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OPERATION
B-21 B-21
POWER WAVE 450
Trigger
Position
1
GMAW GMAW STICK
1
GMAW GMAW
Pulse FCAW Pulse FCAW
WFS DISPLAY: WFS DISPLAY:
Wire Feed Speed Wire Feed Speed
WFS and WFS and Preset VOLTAGE VOLTAGE
Open Arc Length Trim Preset Voltage Current DISPLAY: DISPLAY:
Arc Length Trim Preset Voltage
WFS, WFS, WFS DISPLAY: WFS DISPLAY:
Actual Arc Actual Arc Preset Current, Wire Feed Speed Wire Feed Speed
2
Closed Voltage, Voltage, Actual Arc VOLTAGE VOLTAGE
Actual Arc Actual Arc Voltage, Actual DISPLAY: DISPLAY:
Current Current Arc Current Actual Arc Voltage Actual Arc Voltage
1
In Stick, trigger is on Remote Control Kit K941-1.
2
Arc Current, not wire feed speed, is displayed if a Remote Control Kit is attached to the wire feeder.
Power Wave 450
Wire Feeder
Arc Length Trim Preset Arc Length
0.6 60% of preset length
0.8 80% of preset length
1.0 no change to preset length
1.2 120% of preset length
1.4 140% of preset length
TABLE B.6 – RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
SELECTED ARC LENGTH TRIM AND PRESET
ARC LENGTH AS INDICATED BY ARC LENGTH
TABLE B.3 – RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
VOLTAGE TRIM AND PRESET VOLTAGE
Voltage Trim Relationship to Preset Voltage
0.6 60% of preset voltage
0.8 80% of preset voltage
1.0 no change to preset voltage
1.2 120% of preset voltage
1.4 140% of preset voltage
Explanation of Table B.3:
If, for example, the minimum voltage trim is set to 0.8
and the maximum voltage trim is set to 1.4, this
means that the voltage for a given wire feed speed
can be adjusted to be anywhere between 80% and
140% of the preset voltage of that wire feed speed.
Adjustable GMAW GMAW
Parameters Pulse FCAW Stick
Wire Feeder Wire Feed Wire Feed —
WFS Display Speed Speed
Wire Feeder Arc Length Preset —
Voltage Display Trim Voltage
Power Wave 450 Display
(with GMAW Pulse, Wave Wave Wave
GMAW FCAW, Stick Control Control Control
Process Selection Overlay) (Frequency) (Inductance) (Arc Force)
TABLE B.4 – ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS
TABLE B.5 – DISPLAYS OF THE POWER WAVE AND WIRE FEEDERS
FOR DIFFERENT PROCESSES IN BOTH TRIGGER POSITIONS