ribbon cable pin 12.
It should be zero V. If not, if it’s something like 10-15VDC, the ribbon cable is open or the Relay board
is defective.
1
2
4
5
E-STOP
K?
GREEN
D13
(59)
12
15
13
16
J5
1A
F20
16
14
13
15
J56
(57)
(56)
(58)
16
14
17
15
J55
GAS
CONTROL
CABLE
3
4
J26
AC24V GCM1
15
7
J10
AC24V Ret - GCM1
(114)
K1
PLASMA ENABLE
(112)
CCM I/O BOARD
RELAY BOARD
(103)
(110)
GCM 2010 GAS CONTROL
XT PLASMA SUPPLY
GCM 2010 CONTROL BOARD
GCM 2010 PLASMA ENABLE / E-STOP SIMPLIFIED CIRCUIT
Art # 12306
102
Pilot Ignition Failure
Code 102 is activated when there is no pilot current after 15 seconds of firing the Arc Starter. Pilot ignition
requires the Pilot board to be enabled, pilot switch (IGBT) turned on and high voltage pulses (HF) from the arc
Starter (either the Remote Arc Starter RAS 1000 XT or GCM 1000 XT or the arc starter built in to the AC �00 XT)
applied between the tip and the electrode of the torch.
Possible Causes for 10� code:
• No HF to the torch due to broken pilot wire connection in the torch leads.
• No HF to the torch due to defective Arc Starter.
• Arc Starter not receiving power.
• Pilot board not enabled.
• Pilot board defective.
• Relay board defective.
• Work lead current sensor defective.
• CCM defective.
Troubleshooting:
1. Determine if the problem is a lack of HF (Arc Starter) or if it’s due to the pilot circuit.
Auto-cut XT Arc Starter (inside main chassis for AC200 XT and PAK 200i; in the GCM1000XT for AC300XT) has
open spark gap. If the spark gap is firing it is receiving power. A few early Ultra-Cut XT units were shipped
with the RAS1000 Arc Starter. Troubleshoot them the same as the GCM1000XT below. Most Ultra-Cut XT units
now use the RAS1000XT Arc Starter which doesn’t use a spark gap and is covered in the next section.
Arc starter with Spark Gap (Auto-Cut)
No spark at spark gap
1. Check that spark gap is set for 0.062” +/- 0.002”. If gap is too high there may not be enough voltage from
T1 to fire the gap.