Hypertherm Phoenix 8.0 User Manual
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Automated Plasma Interface
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Cut Height
Specifies the height of the torch from the plate during cutting.
Transfer Height
Species the height of the torch from the plate during transfers. Transfer height allows for a higher pierce
height by initiating the transfer at a lower height than moving to pierce height, away from pierce dross.
This value can be entered as a percentage of the cut height or as an actual transfer height distance.
Pierce Height
Specifies the height of the torch during pierces. This value can be entered as a percentage of the cut
height or an actual pierce height distance.
Set Arc Voltage
Enter the arc voltage for the material that has been selected.
Set Arc Current
Enter the number of amps for the material that has been selected. This field is not supported on all
plasma supplies.
Preflow Time
Specifies the amount of time the Preflow gases are on.
Purge Time
Specifies the time delay from torch ignition until motion is enabled.
Save Process
Press the Save Process soft key to save the current process settings to the hard drive and create a custom
user database based on the process variables selected.
Reset Process
Press the Reset Process soft key to reset the current settings to factory recommend factory defaults based
on the process variables selected.
Save Cut Charts
Press the Save Cut Charts soft key to save the current user and factory databases to a diskette or USB
memory stick. The default, factory files have a .fac file extension. Files that can be edited have a .usr
file extension.
Examples of default and user-edited file names.
Mild Steel-HT4400-HD4070.fac
Mild Steel-HT4400-HD4070.usr