Kemppi A3 MIG Operating Manual

20A3 MIG Welder© Kemppi Oy 2018 1826OPERATING MANUAL4.7 Welding and system setupQuick setupTo set the values of the functional parameters for MIG features, use the QUICK SETUPfeature, which you can activate by briefly pressing the SETUP button (5).Select the parameter to adjust using the left-hand side control knob or the button (8)and then set the parameter value with the right-hand side control knob. The value youspecified is instantly stored in the control panel memory. The following tables list theparameter values that can be specified for the MIG features.QUICK SETUP, MIGParameter Display Value range FactorysettingDescriptionCreep startlevel Cre10 ... 170 % 50 % Percent of wire feed speed default10% refers to slow start,170% refers to fast startQUICK SETUP, 1-MIG, WiseThin, WiseRootParameter Display Value range FactorysettingDescriptionCreep startlevel Cre 10 ... 170 % 50 % Percent of wire feed speed default10% refers to slow start,170% refers to fast startHot startlevel Hot -50 ... 75 % 30 % Percent of welding power:-50% refers to cold start+75% refers to hot startHot start time H2t 0 ... 9.9 s 1.2 s The duration of the hot start in seconds.Crater fillstart level CrS Crater fillend level ...250 %90 % The welding power at the beginning ofthe crater fill stage as a percentage ofthe welding power pre-set value.Crater fill endlevel CrL 10 ... Craterfill start level30 % The welding power at the end of thecrater fill stage as a percentage of thewelding power pre-set value.Crater filltime Crt 0 ... 9.9 s 2 s The duration of the crater fill stage inseconds.All setup parametersThe machine has several parameters, whose settings can be specified with the controlpanel's SETUP function as follows:1. Press and hold down the SETUP button (5) for at least 5 seconds.2. Select the parameter to adjust using the left-hand side control knob. The parametername is shown in display left-hand display.3. Specify the parameter value with the right-hand side control knob. The selectedvalue is shown in the right-hand display. The parameter’s value is immediatelystored in the memory.4. Exit the SETUP mode by pressing and holding down the SETUP button again for atleast 5 seconds or by briefly pressing the ESC button.All welding processes have their own setup parameters. For example, adjusting the post-current for synergic MIG welding does not affect the post-current of normal MIG weld-ing.The tables below show the features available in this welding machine and their possiblevalues.