Contents
General remarks ............................................................................................................................................ 3
Principle of the TP 1500 ............................................................................................................................ 3
Machine concept ........................................................................................................................................... 4
General remarks ....................................................................................................................................... 4
TP 1500 RC .............................................................................................................................................. 4
TP 1500 TIG ............................................................................................................................................. 4
VRD .......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Areas of use .................................................................................................................................................. 5
Electrode welding ..................................................................................................................................... 5
TIG welding ............................................................................................................................................... 5
Controls and connections .............................................................................................................................. 6
Safety ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
Power source ............................................................................................................................................ 6
Safety ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
Machine set-up regulations ....................................................................................................................... 8
Mains connection ..................................................................................................................................... 8
Rod electrode welding .................................................................................................................................... 9
Safety ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
Preparation ............................................................................................................................................... 9
Select process ......................................................................................................................................... 9
Funktion Hot-Start .................................................................................................................................... 10
Anti-Stick function .................................................................................................................................... 10
TIG welding ................................................................................................................................................... 11
Safety ...................................................................................................................................................... 11
General .................................................................................................................................................... 11
Preparation .............................................................................................................................................. 11
Setting the gas-flow rate .......................................................................................................................... 12
Selecting the process .............................................................................................................................. 12
TIG comfort-stop function ......................................................................................................................... 13
The set-up menu ........................................................................................................................................... 16
Function principle .................................................................................................................................... 16
Setting the parameters ............................................................................................................................ 16
"Frequency" parameter (for the TIG pulsed-arc welding process) ............................................................. 19
Generator-powered operation ........................................................................................................................ 19
Requirements .......................................................................................................................................... 19
General remarks ...................................................................................................................................... 20
Every start-up .......................................................................................................................................... 20
Every 2 months ........................................................................................................................................ 20
Every 6 months ........................................................................................................................................ 20
Disposal ................................................................................................................................................... 20
Technical Data .............................................................................................................................................. 21
Safety ...................................................................................................................................................... 21
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