Tweco 160 TS Arcmaster - Manual (Page 5)

ARCMASTER ® 160TS
March 31, 2006 iii
SECTION 6
:BASIC TIG WELDING GUIDE ........................................................................ 6-1
6.01 Electrode Polarity ..............................................................................................6-1
6.02 Tungsten Electrode Current Ranges ..................................................................6-1
6.03 Tungsten Electrode Types .................................................................................6-1
6.04 Guide for Selecting Filler Wire Diameter ...........................................................6-1
6.05 Shielding Gas Selection ....................................................................................6-2
6.06 TIG Welding Parameters for Low Carbon & Low Alloy Steel Pipe .....................6-2
6.07 Welding Parameters for Steel ...........................................................................6-2
SECTION 7:
BASIC ARC WELDING GUIDE ........................................................................ 7-1
7.01 Electrode Polarity ..............................................................................................7-1
7.02 Effects of Stick Welding Various Materials ........................................................7-1
SECTION 8:
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ........................................................................... 8-1
SECTION 9:
BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING ......................................................................... 9-1
9.01 TIG Welding Problems ......................................................................................9-1
9.02 Stick Welding Problems ....................................................................................9-2
9.03 Power Source Problems ...................................................................................9-4
SECTION 10:
VOLTAGE REDUCTION DEVICE (VRD) ............................................................. 10-1
10.01 VRD Specifi cation .........................................................................................10-1
10.02 VRD Maintenance .........................................................................................10-1
10.03 Switching VRD On/Off...................................................................................10-2
SECTION 11:
POWER SOURCE ERROR CODES .................................................................. 11-1
SECTION 13:
PARTS LIST ........................................................................................... 13-1
APPENDIX A:
INTERCONNECT DIAGRAM ......................................................................... A-2
APPENDIX B:
INTERCONNECT DIAGRAM ......................................................................... B-3
APPENDIX C:
OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES ....................................................................... C-1