Arc Initiation Settings - ESAB EPP-400 Manuel D'instructions

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4.4 arc Initiation settings

The time to achieve full current can be adjusted for a soft start. This feature uses a reduced current to start and then gradu-
ally ramps up to full current. The EPP-400 is factory shipped with soft start enabled. The default settings are:
These timing functions can be disabled or adjusted to suit individual system requirements.
Start Current Wave Form With Soft Start OFF
Approx. 2 msec time to full current
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Minimum Start Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43A
Start Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50% of cut current
Timing to achieve full current . . . . . . . 800 msec
Dwell Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 msec
Cut Current
1 = 50 V
OUT REF
Time
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Start Current Wave Form With Soft Start ON
Start Current
Dwell
Time
113
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Cut Current
1 = 50 V
OUT REF
Time to full current
800 msec
Time