AES Masterweld 204T, Instruction Manual

Cod.006.0001.1439 
13/05/2013 v2.4 

ENGLISH 

204T

4/31 

1

INTRODUCTION ..................................................................... 5

2

FRONT PANEL ....................................................................... 5

3

REAR PANEL ......................................................................... 6

4

INSTALLATION ...................................................................... 6

4.1

CONNECTIONS TO THE ELECTRICAL MAINS NETWORK . 6

4.2

PREPARING FOR MMA WELDING ........................................ 6

4.3

PREPARING FOR TIG WELDING .......................................... 7

5

USER INTERFACE ................................................................. 8

6

UNIT POWER-UP.................................................................. 10

7

RESET (LOAD FACTORY SETTINGS) ................................ 10

8

SET-UP (INITIAL SET-UP OF THE WELDING POWER 

SOURCE) .............................................................................. 11

8.1

TORCH LOADING ................................................................. 12

9

ALARMS MANAGEMENT .................................................... 12

10

DERATING ............................................................................ 13

11

WELDING PARAMETERS.................................................... 14

Welding current (MMA) ..................................................................... 14

Maximum RC current in MMA mode ................................................ 14

Hot-Start ........................................................................................... 14

Arc-Force .......................................................................................... 14

Pre-gas time ..................................................................................... 14

Starting current ................................................................................. 14

Up slope time .................................................................................... 14

Welding current (TIG) ....................................................................... 14

Maximum pedal current in TIG ......................................................... 14

Second welding current .................................................................... 14

Base current ..................................................................................... 14

Peak time .......................................................................................... 14

Pulsed current frequency.................................................................. 14

Base time .......................................................................................... 15

Down slope time ............................................................................... 15

Final current ...................................................................................... 15

Post-gas time .................................................................................... 15

VRD .................................................................................................. 15

Long arc voltage MMA ...................................................................... 15

Remote control activation ................................................................. 15

Spot welding time ............................................................................. 15

HF arc strike enable ......................................................................... 15

Minimum pedal current ..................................................................... 15

Q-Start .............................................................................................. 15

Dynamic Arc ..................................................................................... 15

Multi Tack ......................................................................................... 15

11.1

PARAMETERS ACTIVATION ............................................... 16

12

WELDING SETTINGS ........................................................... 17

12.1

ELECTRODE WELDING (MMA) ........................................... 17

12.1.1

MMA PARAMETERS SETTING (1ST LEVEL) ................................ 17

12.1.2

MMA PARAMETERS SETTING (2ND LEVEL) ................................ 17

12.1.3

MMA SPECIAL FUNCTIONS ........................................................... 18

12.2

DC TIG WELDING ................................................................. 18

12.2.1

DC TIG PARAMETERS SETTING (1ST LEVEL)............................. 18

12.2.2

DC TIG PARAMETERS SETTING (2ND LEVEL) ............................ 19

12.2.3

DC TIG SPECIAL FUNCTIONS MENU ........................................... 19

13

JOBS MANAGEMENT .......................................................... 20

13.1

SAVING A JOB ...................................................................... 20

13.2

LOADING A USER JOB OF FACTORY SET JOB ................ 20

13.3

DELETING A JOB ................................................................. 20

14

TORCH TRIGGER MODES .................................................. 21

14.1

2T LIFT-ARC WELDING........................................................ 21

14.2

2T HF WELDING ................................................................... 21

14.3

4T LIFT-ARC WELDING........................................................ 21

14.4

4T HF WELDING ................................................................... 22

14.5

BI-LEVEL LIFT WELDING ..................................................... 22

14.6

BI-LEVEL HF WELDING ....................................................... 22

14.7

2T SPOT WELDING .............................................................. 22

14.8

2T SPOT HF WELDING ........................................................ 23

14.9

PILOT ARC WELDING .......................................................... 23

15

TECHNICAL DATA ............................................................... 24

16

SPARE PARTS ..................................................................... 25

17

ELECTRICAL DIAGRAM ..................................................... 27

17.1

204T ...................................................................................... 27

17.2

TORCH CONNECTOR ......................................................... 29

17.3

REMOTE CONTROLLER CONNECTOR ............................. 29