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Example 2: 4-Step Trigger: Manual Control of Start and Crater times with Burnback ON.
The 4-Step trigger sequence gives the most flexibility when the Start, Crater and Burnback functions are active. This is a
popular choice when welding aluminum because extra heat may be needed during Start and less heat desired during
crater. With 4-Step trigger, the welder chooses the amount of time to weld at the Start, Weld and Crater settings by using
the gun trigger. Burnback reduces the occurrence of wire to sticking into the weld pool at the end of a weld and
conditions the end of the wire for the next arc start.
In this sequence,
PREFLOW:
Shielding gas begins to flow immediately when the gun trigger is pulled.
RUN-IN:
After preflow time expires, the power source regulates to the start output and wire is advanced towards
the work
piece at the run-in WFS. If an arc is not established within 2.0 seconds, the power source
output and wire feed speed skips to the weld settings.
START:
The power source welds at the start WFS and voltage until the trigger is released.
UPSLOPE:
During upslope, the power source output and the wire feed speed ramp to the weld settings throughout
the start time. The time period of ramping from the start settings to the weld settings is called
UPSLOPE. If the trigger is pulled before upslope is complete, WELD is skipped and the sequence
jumps
to
DOWNSLOPE.
WELD:
After upslope, the power source output and the wire feed speed continue at the weld settings.
DOWNSLOPE
: As soon as the trigger is pulled, the wire feed speed and power source output ramp to the crater
settings
throughout
the crater time. The time period of ramping from the weld settings to the crater
settings
is
called
DOWNSLOPE
CRATER:
During CRATER, the power source continues to supply output at the crater WFS and voltage.
BURNBACK:
When the trigger is released, the wire feed speed is turned OFF and the machine output continues for
the
burnback
time.
POSTFLOW:
Next, the machine output is turned OFF and shielding gas continues until the post flow timer expires.
