Lincoln Electric IM10046 VRTEX 360 - Manual (Page 52)

B-35 OPERATION B-35
GETTING TO THE EULA
Saving the EULA to a USB can be done by plugging a
USB memory device into the USB port next to the
Instructor Key slot and selecting the blue “Save to
USB” button located on the colored button bar. In the
top right hand corner of the screen there is a ghosted
image of the USB symbol. Once the USB device has
been recognized this will turn green and blink when
the data is being transferred. Once the data has been
transferred remove the USB device from the VRTEX®
360 and take it to a computer that is connected to a
printer to print the document.
NOTE: You cannot print directly from the VRTEX®
360.
Aluminum Welding Simulation:
Overview:
The Aluminum GMAW feature in your VRTEX 360
allows the system to simulate the look, sound, discon-
tinuities, equipment settings and Theory definitions for
the Aluminum GMAW process. Aluminum GMAW
simulates Pulse and Spray welding on tee joints (2F
and 3F) and groove (1G, 2G and 3G) on 3/8” and 10
gage material. The electrode of choice for this training
is the SuperGlaze™ 4043 electrode and the base
material is 6061 grade aluminum.
Selecting Aluminum Welds:
The general set up is the same as setting up for the
mild steel welds. The user signs in on the “Sign in”
screen using the joystick and the red “Select” button.
Once the users name has been placed in the name
block the user will press the green “Continue” button.
This will take the user to the “Joint Selection” screen.
There are some different applications on this screen
with the new Software upgrade. The first thing the
user should notice will be that there are red arrows
located in the joint selection box.
Material Selection Arrows
This is the box that the joint is rotating in. Once you
select the desired joint by using the joystick and red
“Select” button, if it is a joint that aluminum welds can
be simulated, the user can toggle left and right using
the joystick to select between mild steel and alu-
minum. The joints aluminum is available in are 2F, 3F,
1G, 2G and 3G. Once the user selects the aluminum
joint to be welded they may also have the option to
select a material thickness. There are two distinct
material thicknesses available on the VRTEX® 360.
They are 3/8” and 10 gage aluminum plate in the “F”
or fillet weld selections. Once the user selects the
material thickness the program will move into the
process selection screen.
Process selection for aluminum is limited to GMAW-
Spray transfer and GMAW-Pulse transfer. Use the
“Process Selector” switch located on the face of the
VRTEX® 360 to the GMAW position. Selecting
between Spray and Pulse can be accomplished by
moving the joystick in the up and down motion and
pressing the red “Select” button to choose the desired
mode of transfer. Continue using the normal setup
process.
VRTEX ® 360