Download WeldControl EF 160

HÜRNER Schweisstechnik GmbH
Nieder-Ohmener Str. 26
35325 Mücke, Germany
Contents
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2.4
2.5
2.6
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3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
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4.1
4.1.1
4.1.2
4.1.3
4.1.4
4.1.5
4.1.6
4.2
4.2.1
4.2.2
4.2.3
4.2.4
4.3
4.3.1
4.3.2
4.3.3
4.3.4
4.3.5
4.3.6
4.3.7
4.3.8
4.4
4.4.1
4.4.2
4.4.3
4.4.4
4.4.5
4.5
4.5.1
4.5.2
4.5.3
4.5.4
4.5.5
4.5.6
4.5.7
4.6
4.7
Introduction......................................................................................................... 5
Safety Messages................................................................................................... 5
Reading the User's Manual................................................................................. 5
Explaining Icons................................................................................................... 5
Operating the Product Safely............................................................................. 6
Owner and Operator Obligations....................................................................... 7
Intended Use........................................................................................................ 7
Warranty............................................................................................................... 8
Transport and Storage......................................................................................... 8
Identifying the Product....................................................................................... 8
Understanding the Machine............................................................................... 8
Included Components.......................................................................................... 8
Control Panel....................................................................................................... 9
Connectors........................................................................................................... 9
Technical Specifications..................................................................................... 10
Overview of the Welding Process..................................................................... 11
Operation........................................................................................................... 12
Configuring the Machine, Entering Welding Parameters............................... 12
Setting the Default Configuration of the Machine......................................... 14
Understanding the “Settings” Sub-menu........................................................ 14
Selecting the Display Language........................................................................ 15
Setting the Clock................................................................................................ 15
Setting the Buzzer Volume............................................................................... 15
Understanding the “Recording” Sub-menu..................................................... 15
Entering Preformatted and User-defined Traceability Data........................... 16
Entering the Welder ID Code............................................................................ 16
Entering or Changing the Commission Number.............................................. 16
Entering or Changing the Joint Number.......................................................... 17
Entering oder Changing Further Data on Component Traceability............... 17
Butt Welding in the WeldControl Mode.......................................................... 17
Facing the Pipe Butts......................................................................................... 18
Checking Pipe Alignment and Determining Drag Pressure............................ 19
Possibility to Change Welding Parameters....................................................... 19
Setting the Joining Pressure and Starting the Bead Build-up Stage.............. 19
Heating Stage.................................................................................................... 20
Change-over Stage............................................................................................ 21
Joining and Cooling Stage................................................................................ 21
End of Welding.................................................................................................. 21
Fully Manual Butt-welding Process................................................................... 21
Bead Build-up Stage.......................................................................................... 23
Heating Stage.................................................................................................... 23
Change-over Stage............................................................................................ 23
Joining and Cooling Stage................................................................................ 23
End of Welding.................................................................................................. 24
Performing an Electrofusion Joint.................................................................... 24
Connecting the Fitting...................................................................................... 24
Reading the Fitting Code with a Handheld Scanner....................................... 24
Entering Welding Parameters Manually.......................................................... 24
Starting the Welding Process............................................................................ 25
Welding Process................................................................................................. 25
End of Welding.................................................................................................. 25
Cooling Time...................................................................................................... 25
Aborted Welding Process.................................................................................. 25
Using ViewWeld to View Welding Reports and Print Tags............................. 27
Version July 2014
HÜRNER WeldControl EF 160 User’s Manual
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